adminDrama as pair found intimate in public toilet
Midlands Correspondent
A POPULAR fast food outlet in Gweru was turned into a pornographic theatre at the weekend when a 21-year-old man was allegedly caught being intimate with his girlfriend in one of the toilets.Man (73) sued for maintenance
Leonard Ncube
A 73-year-old Bulawayo man has been dragged to court for failing to look after his child.
President calls on tertiary institutions to redirect focus
Harare Bureau
President Mugabe yesterday called on local universities and other tertiary institutions to redirect their focus to producing graduates equipped with entrepreneurial skills and capable of engaging in research that develops local communities.
President Mugabe, who is the Chancellor of all State Universities, said this while delivering a lecture at the opening of the Research and Intellectual Exposition at the Harare International Conference Centre.
“The challenge to institutions of higher learning is to engage in research aimed at boosting production in all sectors,” he said.
“But they cannot lead us into realising this noble cause of our economic reconstruction if they are in their current forms, which reflect by and large colonial structures and purposes.
“Our considered opinion is that the task of colleges, polytechnics and universities is not so much to produce certificates, diplomas and degrees for the shelf, but also to promote impact-oriented research and knowledge which is promotive of our various underdeveloped communities.”
The Head of State and Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces challenged the tertiary institutions to include the indigenisation programme in their curricula as part of efforts to change the mindset of students.
“It is sad to note that our graduates keep flocking to work in Western countries and NGOs, this shows the lack of baptism in national consciousness,” he said.
Census enumerators throng centres
Chronicle Reporters
HUNDREDS of enumerators yesterday thronged different Government offices to receive their allowances
Confusion reigns over maternity fees
Chronicle Reporters
Let’s unite behind the Warriors
THE senior national soccer team faces Angola in a crucial final qualifying match for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Finals scheduled for South Africa at Rufaro Stadium in Harare on Sunday and we feel the nation should rally behind the Warriors for them to succeed.
Alcohol consumption a cause for concern
Lungile Tshuma
ALCOHOL consumption in the country is on the increase. Empty containers of alcohol litter most open spaces. It is also common to see people stone-drunk sleeping on pavements or staggering along.
MDC-T in vain attempts to hoodwink electorate
Kamangeni Phiri
MDC-T is paying the price for recruiting uneducated, violent, incompetent and corrupt individuals into its leadership structures as reflected by the dismissal of 12 councillors and cautioning of 13 others over allegations of corruption, analysts have said.
FC Platinum to fight for Bots striker Mogorosi
Ricky Zililo
FC Platinum said they will do all within their powers to secure the services of Botswana striker Joel Mogorosi despite the fact that the player has already signed for South Africa’s Bloemfontein Celtics.Coventry to assess Byo swimmers
Lovemore Dube
The visit to Bulawayo by swimmer Kirsty Coventry next month is one of the sport’s season highlights, according to the Matabeleland provincial swimming board.