adminEditorial Comment: True cadres adhere to party constitution
As the ruling party Zanu-PF holds its 15th Annual National People’s Conference this week, we call upon the cadres to maintain top discipline. The ruling party is known for following…
Cop threatens journalist in court
Court Correspondent Herald court correspondent Fungai Jachi was yesterday threatened by a police officer for covering her case of assaulting a community service officer at the Mbare Magistrates’ Courts.
We are Chavez, We are Mugabe!
America has found no shame at all in declaring these two peaceful countries as warranting “a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security…
Micro-finance firms need re-orientation: RBZ
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says micro-finance institutions have lost their way as they are concentrating on maximising profit and need re-orientation to ensure they focus on supporting marginalised…
Obama, Clinton meet for secret luncheon
WASHINNGTON. — US President Barack Obama, and Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton met for a secret lunch as they pursue tech industry over encryption, terror threats, it has emerged.
Zimdef buys outdated equipment for colleges
Freeman Razemba Senior Reporter The Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (ZIMDEF) bought outdated automotive engineering equipment for colleges, some of it manufactured in 1982, under unclear circumstances.
Mom’s lovers rape girl (10, concealment bid backfires
Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent A Mutoko woman allegedly shielded her two boyfriends who raped her 10-year-old daughter on three different occasions and concealed the offences while treating the wounds on the…
Catholic Jubilee opens in Rome amid tight security
ROME. — Tens of thousands of Roman Catholics backed up for blocks at the Vatican yesterday for the strictest security checks in living memory as Pope Francis began a Holy…
Witchcraft row ends in tragedy
Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent Five Seke brothers allegedly teamed up to murder their uncle by setting him ablaze and attacking him with a knobkerrie, as they accused him of possessing goblins,…
African cities lag behind on basic sanitation
Katrina Charles Correspondent Over the last 15 years, 68 million people gained access to improved sanitation in urban areas in sub-Saharan Africa. This is a big achievement. But in the…