‘Beardless Jesus’ found in Spain
Archaeologists in Spain say they have found one of the world’s earliest known images of Jesus. It is engraved on a glass plate dating back to the 4th Century AD, reports from Spain say.The plate is...
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ZBC haunted by salary cuts
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Reporter The decision by the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation to unilaterally cut workers’ salaries in January this year has backfired, with the employees now claiming a...
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The River Between . . . How dirty Mukuvisi River saves lives in Harare
Farai Kuvirimirwa & Tichaona Zindoga Features Writers THE mere mention of Harare’s Mukuvisi River triggers mixed reactions. The river, which originates somewhere in the wetlands near Msasa on the...
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Nine United Nations peacekeepers killed in Mali
Bamako. — Nine United Nations peacekeepers in Mali were killed when heavily armed gunmen on motorbikes ambushed their convoy yesterday, the deadliest attack yet on UN troops in Mali, the mission...
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Man claims to be Boko Haram leader in new clip
Boko HaramNigeria. — A man claiming to be Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has appeared in a new video, contradicting Nigerian military reports that he was killed, French news agency AFP reported on...
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Long hair okay for schoolgirls, says Concourt
Senior Court Reporter The Constitutional Court on Wednesday declared as unconstitutional a decision by Batanai Secondary School in Mashava to expel four girls for wearing long hair. Twin sisters...
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End of the road for Solanki
Paidamoyo Chipunza Senior Health Reporter Dr Vivek Solanki, former owner of the Trauma Centre in Avondale, Harare, was on Thursday forced to stop all his business operations to pave way for African...
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Editorial Comment: Govt, come to the aid of home-seekers
Members of housing co-operatives in Zimbabwe have been forced to pay for corruption, with some leaders of the schemes amassing wealth after diverting members’ contributions to finance personal...
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Housing is a fundamental human right
Beatrice Tonhodzyi-Ngondo Shelter is one of those basic needs that human beings have. Just like food and love, people cannot do without shelter. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is explicit in mentioning...
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City council is on life support: Mayor
Cllr Bernard ManyenyeniHarare Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni (BM) last week completed a year in office. Despite the promise that greeted his ascension to the throne, the city has seen little or no...
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The last word on editorial content
The place of “the fourth estate of the realm” in the Western body politic is so arranged that it is “perfectly normal” to see the media working in harmony with the government by reporting and...
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Europe — A Berlin Conference with no closure
Catriona LaingOF course there has always been rules for the goose, rules for the gander. I am reading a piece in the British Guardian where one Chris Grayling says the Conservative government would...
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Govt okays 206 amended laws
Minister MnangagwaGeorge Maponga in MASVINGO Government is on course to finalising the realignment of laws with the new Constitution, with Cabinet having already approved amendments to 206 laws out of...
View ArticleCopota crowned Danhiko champs
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter THE curtain came down on this year’s edition of the Danhiko Annual Paralympic Games with Copota High from Masvingo being crowned the champions. The Games held at Danhiko...
View ArticleZanu-PF trounces MDC-T in by-election
Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter ZANU-PF is successfully reclaiming and retaining urban constituencies from the MDC-T, with the party’s massive win in the Chitungwiza Ward 25 by-election over the...
View ArticleNethunzwi wins Hwange Charferfly Golf Open
From Lovemore Dube in HWANGE SOUTH African golfer Musiwalo Nethunzwi and Bulawayo Golf Club’s Brian Gondo provided for the Hwange Charferfly Golf Open’s most enthralling moment when they settled...
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Third time lucky for Triangle
THE ELEPHANT… Triangle coach Biggie “Nzou” Zuze is lifted sky high by his players after the team beat Dynamos in the One Wallet Cup final at the National Sports Stadium yesterday. – Picture by...
View ArticleMan sodomises minor for $1
Court Reporter A 38-year-old Chitungwiza man allegedly offered a 13-year-old boy a job, paid him US$1 for his effort but later sodomised him on several occasions, the court heard. The boy approached...
View ArticleMan files $500k lawsuit against ZRP
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter A Kadoma Mine manager who sustained serious injuries after police opened fire on him after mistaking him to be a wanted criminal, is now claiming damages to the...
View ArticleWorkmate stabbed to death in row over $3
Court Reporter A 27-year-old Harare man yesterday appeared in court accused of stabbing his workmate to death following a row over US$3. Christopher Funganjera of No. 4260-16th Road Glen View 3 was not...
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