US father beat, raped mentally challenged twin daughters

A 51-year-old US man from Minneapolis is accused of beating his mentally disabled twin daughters, raping them and chaining them to a bedroom door in a case described as torture.

Hard work pays for artistic duo

Artists and founders of Majikville Magazine Gabriel Chakanyuka and Nyasha Eugene Tendengu are enjoying the fruits of their hard work after launching a new magazine.

Saudi Arabia to invest $64 bn in entertainment in next decade

Saudi Arabia is to invest $64 billion in its entertainment sector over the coming decade, an official said Thursday, as the kingdom pursues a programme of social and economic reforms.

New changes for golf

The way golfers around the world will calculate their handicaps is set to be transformed by a new system developed by the R&A and the USGA, with key features designed to provide all golfers with a consistent measure of playing ability.

Understanding dementia

Dementia is a psychiatric condition resulting from an acquired brain disease and characterised by progressive deterioration in mainly memory and other cognitive domains like language, judgment, abstract thinking, and executive functioning.

Boost for Mwenezi farmers

Over 1 000 farmers in drought-prone Mwenezi have received training in small grains production as part of efforts to boost food security in the district.

Boko Haram attacks another girls’ college, Buhari asks ministers to investigate

The families of dozens of girls missing for several days after a Boko Haram attack on their school in northeast Nigeria yesterday faced an anxious wait for their return after confirmation some had been rescued.

Electric fault costs Sakubva residents

Residents of Chimoio Flats in Sakubva, Mutare, last week lost household property worth thousands of dollars due to a Zesa electrical fault.

Career advice must not curb imagination

When the then president of the then biggest company in the world, computer-maker IBM, was asked in a media interview more than 35 years ago what sort of person he sought to hire, his response was “a philosophy graduate who can play a good game of chess”. It was an answer for the ages.

$500k debt chokes hospital

Masvingo General Hospital is grappling with a $500 000 water and electricity debt amid fears the situation might affect operations at the province’s biggest health referral institution.