A MAN from Mvurwi will spend the next three years in prison after he was found guilty of assaulting his friend to death after the now-deceased joked about having an affair with his wife. Mike Foya, who was initially arraigned before the High Court facing a charge of murder, denied the charge, but pleaded guilty…
By Rutendo Ngara ZIMBABWE and Mozambique have established a tri-basin commission that will manage the Buzi, Pungwe and Save (Bupusa) river basins in an environmentally friendly manner. Exclusively shared by the two nations, the Bupusa river basins drain into the Indian Ocean. The three basins are situated in the Beira Corridor, a crucial commercial route…
A 73-YEAR-OLD self-styled traditional healer from Glen View, Harare, stands accused of sodomising a 12-year-old boy multiple times for nearly five years and giving him cash to remain silent. Paradzai Kausiyo Wambe was arraigned before magistrate Ethel Chichera over the weekend, facing a charge of aggravated indecent assault. He was released on a $20 000…
By Emmanuel MarambeSPORTS WRITER PROSPER Matyire and Grace Zvarebwa won the U16 boys and girls title respectively at an oversubscribed Crystal Candy Development U16 tournament staged at Prince Edward School over the weekend. In what was a first for local chess, nearly 350 players attended the inaugural national tournament that attracted junior players from all…
WE HAVE said it and we will continue to pontificate it, we don’t believe in the economics of protectionism, neither are we disciples of price controls, but we feel strongly that recent economic developments demand urgent action from authorities to arrest the madness. Basic goods prices obtaining at the moment are not only unacceptable, but…
THE future belongs to the youth, but its involvement with drugs and illegal substances could see all this coming to nought, so says an aspiring Zanu PF councillor. Addressing an exuberant crowd that included the young and old on Saturday at the police grounds — the Tomlinson Deport — 26-year-old Tarusenga Cleopas Mushininga implored youths…
Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian PM who bounced back from sex scandals and corruption allegations, has died aged 86. He died at…
Food prices in South Africa continue to increase at a startling rate, although the pace of acceleration is easing and possibly faster…
TOP songbird Ammara Brown is set to headline the inaugural July Festival set for Odyssey Kadoma on July 29. Organisers of the event, 2 Kings Entertainment and DTL Record, said the festival is meant to promote arts in Kadoma, a town largely known for mining activities. “Our organisation— 2 Kings Entertainment— which is based in Kadoma…
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) is set to embark on national awareness campaigns to educate people on the Cyber and Data Protection Act. This comes as the institution recently said they were investigating how mobile phone users ended up receiving unsolicited campaign messages ahead of this year’s elections. In a statement…
