WATER is not only used to clean clothes and plates, but biblically it has been used to symbolically cleanse the human soul. John the Baptist, who spread the word about the coming of Jesus used to dip people in the River Jordan in a ritual used in the Christian world to indicate a new beginning…
By Tendai Mangena AFRICAN cultures, the names given to children play an important role because they are often laden with meanings. As…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 43-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officer stationed at Khami Prison on the outskirts of Bulawayo is in trouble after he allegedly defrauded a colleague of US$4 500 by importing a car on his behalf using fake rebate documents. Lloyd Tsatsa of Cowdray Park yesterday appeared before Bulawayo…
THE elephant population in the world’s largest animal sanctuary, a cross-border wildlife park in southern Africa, is stable at around 227 900,…
THE Zimbabwe government is working with key stakeholders to implement the Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for domestic refrigeration and air conditioning…
THE inaugural Zimbabwe Biodiversity Economy (ZBE) Study Report, which provides insights into the economic benefits derived from the sustainable use and/or conservation of indigenous species in their natural habitats, was officially launched in Harare yesterday by Tarirai Musonza, the Environment ministry’s acting permanent secretary. Musonza said the Environment ministry commissioned Zimbabwe’s first ever national biodiversity…
THE opening of the 10th Parliament last week on Thursday at the imposing new Parliament Building in Mt Hampden was a colourful event, punctuated by singing and dancing from MPs of both the main parties, Zanu PF and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda presided over the swearing ceremony of…
THE Bulawayo City Council’s (BCC) fire equipment is in a deplorable state, with officials confirming that the fire department’s water hoses were leaking at a time when the city is recording an increase in fire incidences. In a statement yesterday, BCC corporate communications officer Bongiwe Ngwenya, said the city’s dilapidated equipment was hindering the department…
TWO security guards reportedly received US$10 in exchange for letting a thief break into the premises they were guarding and stealing agro chemicals worth US$57 772. The two, Oscar Bete, 68, and Talent Chonzi, 37, of Eastview and Epworth, Harare, respectively, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Ethel Chichera on Friday where they were charged with…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 42-YEAR-OLD security guard from Bulawayo recently assaulted his wife with a plank after a misunderstanding over a bucket of water. The incident occurred last Wednesday when Castro Ndlovu, a security guard with a local company, was arrested for assault. The complainant in this case is Precious Maseko, 35. He appeared…
