New building society on cards

Lloyd Gumbo Harare Bureau— THE government will this year launch a national building society to cater for low income earners who cannot afford the high interest rates on loans and mortgages…

Churches to petition VP Mphoko on National Pledge

Pamela Shumba Senior Reporter CHURCHES have said they will petition Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko on the issue of the National Pledge if Primary and Secondary Education Minister Lazarus Dokora does not…

Mphoko mourns ‘true hero’ Muchena

Mashudu Netsianda Senior Reporter— VICE-PRESIDENT Phelekezela Mphoko yesterday visited the family of the late Zanu-PF National Consultative Assembly member Cde Phineas Pondai Muchena in Bulawayo’s Njube suburb to console them. Cde Muchena,…

‘Liquidity crunch being addressed’

Harare Bureau THE government is working hard to address the liquidity crunch that has seen most banks reducing maximum withdrawals to about $200 per day while others have stopped loading…

Plans underway to harvest Khami Dam water

Mashudu Netsianda Senior Reporter THE government is exploring ways of fully harnessing about 3,5 million litres of water at Khami Dam, which has been lying idle for more than 20 years,…

Pupils cheat death as school bus burns

Mashudu Netsianda Senior Reporter MORE than 70 pupils at Regina Mundi High School in Lupane escaped unhurt when a Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) bus they were travelling on caught fire…

Lawyer takes cops to court for impounding car over $10 fine

Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court Reporter A CITY lawyer has taken police to court for impounding his car after he failed to pay a $10 spot fine for not possessing a car…

13 years for indecent assault over $1

Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter A 48-YEAR-OLD Inyathi security guard has been jailed for indecently assaulting a form three pupil whom he accused of attempting to extort US$1 from him. Collen Mpofu will…

Villagers repair damaged school

Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter SIZINDA villagers just outside Victoria Falls town have taken it upon themselves to repair a school that was destroyed by heavy rains last year. Sizinda Secondary…

12 years for sodomy

Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter A NKAYI herdboy has been slapped with a 12 year jail term for sodomising a teenager he met while looking for wild fruits. Emmanuel Luphahla did not waste…

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