EDITORIAL COMMENT: Scale up disaster preparedness

A DISASTER is a sudden, calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community and causes human, material, economic or environmental losses exceeding a particular community’s ability to cope…

Life hurdles inspire budding writer

Liberty Dube Weekender Correspondent AFTER growing up as a depressed and dejected orphan in the remote areas of Chimanimani with no caring relatives and friends, a 21-year-old budding writer has…

Credit Suisse reins in bankers after torrid year

FRANKFURT/ZURICH. – Credit Suisse will rein in its investment bankers and plough money into looking after the fortunes of the world’s rich as it tries to curb a freewheeling culture…

Why Africa needs its own genetic library

IT was just a “crazy idea” to start with, says Ambroise Wonkam, professor of medical genetics at Cape Town university in South Africa. He is talking about his vision of…

500kg copper wires recovered

Abel Zhakata Senior Reporter THREE Mutare men are in trouble with the law after they were found in possession of 500kg of stolen ZESA copper cables with an estimated value…

Council employees suspended

Post Correspondent TWO Chipinge Town Council employees were on Wednesday served with suspension letters after a surprise visit by Local Government and Public Works Deputy Minister, Honourable Marian Chombo, who…

Chipinge teen (17) kills brother (29)

Luthando Mapepa Chipinge Correspondent A CHIPINGE teenager (17) killed his 29-year-old brother, accusing him of wearing his clothes. Acting Manicaland provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Wisemen Chinyoka confirmed the incident…

One-day-old baby dumped

Lovemore Kadzura Rusape Correspondent A one-day-old bouncing baby boy was last week dumped in Rusape. The baby who was wrapped in a blanket placed in plastic bag was dumped in…

Six reasons not to ditch the egg yolk

DO you ditch the egg yolk?   Well, it turns out that this may be counterproductive when trying to follow a healthy diet. Let us crack open six reasons why…

Grade 7s peddle drugs

Liberty Dube Weekender Correspondent THREE pupils at Dangare Primary School in Sakubva were this week taken for guidance and counselling by the police after they were allegedly involved in the…

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