New Year starts with high traffic fines
Levi Mukarati Harare Bureau PARLIAMENT has approved an increase in fines for various traffic offences from between US$5 and US$20 to a maximum US$100. The new fines become effective this Friday on…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Crimes of passion and festive season
CHRISTMAS holidays in Zimbabwe, particularly in parts of Matabeleland and Bulawayo have been characterised by high levels of violence, in the form of crimes of passion. A crime of passion…
Universities, tertiary institutions and their role in PPP initiatives
Economic Focus Dr Bongani Ngwenya IN 2012 I attended the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) annual Conference at Elephant Hills Hotel in Victoria Falls in my capacity as the…
Pope calls in Christmas message for unity against militant atrocities
POPE Francis urged the world in his Christmas message on Friday to unite to end atrocities by Islamist militants that he said were causing immense suffering in many countries. Security…
Indian PM makes surprise visit to Pakistan
INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise stopover in Pakistan on Friday to meet his counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, the first time an Indian premier has visited the rival nation…
Israeli officers shoot dead a knife-wielding Palestinian: police
ISRAELI policemen shot dead a Palestinian who tried to stab an officer near Jerusalem’s walled Old City on Saturday, a police spokeswoman said, as almost three months of heightened violence…
Unity Accord — When the pen follows the gun
Vincent Gono ZIMBABWEAN political history is full of aphorisms. The colonial history was defined by historians as the familiar story of the flag followed the bible, and then it was…
Celebrate but . . .
Charles Dube I AM aware that this could be belated advice but as the saying goes, it is better late than never. Some people might not take kindly to opinions…
City dam levels remain critical
Vusumuzi Dube Municipal Reporter BULAWAYO’S supply dam water levels remain in the red despite the few rains experienced recently amid revelations that the city might resort to the dreaded water-shedding exercise,…
‘Christmas road accidents decline’
Sunday News Reporters THE country recorded a slight decline in road traffic accidents on Christmas Day compared to the same period last year, with police calling on motorists to continue…







