adminRwanda fast tracks social transformation
KIGALI. – In a bid to fast track social and economic transformation of the country, the government of Rwanda seeks to achieve 70 percent of planned rural settlements within the…
Benin to elect new president
PORTO-NOVO. – Benin went to the polls yesterday to choose a new president but with lingering concerns about the distribution of voters’ cards that has already forced a two-week postponement…
Armed men gun down 12
BANGUI. – Armed men killed 12 people in villages in Central African Republic, local officials said yesterday, in the first violence since Faustin-Archange Touadera was confirmed as president last Tuesday…
Mutsvangwa loses war vets chairmanship
Bulawayo Bureau— FIRED War Veterans Minister Christopher Mutsvangwa has lost his position as chairman of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) as former freedom fighters cannot be led…
Zanu-PF wins Mhondoro-Mubaira seat
Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi Bureau Zanu-PF candidate Cde George Gangarahwe romped to an emphatic victory in the Mhondoro-Mubaira by-election at the weekend, beating his little-known rival from the Freedom Front Party Mr…
Mujuru under fire for insulting President
Felex Share Senior Reporter leader of newly-formed Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) Dr Joice Mujuru came under fire yesterday for denigrating President Mugabe, with political analysts saying her utterances were tantamount to…
Bogus VID officials on the prowl
Masline Mavudzi Herald Reporter Government has warned motorists to be on the lookout for fraudsters who illegally issue out counterfeit documents and masquerade as Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officers. Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister…
Govt avails $1m for food aid distribution
Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi Bureau— Treasury has released $1 million to finance logistics and distribution modalities of grain across the country. This is also expected to ameliorate the plight of villagers in some…
Chihuri warns errant cops
Crime Reporter— POLICE will continue discharging from duty cops who engage in corruption and other nefarious activities that tarnish the image of the force, Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri said recently. Addressing a…
Makandiwa impersonator gets bail
Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent The court last Friday ordered an 18-year-old man who masqueraded as brother to Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa in order to con a church mate of his car, to…