adminExam fee payment to be staggered
Abigail Mawonde Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT says parents will now be allowed to stagger payment of examination fees as it moves to balance the right of children to education and the current…
Govt identifies underutilised farms
Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter THE Ministry of Lands and Resettlement has identified a number of underutilised farms countrywide amid indications that applicants on the waiting lists could soon be allocated…
Sodomy earns city man 12-year term
Daniel Kachere Court Correspondent A HARARE man Kevin Sirewa (26) has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for drugging and sodomising a friend. Trial magistrate Mr Noel Mupeiwa suspended five years…
Odar Consortium withdraws case against Chiyangwa
Herald Reporter Odar Housing Development Consortium (OHDC) has withdrawn a civil case against businessman Dr Phillip Chiyangwa and a number of Government offices following a $42,5 million deal hammered out…
Traditional healers freed on bail in $32 000 scam
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter TWO Malawian traditional healers who reportedly duped a Harare woman of more than $32 000 after promising to bring back her lover and a botched anointing oil…
Man in court for dogs’ abuse
Daniel Kachere Court Correspondent A CHINESE man has been taken to court for allegedly beating and ill-treating his dogs in violation of the law on prevention of cruelty to animals.…
Bank executive up for fraud
Court Reporter A Barclays Bank executive stationed at its Borrowdale Branch has appeared in court accused of transferring $6 000 from a client’s bank account to Sun Trust Bank in…
Verification nets UZ cheat two years later
Court Correspondent A HARARE man forged qualifications and worked for the University of Zimbabwe for two years as a painter. Washington Shonhiwa (40) defrauded the UZ of $40 000 in wages. He…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: With freedom comes responsibility, simple
During a luncheon hosted by the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing last week, President Mugabe said something we thought all well-meaning journalists in the country would…
Under toxic fire: How the Clintons helped cover-up Gulf War syndrome
Jeffrey St. Clair Correspondent There would be no stone left unturned, President Bill Clinton assured Americans on Veterans Day six days after his re-election in November 1996, in efforts to…