Man jailed 8yrs for raping friend’s sister

A 44-year-old Harare man who raped his friend’s 40-year-old mentally-challenged sister, was on Monday sentenced to an effective eight years in jail.

Monica Lewinsky says Clinton relationship was ‘abuse of power’

WASHINGTON. – Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky says she has been reexamining her affair with president Bill Clinton through the “new lens” of the #MeToo movement and has concluded it constituted a “gross abuse of power”.

Chidhakwa, Gudyanga arrested again

FORMER Mines and Mining Development Minister Walter Chidhakwa and his former permanent secretary Professor Francis Gudyanga, have been arrested again on a separate charge of abuse of office.

Mutambara receives sanitary wear

The embarrassment caused by the inability to afford sanitary wear can be a major disruption to girls’ academic performance, an official has said.

ANCYL ‘disappointed’ with Ramaphosa’s new Cabinet

JOHANNESBURG. – The ANC Youth League says it is disappointed with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s new Cabinet, because he has left young people behind.

NPRC holds successful meeting

The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) held a successful provincial consultative meeting here on Monday.

Zimpapers pair cheats death

Two Zimpapers’ Masvingo branch workers escaped death by a whisker when the vehicle they were travelling in veered off the road and hit a tree along Ngundu-Tanganda Road on Sunday.

Harare violence: Accused freed on bail

A Harare magistrate yesterday granted bail to five people who are alleged to be part of a rowdy mob, which stoned and heavily damaged Harare Central Police Station when police clashed with commuters last week.

Diamond deposits discovered in Chivi

Rich diamond deposits have been discovered in the Sese area of Chivi, with investors scrambling to start mining the gems that are expected to catapult Masvingo Province into a mining hub.

Zim adoption process explained

Many Zimbabwean couples, individuals and families consider adoption for various reasons, and because they genuinely have a wish to provide a family for a child. Some people who opt for adoption already have biological children, others are struggling with infertility or just want to expand their family differently.