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The Hague. — The International Criminal Court yesterday postponed a landmark hearing to confirm charges against an alleged Al-Qaeda militant accused of ordering the destruction of monuments in Mali’s fabled…
Chinese firm to set up agric demo centres
A Chinese company has signed a deal with the Zimbabwean Government to set up eight satellite agricultural demonstration centres and experimental farms across the country in the next ten years…
Catholics cancel DRC marches
Kinshasa. — The powerful Roman Catholic church in the Democratic Republic of Congo has cancelled memorial marches in February on the Vatican’s recommendation as tensions mount ahead of elections due…
Death row inmates cry foul over jail conditions
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter A Government lawyer yesterday told the court that prisons in Zimbabwe are in a bad state and that condemned inmates who have spent years awaiting…
Pasuwa names his troops
Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE coach Callisto Pasuwa says he had to juggle around carefully to strike a balance in all departments after he axed forwards Talent Chawapihwa and Brian…
The Volt revives Mbira Nights
Tafadzwa Zimoyo Arts Reporter Mbira music is a complex and cyclical genre, full of texture and overlapping rhythms. When listening closely, it has the potential to be profoundly meditative music. Mbira music…
Ex-Gushungo worker in trouble
Fungai Jachi Court Correspondent A 48-year-old former Alpha Omega Dairy employee who allegedly stole $398, the two months salary mistakenly deposited into his account after he was dismissed, has been…
Biti’s big bite of opposition cake
Tichaona Zindoga Political Editor Someone recently made a bizarre claim. Perhaps less bizarre than plain puffery — that opposition MDC leader Professor Welshman Ncube “is a great game changer who has exhibited…
Negligent bankers face 10yrs in jail
Lloyd Gumbo Senior Reporter— Bankers face up to 10 years in jail if they fail to repay depositors, are found to be reckless or grossly negligent with depositors’ money. This follows…
Democracy, revolution are inseparable
Reason Wafawarova on Thursday Just as an atheist can freely sin without thinking of the consequences, our politicians have over the years hidden behind the rhetoric of either democracy or revolution…