Mixed fortunes for Kariba tourism

THE peak tourism season brought mixed fortunes for travellers, operators and residents in Kariba as some hotels were fully booked over the festive season, while there was a drop in the uptake of activities.

Council trips, workshops have Cabinet approval: Gomba

The year 2019 could go down in history as one in which Harare City Council expended most of its time fire-fighting at the expense of delivering quality services as expected by residents.

Makhoe Drey traces his Bulawayo roots

Langalakhe Mabena In an attempt to retrace his roots and identify with Bulawayo, Australia-based rapper Makhoe Drey real name Makhosini Nkomo roped in Bulawayo’s reigning king of hip-hop Asaph and…

Man steals perfume to please girlfriend

Danisa Masuku Security guards had to send for reinforcements to subdue a muscular 25-year-old man who tried to make off with a $29 bottle of perfume from a supermarket in…

. . . 54 nabbed in South Africa

Fifty-four Zimbabweans without proper documentation were arrested in South Africa on Tuesday and three buses that they were travelling in were impounded at a road block in Polokwane, South Africa.

Husband strips, assaults wife over school fees

Danisa Masuku An illegal miner from Jotsholo in Matabeleland North province was dragged to court by his wife after he stripped her naked and assaulted her several times with a…

Gambian president forms new political party

BANJUL. – Gambian President Adama Barrow created a new political party on Tuesday, according to the country’s electoral authority, in a move that would allow him to contest future elections unhindered.

Public hospitals adjust charges

Government has approved an increase in public hospital charges, but no one will be turned away for failing to raise the fees, while the free maternity services policy remains in place.

8 ways climate change is already affecting Africa

Right now, the effects of climate change are already being felt by people across Africa.  Evidence shows that the change in temperature has affected the health, livelihoods, food productivity, water…

B-METRO COMMENT: Stop protecting rapists who ‘marry’ victims

IN Zimbabwe many young girls are married off to men they do not love after they fall pregnant.  Many of these girls are victims of statutory rape, but the law,…

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