HARARE – There was chaos at Bally Vaughan Animal Sanctuary yesterday as animal care givers on the reserve were kicked out over rental disagreements. Bally Vaughan, which is located 40km outside Harare along the Shamva road, catered for over 300 animals of different species rescued from across the country, and some in need of medical…
HARARE – Zodwa Matore, Better Homes Real Estate managing director, has been hauled before the courts for swindling her clients of more than $89 000 through the unauthorised sale of stands. Matore, 42, appeared before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei facing an $89 350 fraud charge. Matore was remanded to December 9 on $200 bail. As…
HARARE – The trial of a Chinese national apprehended at Harare International Airport after being found in possession of 99kg of ivory commenced yesterday. Chen Guoliang was found with ivory worth $28 000 and is accused of contravening the Parks and Wildlife Act, for illegal possession of ivory. He faces another charge of contravening the…
BULAWAYO – A 40-year-old Bulawayo woman has been hauled before the courts for abandoning her sister’s children aged two and four years for two days. It is the State’s case that sometime in October, Sakhile Masuku of Kingsdale suburb left Queen Masuku, two, and Michele Masuku, four, unattended for two days while she went to…
HARARE – Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread violations of human rights. According to a 2013 WHO global study, 35 percent of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual violence. However, some national studies show that up to 70 percent of women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence in…
HARARE – Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono’s ten-year tenure at the helm of the central bank comes to an end tomorrow at a time when the economy is going through a shocking downward spiral. Gono, who presided over the bank at a tumultuous time of unprecedented inflation and economic collapse, is credited…
HARARE – Let me start the belated obituary of Doris Lessing, who died last week, by quoting from a letter written to me in 1982, when I wrote Comrade Muromo in The Herald: “This is to put on record how much I enjoy your Saturday column — the reasons for this enjoyment are too complicated…
EDITOR ? I have learnt with disappointment that some companies have not paid their workers for several months. I know that times are hard but I believe it is very unfair to the workers to work for the whole month and not get paid. If companies are honest enough they would plan well, but they…
EDITOR — This is for my fellow Zimbabweans and for the Church in this nation. If you are like me you will have noticed and felt the deep air of despair and hopelessness that prevails in this nation at this time. You will see the seemingly depressing headlines in our newspapers and you will have…
HARARE – Meikles Limited (Meikles)’ shareholders have approved the provision of a loan to its Employee Share Ownership Trust (Esot) as part of the group’s indigenisation compliance plan. The funding will enable employees to purchase a ten percent stake – up to 28 million shares worth approximately $7 million – in the listed diversified operation….
