Chinese couple finds they are brother and sister after DNA test
BEIJING. – A Chinese married couple have discovered they were brother and sister after a DNA test, which they took as part of plans to have a child. The shocking news revealed by the Furong Forensic...
View ArticleMan uses first-class air ticket to eat free meals
BEIJING. – In a bizarre case, a Chinese man bought a first-class plane ticket and rebooked it 300 times to have free meals at the VIP lounge of an airport in the country. The frequent diner purchased...
View ArticleBra unlocks itself if wearer is truly in love
TOKYO. – In a long-awaited fusion between hot-blooded hormones and cold-headed engineering, a Japanese lingerie company has produced a bra they claim will only unlock when the wearer is really in love....
View ArticleGovt avails US$10m for irrigation
Midlands Correspondent GOVERNMENT has availed US$10 million for rehabilitation of smallholder irrigation schemes around the country as part of the drive to boost agricultural productivity and food...
View ArticleTsvangirai meets ambassadors
Mr TsvangiraiFarirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter EMBATTLED MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday met some diplomats accredited to Zimbabwe as he tries to re-assert control over the party in the...
View ArticleBudget set aside for girls’ empowerment policy
Minister MuchinguriTafadzwa Ndlovu Herald Reporter Government has set aside a budget for formulation of the Girls’ Empowerment Framework, a Cabinet Minister says. Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community...
View ArticleMayor, Chombo on collision course
Mr ManyenyeniFelex Share Herald Reporter Harare Mayor Mr Bernard Manyenyeni is headed for a showdown with Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Dr Ignatius Chombo after he...
View Article‘Crack whip on greedy CEOs’
Chief CharumbiraLloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT must walk the talk on corruption by prosecuting those involved if the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation is to be a...
View ArticleStrippers arrested at leisure night spot
Farai Kuvirimirwa Court Reporter A strip-tease performance that allowed revellers to put money in the underwear of two Airport Lounge Night Club strippers proved costly for the duo as they were...
View ArticleTimba poll petition hearing opens
Mr TimbaFidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter Mr Jameson Timba, who lost the Mt Pleasant National Assembly race on July 31, 2013 on an MDC-T ticket, yesterday claimed members of the military and police...
View ArticleWorkers steal 330 tonnes of sugar
From George Maponga in Masvingo SEVEN Tongaat Hullet employees allegedly connived and stole 330 tonnes of sugar worth over US$305 000 using a fake invoicing system. Nelson Todini (56),Joel Marufu...
View ArticleMan beats up would-be robber
Beitbridge Bureau A 25-year old taxi driver was thoroughly beaten by a passenger whom he allegedly wanted to rob on Saturday in Beitbridge. Forget Mlambo of Dulibadzimu Township attempted to rob a...
View ArticleI only have US$2 your Worship, former MP tells court
Lovemore Meya Court Reporter FORMER Chitungwiza South MDC-T legislator Misheck Shoko has fallen on hard times and only had US$2 on his person when he appeared before a Chitungwiza magistrate yesterday...
View ArticleCrisis at hospital
Petros Zivengwa Herald Reporter Zvishavane District Hospital has been hit by a serious shortage of blankets and patients are being asked to bring their own linen on admission to the healthcare...
View ArticleTourist still missing
Peter Matambanadzo Senior Reporter Traditional leaders are still co-ordinating efforts to find tourist, Mr Zayd Dada, who disappeared on Mt Nyangani a month ago. Chiefs Saunyama and Tangwena...
View ArticleZembe heavily compromised in PSMAS scandal
Hebert Zharare and Paidamoyo Chipunza New Premier Service Medical Aid Society board chairman Mr Luxon Zembe and the acting chief executive officer, Dr Farai Muchena, are “seriously compromised” and...
View ArticleDube’s heaven-on-earth contract
Cuthbert DubPaidamoyo Chipunza Health Reporter Sacked Premier Service Medical Aid Society group chief executive officer Dr Cuthbert Dube retired late last year, but was immediately re-employed on a...
View ArticleRun operations commercially, Agribank tells farmers
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter Beneficiaries of the land reform programme must run their operations as commercial enterprises instead of relying on the State for free inputs, a banker has said. Agribank...
View ArticleMPs hail President’s stance on corruption
President MugabeHerald Reporter GOVERNMENT must remove corrupt leadership at state enterprises and parastatals if economic revival and growth are to be achieved, parliamentarians said yesterday. They...
View ArticleFloods wreak havoc in Masvingo
Herald Reporters Thousands of families downstream of the Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam wall that partially collapsed yesterday due to heavy rains risk being swept away by rising waters, prompting Government to...
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