admin‘Rouge lawyer blows $144,000’
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court Reporter— THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) wants a Gweru law firm, Gonesi and Partners, to be placed under curatorship over alleged fraudulent transactions amounting to $144,…
China reassures Zimbabwe on mega deals
From Lovemore Chikova in BEIJING, China CHINA will deliver on all the mega deals signed between President Robert Mugabe and his counterpart President Xi Jinping and the Asian economic giant…
‘Cheating man’ trapped, testes pinched with pliers
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent— A MAN from Gutu is fighting for his life in hospital after the husband of a woman he was allegedly having an affair with used a pair…
Mutsvangwa’s woes continue to mount…war vets drop chris
Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Correspondent— FIRED War Veterans Minister Christopher Mutsvangwa has lost his position as chairman of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWA) as former freedom fighters cannot be…
Warning against worsening El Nino-related drought
CAPE TOWN. – Southern Africa’s unprecedented El Nino-related drought has triggered a second shock-year of hunger and hardship for poor and vulnerable people, with serious consequences that will persist until…
Zanzibar political problems persist
DAR-ES-SALAAM. – There is no end in sight to the political problems afflicting Zanzibar, the Tanzanian archipelago that was thrust into predicament following a chaotic election. Months after the shambles, and…
Woman found dead in elevator
BEIJING. – A Chinese woman died after being trapped in an elevator for a month because maintenance workers shut off the power supply after failing to properly check if anyone…
Turkish paper adopts pro-govt line
INSTANBUL. – Turkey’s largest-circulation newspaper has adopted a more pro-government line in its first edition since a court ordered it to be seized, a move which has heightened fears over…
Old Mutual plots break-up: Report
LONDON. – Old Mutual, the Anglo-South African financial services firm, is plotting a 9 billion pounds ($12,8 billion) break-up which could trigger a takeover battle for its various operations, Sky…
Trump, Clinton maintain leads
NEW YORK. – Senators Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders scored key victories Saturday in their White House quests, but it was Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton who outperformed their rivals…