Diarrhoea kills 7 in Harare
Rejoice Makoni A Diarrhoea outbreak killed seven people in Harare and one in Matabeleland South and affected 6 859 more. The Ministry of Health and Child Care said in its…
Malawi schools reopen after cholera
LILONGWE. – Yesterday marked the return of classes to primary and secondary schools in Malawi’s two largest cities following a cholera outbreak that claimed hundreds of lives. After the Christmas…
‘Extortion racket’ schoolboy expelled
The Rhodesia Herald, January 18, 1972 London. – A “young bully” of 11 has been expelled from a secondary school here after an investigation into an extortion racket. The expulsion came…
Houghton backs his young guns
Eddie Chikamhi Senior Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE national cricket team coach Dave Houghton has backed the young guns in his team to rediscover their form as the Chevrons engage Ireland in…
TB response moves gear up
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter Zimbabwe has moved to address the gaps that still exist in the country’s response to tuberculosis and to ensure that progress towards ending the epidemic…
Car dealer takes lease dispute to High Court
Nyore Madzianike Senior Court Reporter A BUSINESSMAN has approached the High Court seeking a reversal of the decision by Kwekwe Town Clerk Lucia Mkandhla to terminate a lease agreement for…
Burns victim gets US$15 000 compensation
Chief Court Reporter ZESA Holdings will fork out US$15 000 as compensation for damages to a teenager who suffered severe burns after accidentally stepping on uninsulated electricity cables owing to…
CAPS skipper pledges stability
Grace Chingoma Senior Sports Reporter CAPS United skipper Tonderai Mateyaunga believes the players should use to their advantage the early preparations and stability at the club to make it count…
Messi greater than Maradona, says Scaloni
BUENOS AIRES. — Lionel Messi has surpassed Diego Maradona as the greatest player of all time, Argentina’s FIFA World Cup winning coach Lionel Scaloni has said. “If I have to…
China’s population declines in 2022
BEIJING — China’s population declined in 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday. The drop was the first since the early 1960s, according to Yi Fuxian, a critic of…











