adminMat North selects team for Comm-Gen’s sports gala
By Sikhumbuzo Moyo
ZIMBABWE Republic Police Matabeleland North Province has selected a six-discipline team that will take part in the forthcoming Commissioner-General’s sports gala.
Plotholder denies negligently starting fire
Court Reporter
A plot-holder in the Montgomery area of Bulawayo and her part-time employee and grandson yesterday denied ever negligently starting a fire, which spread to a nearby plot destroying property worth more than $357 000.
Sudanese air strike hits South Sudan
Juba – Sudanese warplanes dropped several bombs wounding four soldiers in a contested area claimed by South Sudan, two days after agreeing to a non-aggression pact, Juba’s military spokesperson said yesterday.
Bulawayo Miss 21st Movement reps chosen
Entertainment Reporter
FIVE contestants were on Saturday crowned winners of Miss 21st February Movement beauty pageant at an event that was held at Davis Hall in Bulawayo.
Match-fixing trial starts in Turkey
ANKARA (Turkey) – Thousands of Fenerbahce fans shouted slogans outside a Turkish courthouse in support of 93 suspects,
Chicken Inn back from camp
Sports Reporter
CHICKEN Inn FC on Monday returned from their pre-season camp and are expected to name their final squad for the 2012 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season before Friday.
No sacred cows on electricity bills
Hundreds of thousands of ordinary Zimbabweans who have been disconnected from the national power grid for non-payment must have been stunned yesterday at reports that some influential people are refusing to settle their electricity bills.
Resettled farmers to pay for infrastructure
Harare Bureau
ALL resettled commercial (A2) farmers who were allocated farms with improved infrastructure will pay up to $90 000 to the Government for them to get bankable 99-year leases, parliamentarians heard yesterday.
REA to electrify 783 institutions
By Oliver Kazunga
THE Rural Electrification Agency (Rea) is this year targeting to electrify 783 institutions countrywide at an estimated cost of $37 million.
Nigeria police admit extra-judicial killings
Abuja – Nigeria’s new police chief said on Monday the force has carried out extra-judicial killings, detained innocent people and lost the public’s trust, among the frankest ever admissions by a top police leader.