BULAWAYO – The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (Fao) in conjunction with European Union (EU) have launched a $10,7 million (€7,8 million) livestock production project for Matabeleland North province. Last year, Fao launched another programme to save more than 500 000 units of livestock in Matabeleland South province, threatened by a severe drought. “Under…
HARARE – A three-year-old girl yesterday testified against a 61-year-old man who allegedly raped her. In testimony heard in camera before Harare magistrate Aidonia Masawi, the toddler narrated how Cuthbert Gwebu had stolen her innocence. When the toddler was asked if she knew what police officers were and whether she had been to their offices,…
HARARE – A Kwekwe-based miner of Australian origin, who was accused of failing to remit $4 million worth of gold to Fidelity Printers and Refiners (Fidelity), has been freed after the State consented to the withdrawal of charges against him. Lee Waverley John was accused of contravening the Gold Trade Act and was jointly charged…
HARARE – While government has slashed the number of Aids-related deaths chiefly due to increased access to antiretroviral drugs, children are failing to get the attention they deserve, a government official has said . David Parirenyatwa, Health and Child Care minister, said it was important to prioritise the treatment of children living with HIV if…
BULAWAYO – A 21-year-old Bulawayo man has been brought before the courts for raping a 57-year-old woman while her grandson watched. Njabulo Dlamini appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Sibongile Msipa and was remanded in custody to April 2. The court heard that on March 10 while the complainant was asleep, she was awakened by a loud…
HARARE – Workers have rejected a government and business proposal to introduce productivity-linked wages. This followed negotiations held in the resort town of Victoria Falls last week between representatives of government and National Employment Councils (NECs) The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), the country’s biggest trade union; and its breakaway faction the Concerned Affiliates…
BULAWAYO – A 50-year-old former Mtshede Primary School headmistress has been brought before the courts for allegedly misappropriating close to $4 000 in school funds. Magistrate Gladmore Mushove remanded Sothembah Moyo out of custody on $100 bail after she pleaded not guilty to the offence. It is the State’s case that on May 27 last…
HARARE – Chitungwiza resident magistrate Kudakwashe Jarabini has died — he was 36. Jarabini, who was born on February 1, 1978, died on Wednesday night after a short illness. The Marondera-born magistrate attended Madzivire Primary School between 1987 and 1994, before moving on to Madzivire Ranch School in Chivhu. He did his Advanced Level at…
ZVISHAVANE – FC Platinum burst into the Castle Premiership in 2011 in style, luring the best players to Zvishavane, earning the moniker “Moneybags” after splashing money like never before in local football. In November 2011, FC Platinum had done almost everything in preparation for a coronation as Zimbabwe league champions with one weekly paper already…
HARARE – It seems that no matter the sport, Zimbabwean teams always find themselves having to qualify for major events, or even to progress to the next round that much harder than most teams. Naturally, the team’s five wicket win over the Netherlands on Wednesday was a massive relief, as it kept the hopes alive…
