Nigerian gunmen raise over $5m from mass kidnappings, study finds

LAGOS — Nigerian kidnappers have collected nearly $5,8 ​million in ransom payments in the last year from civilian abductions, crime that is crippling education and ‌eroding public trust in the…

Gijima banks on rising young stars to revive Zimbabwe tennis fortunes

Tinashe Kusema ZIMBABWE tennis may be a long way from its glory days, but Tennis Zimbabwe acting president Glory Gijima believes the foundation for a brighter future is already being…

Epworth to relocate 16 000 households

Trust Freddy Herald Correspondent EPWORTH local authority has mapped out plans to relocate about 16 000 households settled on ecologically sensitive wetlands and unzoned areas, as Government and municipal authorities…

Top Italian doctor to perform surgeries at Mpilo

Herald Correspondent RENOWNED Italian orthopaedic surgeon Dr Alessandro Lelli is expected in Bulawayo next month for a three-day working visit to Mpilo Central Hospital, where he will collaborate with local…

Judicial appointments strengthen justice delivery

Fidelis Munyoro and Jonward Zvemisha PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has overseen a sweeping reorganisation of the country’s Judiciary, reshuffling and elevating judges across all superior courts, in a move signalling major judicial…

MMCZ in partnership to promote value addition

Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau THE Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe has intensified efforts to transform the country’s gemstone industry into a major contributor to the mining sector by promoting…

No water without wetlands, farmers warned

Thupeyo Muleya, [email protected] FOR farmers grappling with erratic rains and parched boreholes, the message from UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, is clear: land cannot be restored without water, and water…

Police officers warned against abusing drugs

Freeman Razemba Senior Reporter POLICE officers who abuse drugs while on duty will face the full wrath of the law, including being discharged from the Zimbabwe Republic Police, Commissioner-General Stephen…

WHO says Ebola outbreak in Uganda is over

Heba Habib Uganda has been declared free of Ebola, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirming that the East African country had passed the mandatory 42-day monitoring period without any…

Iran emphasises self-sufficiency in battle against US economic war

Maziar Motamedi Tehran, Iran — Iranian authorities are adamant that their country’s domestic capacities will be able to keep the country’s economy afloat, despite new economic sanctions targeting Iran unveiled…

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