adminReport demands US probe Yemen drone strike
US policy on drone strikes has been questioned by a rights group who say a strike on a wedding procession killed civilians, not al-Qaeda fighters, as previously claimed by US…
Pakistani forces bomb Taliban hideouts
Pakistani fighter jets have bombed suspected Taliban hideouts in a tribal area on the Afghan border, killing at least 15 people, security officials have said. Yesterday’s strikes come after attempts…
Occult unit probing girls’ murders
Johannesburg — The police’s occult unit is investigating the murders of two schoolgirls, who were found in Dobsonville on Wednesday surrounded by candles and razors. Friends of the girls —…
Heavy fighting near CAR airport
Bangui — Heavy fighting including rocket and grenade attacks broke out Wednesday near the airport in Central African Republic’s capital, sparking fear and panic in a nearby displacement camp home…
Editorial Comment: Shun factionalism
WE applaud President Mugabe for pronouncing himself so clearly and unequivocally on the niggling issue of factionalism within the ruling Zanu-PF party. We also salute his frank take on the…
Prostitution sucks in teenagers in Beitbridge
Thandeka Moyo “IT’s almost 10pm and I am getting ready for my first client since I have to make R500 tonight,” remarks Paidamoyo Motsi*, 14, probably among the youngest commercial…
Mudede targets 10-day passport
Harare Bureau The Registrar General’s Office has intensified the issuance of passports countrywide to cope with the ever increasing demand for travel documents.
Boy, 6, sues grandfather
Angeline Mpofu Chronicle Reporter A SIX-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo boy physically and verbally abused by his grandfather has been granted a protection order. Makura Tima, 45, of Njube suburb sometimes takes the…
Reynolds lawyer despairs
Harare Bureau A LAWYER representing Melvin Jay Reynolds, the former United States Congressman for Chicago who is facing charges of overstaying in the country and possession of pornographic material, is…
State finds interpreter for Ethiopian fugitives
Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter THE State has finally found an interpreter for the trial of 12 Ethiopian illegal immigrants recently caught hiding in Bulawayo’s Emganwini suburb.