adminZoey heads to Falls
Patrick Chitumba
RAUNCHY dancers Zoey and the Red Angels are headed for the entertainment starved resort town of Victoria Falls this weekend.
DeMbare crippled by injuries
Harare Bureau
ZIMBABWE league champions Dynamos might as well consider setting up a sick bay for their squad with reports that at least half a dozen players are blighted by a spate of injuries ahead of their crucial league game against Motor Action at Rufaro tomorrow.Turkish court to give verdict in ‘coup trial’
A Turkish court is set to hand down the verdict in the trial of hundreds of military officers accused of plotting to overthrow the Islamic-rooted government, the first ruling from several cases targeting the army.Intwasa ends
Bongani Ndlovu, Daisy Jeremani and Bruce Ndlovu
The curtain comes down on the Intwasa Festival KoBulawayo today and the annual cultural fiesta has been described as one of the best in the eight years of its existence.
‘SA Supreme Court ruling an affront to Zim’s sovereignty’
Kennedy Mavhumashava
South Africa’s Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by Zimbabwe against a High Court judgment in that country allowing the attachment of a Zimbabwean Government property in Cape Town.ANC can’t be hijacked by ‘tenderpreneurs’
Johannesburg — Cosatu has a framework for the ANC leadership it wants elected at Mangaung in December, general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said yesterday.Magistrate in trouble over auction
Freedom Mupanedemo
A MWENEZI resident magistrate in Masvingo allegedly ordered an auction limited to court staff of property kept as exhibits where he became the major bidder.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Livestock mitigation programme a masterstroke
THE $2 million Enhanced Drought Relief and Livestock Mitigation programme unveiled by Government in Matabeleland South Province on Thursday and aimed at saving livestock from starvation is a timely intervention which will avert a potential disaster in that area.
Masvingo seeks $400 000 for roundabout construction
Walter Mswazie
THE Masvingo City Council is set to construct a roundabout at a cost of $400 000 at the polytechnic junction along the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway as a way of curbing accidents.
Fatal accidents regularly occur at the junction, now referred to as “killer junction”. There has been an outcry from residents who for sometime have been calling on the council to take action.
Presenting a public lecture to academics from local universities and journalists on Thursday evening in Masvingo, the Mayor, Alderman Femius Chakabuda, said although the residents had rejected the proposal to raise tariffs as a resource mobilising strategy towards the construction of a roundabout, the local authority has resolved to go ahead with the project.
Birthday song reveals Tuku’s secret nickname
Saturday Leisure ReporterA single celebrating Tuku’s 60th birthday and entitled Song For Tuku has been released by BlaQberry Jazz, a Harare-based outfit led by renowned pianist Filbert Marova.