Axe-wielding man fondles minor

Sukulwenkosi Dube A 43-YEAR-OLD man from Bulilima will spend the next 18 months in prison for fondling a 13-year-old girl, in a bid to satisfy his sexual desires.

School head steals fees

Fairness Moyana INSTEAD of depositing about $600 into the school account, a cunning Binga headmaster withdrew the same amount and deposited it back, so as to be able to produce…

Govt bans hunting of lions

GOVERNMENT yesterday announced that it had banned the hunting of lions, leopards and elephant around Hwange National Park as rumours swirled that Jericho, the brother of slain Cecil the lion,…

Cabinet expedites labour law reforms

Harare Bureau CABINET And Parliament will soon consider amendments to the Labour Act to halt the spate of termination of employment contracts on notice by companies in recent weeks.

Mpilo hospital operates with one anaesthetist

Dumisani Nsingo MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo has been operating with only one expatriate anaesthetist while Harare boasts of a total of 55 of the practitioners, amid reports that the…

BCC faces dissolution

Vusumuzi Dube BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) faces possible dissolution after the Affirmative Action Group (AAG) filed an urgent Chamber application with the High Court for Government to suspend all councillors…

Councillors demand 455 percent hike

Vusumuzi Dube BULAWAYO City Councillors have demanded an allowance increase of more than 450 percent, a move that will see an ordinary councillor getting $1 000 every month.

NRZ lays off 500 workers

  Dumisani Nsingo and Shepias Dube THE Government has ordered the National Railways of Zimbabwe to start retrenching its workers and by Friday the parastatal had shown 500 workers the…

Nust lecturer sued $40 000 for bedding married student

Richard Muponde A NATIONAL University Science and Technology (Nust) lecturer, David Foya, has been caught in a sex storm and is being sued for $40 000 in damages for having…

Gvt says no to job cuts

Kuda Bwititi Chief Reporter Government will not wantonly retrench civil servants but will reduce its wage bill through other means, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Prisca Mupfumira has said.…

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