adminPastor in court for raping congregant
Court ReporterA pastor with a pentecostal church in Bulawayo appeared in court on Wednesday facing charges of raping a congregant.
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Caesar Zvayi in NEW YORK
Cop’s bribery trial postponed
Court Reporter
THE trial of a sergeant based at Hwange Police Station who is facing charges of soliciting for $500 from a suspect, which was scheduled for yesterday, had to be deferred to 17 October because the key State witness is ill.
MDC-T violent, corrupt – Ncube
Harare Bureau
MDC president Professor Welshman Ncube has accused the MDC-T of being a violent and corrupt party.
Council introduces waste water tariff
Temba Dube
THE Bulawayo City Council has introduced Waste Water Management Tariff (WMT) that will see companies paying for pollution and corrosive substances discharged into the local authority’s sewer system.
Council introduces ‘big flush’
Mbongeni Ncube and Temba Dube
THE Bulawayo City Council has introduced a “big flush” whereby residents are required to flush toilets simultaneously to avoid blockage in the sewer system, during the water shedding period.
The introduction of the system comes at a time when the water crisis in the city continues to deepen with some suburbs now going for up to four days without the precious liquid.
In a statement yesterday, the city’s senior public relations officer, Mrs Nesisa Mpofu, said the synchronised flushing would also help to reduce pipe bursts and sewer overflows.
“Every household is requested to flush their toilets systematically at 7.30pm, the very day when water is back after the 72 hours of water shedding.
Assault on Gweru court officials isolated incident — JSC
Court Reporter
THE assault on Gweru court officials by an accused person who had been denied bail is just an isolated incident as there is adequate security for court officials, the Judicial Service Commission said.Probe faults US agents over Mexico gun-running
The US Justice Department has referred 14 of its employees for possible internal discipline in connection with a botched operation that allowed thousands of guns to fall into the hands of Mexican drug cartels.
Arctic sea ice shrinks to lowest ever level
As global warming intensifies, sea ice in the Arctic has shrunk to its smallest surface area since record-keeping began, US scientists have warned.