adminGovt officials under fire over land allocations
Walter Nyamukondiwa Mashonaland West Bureau Government officials from the Department of Lands and Rural Resettlement in Makonde District are under fire for presiding over double allocations of resettlement land. The…
‘We failed them’: Australia apologises to child sex abuse victims
SYDNEY. – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued a national apology to thousands of victims of institutional sex abuse Monday, admitting the state utterly failed to stop “evil, dark crimes” committed…
Khashoggi murder ‘savagely planned’: Turkey
ANKARA. – Turkey on Monday said that the murder of Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul was “savagely planned”, vowing nothing would remain secret in a case that…
Drumbeat echoes from Chiweshe
Beaven Tapureta Own Correspondent The Music Crossroads Academy last Friday officially launched two research-based documentations on “The Drum Cultures of Chiweshe” and “The Mbira/Sungura Guitar Styles of Zimbabwe”, which are…
Churches in favour of devolution
Daniel Mhonda Mutare Correspondent CHURCHES in Manicaland have welcomed Government’s devolution programme saying it comprehensively decentralised and transferred power and authority – including financial, investment and economic responsibilities – to…
Residents fume over budget consultations
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent Residents here have raised concern over the manner in which council conducted budget consultative meetings for the 2019 fiscal year. They accused the local authority of…
Fast food giant offered land
Michael Magoronga Midlands Correspondent Gokwe Town Council has offered Simbisa Brands, which owns Chicken Inn, a piece of land for the construction of a branch in the cotton-growing town. The…
Protesting PE residents victorious as Omotoso church shut down
PORT ELIZABETH. – Heated exchanges took centre stage outside the entrance of the Jesus Dominion International church in Port Elizabeth, as men in dark shades and suits came out of…
Nigeria fiscal situation signalling a debt crisis
Lolade Akinmurele Nigeria’s plan to raise a $2.86 billion Eurobond and simultaneously raise minimum wage could lead to a significant deterioration in the country’s financial position unless it is able to raise…
Be relevant, minister challenges varsities
Mashonaland Central Bureau Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Minister Professor Amon Murwira has urged universities and tertiary institutions to become more relevant as providers of knowledge required to…