adminKamocha blames backlog on judge shortage
Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent HIGH Court judge Justice Lawrence Kamocha has lamented the shortage of judges in the southern part of the country, a situation he says has resulted in a…
Mnene Hospital officials suspended
Midlands Correspondent THE Ministry of Health and Child Care has suspended four Mnene Hospital officials pending disciplinary hearings for allegedly defrauding the institution of about $400,000, flouting tenders and inflating…
Man ties boy to tree, rapes 2 Grade1s
Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent A 33-YEAR-OLD Bulilima man allegedly raped two Grade One pupils in full view of a six-year-old boy whom he had tied to a tree to stop him…
Couple blames Mpilo doctors for child’s death
Auxilia Katongomara Chronicle Reporter A BULAWAYO couple is blaming Mpilo Central Hospital doctors for negligence which resulted in the death of their three- week-old baby from complications arising from a fatal…
Met predicts ‘showers’ this week
Charity Ruzvidzo and Loveness Bepete Chronicle Reporters THE continued dry spell has induced panic among farmers in most parts of the country, with the Meteorological Services Department recommending cloud seeding to…
Boko Haram attacks Nigeria’s largest city
IN fierce fighting yesterday that killed more than 200 combatants, Nigerian troops clashed with Islamic extremists who attacked Maiduguri, the biggest city in northeastern Nigeria, from three fronts.
Dlamini-Zuma congratulates Zambia after polls
JOHANNESBURG — The African Union commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma yesterday congratulated Zambia for holding successful elections, which set an example for the rest of the continent.
Niger Delta militants threaten war if Jonathan loses election
YENAGOA — Prominent Niger Delta militants have threatened to go to war if President Goodluck Jonathan loses the February 14 presidential election, reports NewsDay.
Abe ‘speechless’ after video claims ISIS hostage dead
TOKYO — Japan’s prime minister said yesterday he was “speechless” after an online video purportedly showed that one of two Japanese hostages of the extremist Islamic State (ISIS) group had…
President Jakaya Kikwete announces cabinet reshuffle
Tanzania’s energy minister became on Saturday the third cabinet member to resign over a graft scandal that has rocked the gas-rich east African nation and led Western donors to delay…