adminBank manager loses pistol to thief
Victoria Falls Bureau
A 20-year-old man from Baptist Children’s Home in Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly stealing a CZ pistol belonging to a manager of MBCA in the city.
Duty free threshold condemned
From Arnold Mutemi in Victoria Falls
THE 80 percent threshold of duty free goods to be allowed in the country under the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union is too high because it will affect recovery of local industry, an expert on trade, Dr Moses Tekere, said yesterday.
Limpopo police operation nets 28 suspects
Beitbridge Reporter
POLICE in Beitbridge and their South African counterparts have arrested 28 criminals, among them smugglers and notorious armed robbers operating in bushy areas along the Limpopo River.
Old Mutual golf tourney tees off
Sports Reporter
THE 2012 edition of the Old Mutual Golf Tournament tees off this morning at the Bulawayo Country Club with about 80 golfers from across the country expected to take part.
Artistes call for dedicated arts, culture ministry
Entertainment Reporter
A STAND-ALONE Ministry of Arts and Culture would help grow the sector as the ministry would be dedicated to coming up with policies to help the industry grow, arts experts have said.
Youths embark on children’s rights awareness campaign
Factmore Dzobo.
Young Lawyers for Human Rights (YLHR), a peer education group, has embarked on a children’s rights awareness campaign in schools and communities around Bulawayo.
Poets pen Joshua Nkomo’s praises
Bongani Ndlovu
POETS in Bulawayo have compiled a book of poems in IsiNdebele in honour of the late Vice-President Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo and other national heroes.
New rules on exam entrance tests introduced
Harare Bureau
GOVERNMENT has come up with a raft of measures to ensure mission and private boarding schools do not “fleece” parents and guardians through Form One entrance tests.
‘Dozens killed’ in northern Mali fighting
Al-Qaeda-linked fighters have taken control of the headquarters of the local separatist rebels in the north Mali town of Gao after a bloody battle that has killed at least 20 people, residents said.
Tsholotsho needs 100 boreholes to alleviate water shortage
Pamela Shumba in Tsholotsho
TSHOLOTSHO needs about 100 boreholes to alleviate the critical shortage of water, which the district is facing, an official said.