adminBulawayo MDC-T legislators retrogressive
By Qhubani Moyo
IT seems MDC-T MPs in Bulawayo are bent on turning our beautiful city into Sodom and Gomorrah.
Assad hits out at Arab League
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has hit out at the Arab League over the organisation’s observer mission and other Arab-led efforts aimed at ending the country’s months-long deadly unrest.
Guinea-Bissau president dies
BISSAU — Guinea-Bissau’s President Malam Bacai Sanha died in a hospital in Paris of diabetes complications on Monday as a new presidential election was planned in three months, according to a statement released by Guinea-Bissau’s presidency.
Nigeria fuel strikes enter second day
Nigerian unions began a second day of nationwide strikes yesterday to protest against the removal of fuel subsidies, as President Goodluck Jonathan and workers remain in deadlock after three people were killed in the first day of demonstrations.
One killed in stampede at Joburg campus
Johannesburg — The mother of a prospective student died and 20 people were injured in a stampede at the University of Johannesburg yesterday, the city’s Emergency Management Services said.
“There were 20 injured patients and the female who died has been confirmed as the mother of one of the students,” spokeswoman Nana Radebe said.
Victoria Falls ready for UNWTO General Assembly
Victoria Falls town is gearing up to co-host the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly scheduled for August next year with organising sub-committees having been established, the mayor, Councillor Nkosilathi Jiyane, has said.
Messi named World Player of the Year
Lionel Messi became only the second man to win three consecutive Ballon d’Or awards on Monday and the question now begging to be asked is: could he become the greatest player of all time?
The 24-year-old from Rosario, Santa Fe, is not short of silverware but what really sets him apart is the effervescence of his dribbling, the inventiveness of his team play and the extraordinary regularity of his goalscoring.
Henry makes fairytale return
London — Thierry Henry made a scoring return to Arsenal colours on Monday as he came on for the final 22 minutes of Arsenal’s 1-0 FA Cup third-round victory over Leeds United.
Code of conduct for Judiciary Service finalised
Court Reporter
THE judiciary in Zimbabwe, with the facilitation of the Judicial Service Commission, has finalised a code of ethics which will soon be published in the form of a statutory instrument.
Officially opening the 2012 Legal Year at the High Court in Bulawayo on Monday, Judge President (JP) George Chiweshe said apart from spelling out the values and standards of judicial conduct, the code also introduces a more formal complaints procedure in relation to judges and presidents of special courts.
Woman beats up, pours urine on hubby and domestic worker
Victoria Falls Reporter
A Chinotimba woman allegedly manhandled her husband and her domestic worker before pouring her own urine on them after discovering that her husband had impregnated her.