Bindura man gets 20 years for raping 9-year-old niece
Trust Freddy Herald Correspondent A BINDURA man has been slapped with a 20-year jail term for raping his nine-year-old niece. Vengai Nekati (50) will, however, serve an effective 17 years…
Floods destroy 100 houses in Harare Metro
Herald Reporter Floods damaged 43 houses in Budiriro when the Marimba River burst its banks, while 57 houses in Nyatsime were damaged, with two destroyed by heavy rainfall received in…
ZSE outshines regional exchanges
Business Writer The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) fared well in its performance compared to regional peers last year in US dollar terms, according to the African Financials’ Sub Sahara Africa…
Farmers target good harvest despite leaching threat
Precious Manomano Herald Reporter FARMERS are still optimistic of a good 2022-23 summer cropping season despite more potential fertiliser leaching after the continuous rains the country has been receiving. Farmers…
Apologies for slavery commendable, but not nearly enough
Tafi Mhaka Correspondent On December 19, 2022, the Netherlands became the first Western nation to formally apologise for participating in and profiting from the Transatlantic trade of enslaved people. Speaking…
Top British think tank reveals Russia’s cyberwarfare dominance over Ukraine
Felix Livshitz On November 30, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), an elite military think tank, and lobby group, with deep ties to the UK government, published a landmark report…
Nigerian singer makes history with Oscar nomination
ABUJA. – Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, the Nigerian sensational singer, has made history by becoming the first Nigerian artiste to receive an Oscar nomination for her role in…
Zinchenko symbolic of Pep’s Man City concern
LONDON. — It feels somewhat ludicrous to even entertain the notion that Pep Guardiola and Manchester City are currently engulfed in a crisis. After all, they’ve just taken six points…
Tsitsipas marches towards maiden Grand Slam
MELBOURNE. — Stefanos Tsitsipas blasted into a fourth Australian Open tennis semi-final yesterday and a showdown with Karen Khachanov as he zeroes in on a maiden Grand Slam title. The…
Economists laugh off common currency idea for Brazil, Argentina
Top economists dismissed the creation of a common currency by Argentina and Brazil, saying the idea floated by the presidents of both countries on Sunday faces too many practical obstacles for it to become reality.











