adminSeke agric college faces closure
Senior Reporter Officials at the Korean-funded Seke Agricultural Training Institute (SATI) in Chitungwiza want to close the college after students rioted following revelations just a few days before sitting for…
Clean-up campaign begins
Nyemudzai Kakore Herald Reporter Harare City Council, in conjunction with the Environmental Management Agency, embarked on a massive clean-up campaign on Monday aimed at achieving a litter-free city. The campaign…
City to commission landfill
Herald Reporter Harare City Council is set to commission a US$5 million landfill near Mount Hampden before the end of the year, relieving pressure on the Pomona site which is…
Woman dumps baby in blair toilet
Herald Reporter An Epworth woman gave birth in a blair toilet before dumping the infant inside the pit on Monday; the child was recovered alive but died on the way…
Man produces used condoms in court
Farai Kuvirimirwa Court Reporter A Harare man yesterday left the court shocked after he produced used condoms as exhibit which he claimed were proof to show his wife was a…
Headman fined for bribery
Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi Bureau A BANKET headman, who tried to bribe Minister of State for Provincial Affairs (Mashonaland West) Cde Faber Chidarikire with about US$5 000 to influence the provincial…
Entrepreneur accused of drug peddling
Court Reporter An entrepreneur in Chitungwiza who put up barricades to stop police officers arresting him and 10 others on drug offences was arrested with the aid of sniffer dogs.
Bashed for dating married man
Court Reporter A 28-year-old Chitungwiza woman was severely assaulted and bitten on her thumb by her neighbour after being accused of having an illicit affair with her husband.
Renamo rejects peace talks
MAPUTO. — Mozambique’s revived rebel movement Renamo yesterday spurned the government’s invite for high-level face-to-face talks to end destabilising military skirmishes.
Mining firms in Zambia warned
LUSAKA. — Zambian President Michael Sata has warned mining firms against blackmailing his administration and has since threatened one of the firms that it risks losing its license if it…