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Joyce Mukucha Herald Reporter THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of scattered thunderstorms in some parts of the country, with some localised rain. In a statement yesterday, MSD said although…
Vendor in trouble for assaulting municipal cop
Victor Maphosa Herald Reporter A Harare woman yesterday appeared in court for allegedly assaulting a Harare municipal police officer during the City of Harare’s Operation Restore Sanity.
Woman caught with 5kg of cocaine
Fungai Lupande Senior Court Reporter A 34-year-old South African woman yesterday appeared in court after she was arrested at Robert Mugabe International Airport in Harare with more than five kilogrammes of…
Man killed over ‘snooker’
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent A dispute over a game of pool led a 23-year-old Masvingo man to fatally stab a fellow villager on Christmas Day, police have confirmed. Liberty Mutekuro (23)…
Suitor fatally stabs rival
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A rival suitor fatally stabbed a Beitbridge man on Christmas Eve at Nuli Business Centre following a misunderstanding. The suspect is still at large and police are yet…
Venezuela’s ‘humanitarian crisis’ and its US origins
Roger Harris Corespondent A New York Times headline screams “As Venezuela collapses, children are dying of hunger”. Lurid pictures show dead infants. A companion “article of the day teaching activities” asks:…
Are the wars in Syria, Iraq finally coming to an end?
Patrick Cockburn Correspondent I spent most of the last year reporting two sieges, Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria, which finally ended with the decisive defeat of Isis. This…
Ex-minister Machaya hospitalised
Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau Former Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs and Senator for Gokwe Jason Machaya was yesterday admitted at Gweru Provincial Hospital after he was taken ill while…
Power outage leaves Gweru without water
Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau Gweru residents yesterday entered a second day without water after they celebrated New Year with dry taps following reports of a power outage at the city’s water…
Crocodiles kill tourist
Abigail Mawonde Herald Correspondent A tourist was attacked and killed by crocodiles in Matopos National Park, Matabeleland South, on Sunday while another was seriously injured. Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesperson…