Editorial Comment: Consult before making decisions

Conducting extra lessons especially for classes sitting public examinations has over the years assisted pupils to complete their syllabi. The decision by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to…

Video shows troops slitting Boko Haram suspects’ throats

Lagos – Footage obtained by human rights group Amnesty International and released yesterday appears to show Nigerian soldiers slitting the throats of Boko Haram suspects and dumping their bodies in…

Stem-cell scandal claims Japanese scientist’s life

A senior Japanese scientist embroiled in a stem-cell research scandal has apparently committed suicide, according to police. Yoshiki Sasai had supervised and coauthored stem cell research papers that had to…

Egypt arrests orphanage head over torture

Cairo – Egypt arrested the head of a Cairo orphanage on Monday after a video showing him allegedly beating young children triggered outrage on social media, officials said.

SA quake claims first victim

Johannesburg – One person has been confirmed dead following an earth tremor yesterday, said emergency workers. “A 31-year-old man was found deceased in an old mining village in Orkney, in…

BREAKING NEWS: 10 feared dead in accident

By Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter More than ten people are feared dead after a Zupco bus coming from Malawi plunged into a ditch when the driver was avoiding a head…

PSL draws day

Ricky Zililo Senior Sports Reporter IT was a weekend of draws in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League with five out of eight encounters ending in stalemates. There were no…

Ntini upbeat

Tawanda Mangoma Lowveld Correspondent RELEGATION threatened Chiredzi FC face a mammoth task when they host unbeaten side ZPC Kariba at Chishamiso Stadium tomorrow. Chiredzi who are now under the mentorship…

Kaindu quells rumour

Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter HIGHLANDERS coach Kelvin Kaindu has has denied claims that he offered to step down during their usual Monday meetings after the penalty shootout loss to…

New SRC board to be announced

Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter THE Ministry of Sport, Arts and Culture will soon announce a new Sport and Recreation Commission (SRC) board that will take over from the Joseph…