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From Caesar Zvayi in ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia ZIMBABWE is cautiously confident of landing the chairmanship of the African Union when the 24th Ordinary Session of the General Assembly opens here…
Teachers demand right to cane pupils
Harare Bureau Teachers have written to President Mugabe seeking the re-introduction of corporal punishment in schools saying its outright removal affects the moulding of pupils into good citizens and attainment…
Mnangagwa laments road carnage
Nduduzo Tshuma Political Editor ACTING President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday bemoaned the increase in road accidents which continue to claim many lives especially during public holidays like Christmas.
Councillor in $7k fake notes Ecocash scam
Emily Mbewe Court Reporter A Zvishavane councillor and two other men defrauded several Eco-cash agents and supermarkets of $7,500 through depositing counterfeit US dollar notes and using false identity documents,…
Judgment day for cheating wife killer
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court Reporter A man assaulted his “adulterous” wife with a knobkerrie before axing her to death after catching her in bed with his brother-in-law, a High Court…
Manager on $12K theft charge
Marvelous Moyo Gwanda Correspondent AN assistant manager at Power Sales Stores in Gwanda was yesterday dragged to the courts on allegations of stealing nearly $12,000 belonging to his employers.
SUSPECTED POACHERS ARRESTED
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter FIVE suspected poachers yesterday appeared in court charged with illegal possession of ivory after being found with one elephant tusk weighing more than 9kg.
To work or to be employed, that is the big question?
Joram Nyathi THERE is apparently a desire to make a dystopia of the current state of Zimbabwe. This is contrasted with a romanticised past, that is pre-Independence Zimbabwe where blacks…
Devastating impact of flea markets on clothing retailers
Factmore Dzobo Senior Reporter IT’S a hot Saturday afternoon at a flea market popularly known as Khothama open air boutique. Despite the scorching heat, for many vendors, it is a…
Editorial Comment: AU must decisively deal with conflicts
President Mugabe is set to take over the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) at its 24th Ordinary Summit which begins in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today. The two-day summit will…