adminSocial media predator lures, rapes teen
A Harare teenager was last week raped by a man who enticed her through social media to come for a modelling audition, with police worried about the increase in criminal use of social network sites.
Belvedere armed robbers in court
A deserting soldier and an ex-Bulawayo police officer who are suspected to be part of an 11-member gang that killed a man in Harare’s Belvedere suburb a fortnight ago and stole US$30 500 during an armed robbery, yesterday appeared at Harare Magistrates’ Court charged with armed robbery, murder and attempted murder.
Majority of small-scale miners need mechanisation support
A ROBUST framework must be put in place to scale up the mechanisation of small-scale miners in Zimbabwe who continue to use hand tools despite contributing 60 percent formal gold deliveries, the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has said.
Karanda info centre to bridge rural ICT divide
The Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has set up a community based information centre at Karanda Mission Hospital to increase access of information in rural communities and promote development.
Ex-ZPC chair’s appeal struck off roll
The High Court anti-corruption division yesterday refused to hear the appeal of former Zimbabwe Power Company board chairman Stanley Kazhanje against both conviction and an effective one-year jail term imposed on him for taking a US$10 000 bribe over the Gwanda solar project.
More needs to be done to combat depression
DEPRESSION, sometimes a fatal condition that drives many people from all walks of life to end their own lives, continues to drive more to their graves highlighting the need for society to realise that suicide is not the solution to their problems.
Man U to lose £111m in matchday income
LONDON. — Manchester United could miss out on a staggering £111 million in matchday income this season if fans are forced to stay away from Old Trafford.
Parties contribute towards strategy
POLITICAL Actors Dialogue (Polad) members yesterday convened a workshop in Harare to contribute towards the five-year National Development Strategy (NDS) to bolster the development of infrastructural projects deemed vital for the attainment of an upper middle income status by 2030.
Guvamatanga pledges transparency in Budget
Government is committed to transparency and accountability in the budgeting process and does not have anything to hide, Secretary for Finance and Economic Development Mr George Guvamatanga has said.
Water purification firm diversifies
Harare-based water purifying company, Zimbabwe Life is Good (ZLG), has diversified into manufacturing equipment to fight Covid-19, which augurs well with the country’s value addition and beneficiation drive.