Courts clear abuse cases’ backlog

Ruth Butaumocho Gender Editor Zimbabwe has cleared its backlog of sexual violence and abuse cases against children in all the country’s courts following the commissioning of five extra victim friendly…

Chisumbanje ethanol tanker explosion victims identified

Herald Reporter THE 13 victims of the Chisumbanje ethanol tanker explosion of October 30, 2013 have been identified through DNA profiling conducted by a team of medical experts in Harare.…

Mandela’s memorial billboard desecrated

CAPE TOWN. – A billboard honouring former South African President Nelson Mandela near Cape Town has been defaced and damaged, drawing concern and condemnation, authorities said yesterday. The billboard is…

Nkomo statue mounted

Bulawayo Bureau BULAWAYO and the Matabeleland region take pride in the mounting of the late Vice President Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo’s statue in the city, Minister of State for Provincial…

S. Sudan coup bid: 10 arrested

JUBA/UNITED NATIONS. – The government of South Sudan said yesterday it has arrested 10 leading figures, many of them former ministers, as clashes raged for two days in the capital.…

Nine kombi crash victims identified

Freeman Razemba Crime Reporter POLICE have identified nine of the 12 people who were killed when a Nissan Caravan kombi they were travelling in veered off the road and overturned…

Zanu-PF engages Parly over campaign cars

Herald Reporter ZANU-PF has engaged Parliament to find ways to enable its parliamentarians to buy vehicles they were given by the party for campaigns ahead of the harmonised elections. Parliament…

Govt to revive Special Economic Zones

Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter GOVERNMENT has approved the re-establishment of Special Economic Zones to create a vibrant, self-sustaining and robust manufacturing industry with capacity to produce goods and services…

Flower gets backing

PERTH. — Alastair Cook has insisted Andy Flower is the right man to continue as England cricket team coach after his side surrendered the Ashes at the earliest possibly opportunity…

Appellations Zanu-PF does not need

Tichaona Zindoga My TurnOver the years, and particularly this year, Zanu-PF has had quite unfortunate appellations that distract not only from it being a revolutionary party but also the ruling…