adminPrivate lessons: teachers face arrest
Freedom Mupanedemo
GOVERNMENT is working on prosecuting teachers who conduct private lessons at a fee in a bid to protect parents and guardians from such unscrupulous educators, the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart, said.
Two suspected gold panners killed as mine shaft collapses
Masvingo Correspondent
TWO Mashava men suspected to be gold panners died on Monday while another one sustained minor injuries when a disused mine shaft they were working in collapsed, police have confirmed.
70 000 undergo male circumcision
Chronicle Reporters
THE Ministry of Health and Child Welfare in conjunction with its partners has since the beginning of the year circumcised 70 000 men under the ongoing voluntary medical male circumcision (VMC) programme aimed at reducing the spread of HIV and Aids in the country.
FC Platinum recall 11 players on loan
Lovemore Zigara
ZVISHAVANE-based FC Platinum has recalled 11 players it loaned to other teams amid speculation that some of the players who have impressed so far might be trekking back to the flamboyant side.
All set for for Tour de Falcon
Ricky Zililo
ALL is set for tomorrow’s Tour de Falcon which is expected to draw at least 400 participants.
Top general close to Syria’s Assad defects
A top Syrian general close to President Bashar al-Assad and his family has defected, dealing the embattled leader another blow, a source close to the regime said yesterday.
Sharia ‘must be main source of Libya law’
Tripoli — Libya’s outgoing National Transitional Council said on Thursday that Islamic law (sharia) should be the “main” source of legislation and that this should not be subject to a referendum.
Penniless widow demands R3m
A JOHANNESBURG widow has demanded R3 million in financial support from Massmart after her husband was shot and killed in a botched robbery at one of their chain stores earlier this year.
‘Adulterous’ wife hurls self in front of moving truck
Masvingo Correspondent
BUSINESS came to a halt on Thursday evening in Masvingo when an alleged adulterous woman threw herself before a moving haulage truck in protest over her husband’s decision to take her back to her parents’ home after allegedly infecting him with a sexually transmitted infection (STI).
PERSPECTIVE: Make freedom campaign live again
Stephen Mpofu
Zimbabweans tout themselves, and are saluted by others abroad, as the most literate people on the African continent.