admin‘Apartheid holds up regional development’
THE Pretoria regime cannot afford to postpone change in Namibia and South Africa as this would have serious effects on the whole region, the Deputy Minister of Mines, Cde Chimbidzayi Sanyangare, said in Harare yesterday.
Govt rubbishes national dress profiteering claims
The Government has dismissed as false and malicious, claims by a local newspaper that First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa is cashing in on the national fabric, which has been fully embraced countrywide.
Pair in court for ivory possession
TWO men from Mabvuku suburb in Harare, who were found in possession of raw ivory weighing about 20kg with an estimated value of US$3 281, have been arraigned before the courts.
NACZ director to empower fashion designers
NATIONAL Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) director, Napoleon Nyanhi, has undertaken to empower fashion designers and improve their welfare.
‘Opposition should learn from SA’
ZIMBABWE is a stickler to democratic tenets and practices just like South Africa, but differences arise with the opposition in Harare, which does not accept election results if they do not go their way, Ambassador to South Africa, David Hamadziripi, has said.
Serial rapist’s reign ends with 60-year sentence
A 62-year-old serial rapist, Daniel Chauke, will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being handed an effective 60-year prison sentence for forcing himself on seven women, aged between 23 and 71, in just two years.
Authorities push for clean sport
NATIONAL Anti-Doping Coordinating Committee chair Anna Mguni has described the visit to Zimbabwe by World Anti-Doping Agency president, Witold Banka, as a huge endorsement of the work being done locally to ensure athletes practise clean sport. Banka, who concluded his visit on Monday, was in the company of Rafal Piechota, a director in the office of the WADA president, and director of the Africa office Rodney Swigelaar.
Russia, DPRK sign mutual defence pact
Pyongyang. – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has the right to defend its sovereignty against the US, the Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday during a visit to Pyongyang.
Zim U-19 stretch lead against Namibia
ZIMBABWE Under-19 have dominated their ongoing bilateral T20 series against Namibia but it was their third straight win that could go down as the most eye-opening.
Chinese company to help Namibian mining advance
WINDHOEK. – The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) Rossing Uranium Mine on Tuesday pledged its support for technological advancements and long-term investment in Namibia’s mining sector during a conference in the capital.