adminGraca mourns her ‘big sister’ Winnie . . . ‘She should have been appreciated more when alive’
Nelson Mandela’s widow‚ Graca Machel‚ paid an emotional tribute to her “big sister”‚ the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela‚ yesterday at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg.
City approves Sunway City debt swap
Harare City Council has agreed to a proposal by property developer Sunway City Private Limited to offset part of the $6 million it owes in unpaid rates through land and water infrastructure.
Call to shoot stray dogs
STAKEHOLDERS attending a provincial development review meeting held in Mutare recently have called for the shooting of stray dogs in Manicaland province to counter the rising cases of rabies.
Americans, Canadians world’s biggest TV addicts
The average person around the world spent nearly three hours a day in front their television last year, according to a report released yesterday.
$400 fine for killing pedestrian
A Beatrice farmer who was involved in an accident that killed one person has been fined $400 by a Chitungwiza court.
Mutare firms call for level playing field
The Mutare business community has called for laws protecting both public and private businesses, as well as employees, against criminal penalties regarding company registration and other obligations.
Fresh hurdle for hospital renal unit
The absence of curtains used for screening purposes is stalling operations at the $200 000 renal unit at Masvingo General Hospital.
Juvenile (12) escapes prison
A boy from Makuvatsine village under Chief Masunda in Zvishavane was been jailed five years for theft and escaping from the Blue Hills Reformatory Institution in Gweru.
MDC-T thief jailed 9 months
An MDC Alliance supporter from Harare was sentenced to an effective nine months in prison for stealing property and cash with a combined value of $556 at the party’s rally held at White City Stadium on Satur- day.
Council probes road deals
THE Harare City Council has set up a team to investigate reports that some companies contracted to repair roads under the $17 million Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme lack capacity.