adminProf Moyo reiterates traditional leaders’ importance
Pamela Shumba Senior Reporter TRADITIONAL leaders should be well capacitated as they play a significant role to promote peace and security in rural communities, Tsholotsho North legislator Professor Jonathan Moyo has…
Man, 55, claims love affair with 13-yr-old
Melody Baya Court Reporter A 55-YEAR-OLD man from Hope Fountain has told a Bulawayo magistrate that he had a love affair with a 13-year-old girl whom he allegedly had sex with…
4-man stocktheft gang denied bail
Elizabeth Tsuro Midlands Reporter FOUR suspected stock thieves from Chiundura have been arrested for allegedly stealing six head of cattle which they slaughtered and sold to a butchery in Gweru. Edmore Kamba,…
BCC rewards 8,000 loyal ratepayers
Oliver Kazunga Senior Reporter THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has started rewarding ratepayers who did not benefit from the government’s 2013 directive to write-off debts by crediting each ratepayer’s account with…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Rural Credit Policy a masterstroke
We see tremendous potential in the Agricultural and Rural Credit Policy in terms of creating conditions for revolutionalising the small-holder agriculture sector and driving rural development. This is one area that…
Pope calls for worldwide abolition of death penalty
Pope Francis yesterday called for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty, saying the commandment “You shall not kill” was absolute and equally valid for the guilty as for the…
Zuma’s daughter makes quiet exit from top govt job
Durban — President Jacob Zuma’s daughter, who received widespread criticism for being the youngest head of a ministerial department, has left her government job, it was confirmed yesterday. Department of Telecommunications…
Blasts kill 46 in Syria’s Homs as Kerry pushes ceasefire
A double bombing killed at least 46 people in Syria’s Homs yesterday, as US Secretary of State John Kerry said a provisional deal had been reached on the terms of…
Niger’s president seeks re-election in tense vote
Niamey — Voters in Niger went to the polls yesterday in an election in which President Mahamadou Issoufou has promised a “knockout” blow to his opponents, one of whom is…
2016: A year of milestones in sadc region
THE year 2016 will be eventful for Southern Africa as the region intensifies the implementation of key milestones on industrialisation, trade and infrastructure development, as well as the migration to…