By Brighton Muronzereyi A SIX-YEAR-OLD Goromonzi girl has died from injuries she sustained after being mauled by two vicious dogs. In a statement, the Zimbabwe Republic Police said the boer dogs attacked the girl on Thursday this week while she was playing with her friends. “The police have since shot dead the dogs and the…
THE Midlands State University (MSU) has hiked tuition fees by 400 percent with the institution demanding 50 per cent payment by early next month, in a new development that has been dismissed by the students as “unfair and unjustified.” Deputy registrar Academic Affairs at the State institution Kudzaishe Mudzingwa, said undergraduate students would now pay…
BY DIONNE KANYOWA PARENTS of two St Christophers High School, Harare, students, who were allegedly overheard plotting to kill a girl and rape the corpse afterwards, have lost a High Court case in which they sought to challenge the expulsion of their children from the learning institution. The students were doing Form 4 at the…
By Hazel Marimbiza THE Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) says investors applying for special economic zone licences should ensure their companies are able to contribute to the development of the economy. Special economic zones are geographically demarcated and secured areas that have different businesses operating in them. Speaking at the Sanganai/ Hlanganani tourism expo…
By Ashley Moyo ONE of the most awaited events on the country’s entertainment calendar- the Castle Lager National Braai – will roar to life tomorrow at Old Hararians Sports Club tomorrow in Harare. With a line-up of entertainers made up of Zimdancehall’s finest — Winky D, Freeman, Nutty O and Enzo Ishall — the event…
By Cloud Fusire BLACK Rhinos coach Stix Mutizwa is itching for revenge as they prepare for a Chibuku Super Cup semi-final clash against Bulawayo Chiefs at Mandawa stadium on Sunday. The army side faces the Twitter Kings in an early kick-off match at 13:00 that will be followed by defending champions FC Platinum clash against…
CATTLE diseases — foot and mouth and tick-borne — which have been reported in some regions of the country should be urgently contained. The diseases are a threat to the country’s quest to grow its national herd. According to the national Veterinary Services director Josphat Nyika, Zimbabwe has since engaged Botswana to come up with…
PRESIDENT Emerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged university students to be innovative in order to promote industrialisation and employment creation in the country. Speaking during the inaugural Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences (MSUAS) graduation yesterday, Mnangagwa said graduates should come up with innovations that will address challenges being faced in the country. “It is most opportune…
SOUTH Africa faces another 18 months of regular power cuts and won’t be able to end them until sufficient generating capacity is added to the electricity grid to meet demand, Eskom chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer said. “We need another year or year-and-a-half to get out of this,” Oberholzer said at the Agri SA conference…
By Brandon Josphat MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora, says he will join the government’s Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) because it is currently the only available platform at the moment that seeks to promote national talks in the country. Speaking last night on independent national commercial television station 3Ktv’s popular current affairs programme, Vantage, Mwonzora also said…
