adminPistorius slapped with 6-year jail term
PRETORIA. — South African Paralympic gold medalist Oscar Pistorius was sent back to jail for six years yesterday for murdering Reeva Steenkamp, less than half the 15-year minimum term sought…
Strike heeded, shutdown ignored• Civil servants protest delayed salaries• Opportunistic shutdown calls ignored
Herald Reporters Zimbabweans across the country yesterday largely ignored calls for a stayaway called by shadowy groups and other regime change agents on social media, as they went about their…
Literary scene gears up for ZIBF
Beaven Tapureta Own Correspondent Preparations for this year’s main Book Fair are now at an advanced stage as papers to be presented during the indaba are currently being selected while there…
Back to basics
Petros Kausiyo and Daniel Nemukuyu ZIFA will now have to wait a little longer before they can conclude their dissolution bid after the High Court once again struck off the…
We had no part in yesterday’s WhatsApp jam — Minister
Paidamoyo Chipunza Senior Reporter Information, Communication Technology Minister Supa Mandiwanzira said Government had nothing to do with yesterday’s jamming of the social media platform WhatsApp.
Border violence suspects denied bail
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The 20 suspects who were arrested for staging violent protests in Beitbridge last Friday and charged with public violence were yesterday denied bail by a local magistrate…
‘Blair’s Iraqi war case unjustifiable’
LONDON. — Tony Blair overstated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein, sent ill-prepared troops into battle and had “wholly inadequate” plans for the aftermath, the UK’s Iraq War inquiry has…
A stay-away, ‘Third Force’ and lessons (un)learnt
Tichaona Zindoga Political Editor July 6, 2016 is the day a section of Zimbabwean civil service, urged on by their unions, embarked on a nationwide “stay-away” in protest over a delay…
Ramadan attacks point to Isis’ deadly reach
BEIRUT. — A series of attacks, most linked to the Islamic State group (ISIS), has killed nearly 350 people in eight countries during the holy month of Ramadan.
36 nabbed over demos
Herald Reporters Police yesterday arrested 36 people for staging illegal demonstrations in various parts of the country, including 14 white Zimbabweans and a Belgian national who were nabbed in Victoria…