adminUndenge’s last bid for freedom hits wall
Jailed former Energy and Power Development Minister Samuel Undenge has no prospects of success on a second appeal against his conviction and sentence for corruption, the High Court ruled when throwing out his application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Namibia: Schools resume
Charmaine Ngatjiheue-Correspondent Health and social services minister Kalumbi Shangula maintains that schools for Grade 0 and 3 are now reopening. This is despite a surge in Covid-19 cases in Namibia…
Stokes, Holder to lead from the front
LONDON. — Two of the world’s best all-rounders in Ben Stokes and Jason Holder will be captaining their respective sides when England face the West Indies in the first Test…
Exporters to get priority in forex allocation
Exporting and other strategic companies will be prioritised in accessing foreign currency to boost their capacity and help the country earn even more foreign currency, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo has said.
Gweru mine manager granted bail
The Gweru mine manager, who allegedly shot and injured two of his employees following a pay dispute at the company premises a fortnight ago, has been granted $10 000 bail by Masvingo High Court judge, Justice Garainesu Mawadze.
Mbuya Nehanda memorial monument erection approved
Cabinet was briefed by the Honourable Vice President K. C. D. Mohadi, as Chairman of the Ad Hoc Inter-Ministerial Task Force on the COVID-19, on the steps that were being taken to contain the spread of the pandemic.
Ruwa engineer fired
Ruwa Town Council has fired its engineer Anthony Mujuru with immediate effect on a litany of allegations, including failure to properly take charge of the construction of the new council offices.
35 smugglers arrested near Old Limpopo Bridge
Police have arrested 35 smugglers and recovered contraband worth thousands of dollars, trafficked through an illegal crossing point less than 1km from Beitbridge Border Post.
‘Family planning was not readily available during our days’
Fifty-five-year-old Evelyn Nyaruwe from Nemutenzi village in Nyanyadzi Hot springs of Manicaland province is a mother of 8 children. She says for women of her age it is not uncommon to have such large families. In the absence of modern family planning methods, women resort to some unorthodox methods to space their children.
Zim set for record wheat yield
Zimbabwean farmers planted over 42 000 hectares of winter wheat this year and are likely to harvest more than half the annual requirement, legislators heard yesterday.