Indonesia burns mountain of marijuana

A towering stack of marijuana that weighed a hefty 800kg went up in smoke on Thursday as Indonesian police lit up the pungent contraband.

4.8 quake hits near Sicily’s Mount Etna

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck early Wednesday near Europe’s most active volcano Mount Etna, injuring several people, displacing some 600 and damaging buildings, Italian civil protection officials said.

Outgoing MPs to get pension

Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said MPs will get a pension after completing their five-year terms.

Natpharm takes delivery of medicines, sundries

Government has started receiving medicines and medical sundries from suppliers and is distributing them across the country.

Govt to establish own pharmacies

PRIVATE pharmacies could soon be out of business as Government plans to establish its own outlets that will be selling medication at lower and affordable prices.

Bodybuilding calendar out

THE  National Federation of Zimbabwe Body-building and Fitness has hailed the coming on board of the Innocent Choga Classic which will be held in Harare next year.

Busy 2019 for netball team

WITH Zimbabwe set to make their debut appearance at the Netball World Cup next year, Zimbabwe Netball Association president Leticia Chipandu says it’s going to be a busy year come 2019, as they will leave no stone unturned to ensure the team is in a position to make an impression at the global stage.

Council fails to attract investors

Kwekwe City Council is still falling to attract investors at the now defunct Amaveni long distance bus terminus amid revelations that the city fathers were still to decide what to do with the idle property, several years after buses and commuter omnibus shunned it.

Serena hails rule changes to protect mothers in tennis

Abu Dhabi — Serena Williams has described the new changes to the ‘Special Ranking’ rule introduced by the WTA for 2019 as “great” and believes the move will encourage more…

The changing face of Christmas

Many born in the late 1980s and early 1990s have almost a common memory of Christmas. The mid-morning breakfast where cross-legged children would sit around a winnowing basket (rusero), waiting to get their ration of slightly stale bread and jam, was an inescapable fixture for those who preferred spending their festive season in the rural areas.

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