adminZimbabwe on cholera alert
Bulawayo Bureau Government has tightened border controls and mobilised resources following heightened fears of a possible cholera outbreak in the country after the disease killed 67 people in neighbouring Zambia.
‘Govt to continue paying ECD teachers’
Nyemudzai Kakore Herald Correspondent Government will continue paying Early Childhood Development (ECD) teachers who are already employed, but has frozen the recruitment of more teachers for such classes, Primary and Secondary…
Africa alarmed by Trump’s racial rant
Johannesburg. — Africans were shocked yesterday to find President Donald Trump had finally taken an interest in their continent. But it wasn’t what people had hoped for.
Thailand seizes elephant tusks worth over $450 000
BANGKOK. — Thai authorities have seized 148 kilogrammes of African elephant ivory, including three large tusks, worth around 15 million baht ($469,800) from a Bangkok airport.
66 journalists ‘languishing’ in African jails
Capetown. — At least 262 journalists have been jailed for doing their job around the world, and 66 of these, are in Africa — as of December 1, says a…
Zambia arrests 55 in riots over cholera control rules
LUSAKA. — Police in Zambia arrested 55 people in Lusaka after residents rioted over a curfew and ban on street vending imposed to control a cholera outbreak, the government said…
Editorial Comment: Talent alone won’t suffice for players
IN the week that Zimbabwe’s top players plying their trade in Europe and South Africa came under scrutiny for their failure to come out of their comfort zones and break…
3 city directors snub disciplinary hearings
Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter Three Harare City Council directors boycotted disciplinary hearings this week and took council to court, arguing their suspensions were unlawful because they were without pay or benefits,…
Police name 6 crash victims
Samantha Chipoyera and Freeman Razemba Police have named six accident victims who died in two separate road accidents in Mbembesi and Glen Norah B earlier this week. In a statement, chief…
Mugwadi fined for culpable homicide
Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent Musician Tererai Mugwadi, who was convicted of culpable homicide after she was involved in an accident that killed one person was yesterday fined $250 by a Chitungwiza…