labour laws under review, Goche
THE government is moving to review its labour laws in line with international conventions, a cabinet minister said Friday.Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Nicholas Goche said this while...
View ArticleChiredzi pulls plug on dodgy land deals
CHIREDZI Town Council has pulled the plug on the allocation of 644 residential stands following revelations that the deals were mired in corruption.Officials at the local authority said some minors...
View ArticleTobacco farmers reject deforestation charge
NEWLY resettled tobacco farmers have rejected as nonsense, charges by some environmentalists that they were contributing to massive deforestation in some parts of the country through cutting down...
View ArticleVendors in trouble over Strike Back DVDs
HUNDREDS of informal traders operating at Mbare Musika are at the risk of losing their source of livelihood after some Zanu PF supporters barred them from their trading stalls last week.The vendors...
View ArticleGweru teen throttles brother to death
A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Gweru teenager appeared in court last Wednesday after he throttled his 25-year-old brother to death in a domestic dispute.The teenager, from Mkoba Village 15, appeared before Gweru...
View ArticleNCA party files toll fee hike challenge
PROFESSOR Lovemore Madhuku's National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) on Friday filed an urgent High Court application seeking the setting aside of the toll fees increase which was effected last week.The...
View ArticleZanu PF activists invade Byo reserve
A GROUP of Zanu PF supporters has invaded Mazwi Nature Reserve which is owned by the Bulawayo City council and located some distance near Khami Ruins - a Unesco World heritage site.Council sources told...
View ArticleMnangagwa cleans up Bob’s 'racist' mess
JUSTICE Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa has vigorously denied President Robert Mugabe demanded the expulsion of the few white farmers who remain on the country's prime agricultural land.More than 3,000...
View ArticleBiti dismisses malicious health murmurs
FORMER MDC-T secretary general Tendai Biti, who now leads a breakaway “Renewal Team” faction, has responded to swirling rumours over his health, flatly denying he is having health challenges.The former...
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The 20 biggest stars of World Cup 2014
AND so, the World Cup has ended with Germany beating Argentina 1-0 on Sunday to claim their fourth FIFA World Cup title. So it is time to take stock, to reflect on all that we have witnessed and pick...
View ArticleBindura Nickel resumes production
BINDURA Nickel Corporation (BNC) last week revealed that production has resumed profitably with nickel sales of 7,129 tonnes recorded for the year. Mwana Africa, the mine’s parent company, said the...
View ArticleCIMAS clamps down on fraudulent claims
CIMAS Medical Aid Society is issuing new colour-coded membership cards to its 206,000 subscribers in a bid to reduce the number of fraudulent claims.The society estimates that about 30 percent of the...
View ArticleWe are no toothless bulldog: EMA boss
THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has rejected charges that it is a toothless bulldog, insisting it was doing all in its power to enforce the country’s environmental laws.Speaking after touring...
View ArticleMan with three wives rapes step-daughter
A POLYGAMOUS Binga man who has an insatiable appetite for sex last Friday began serving a 10-year jail sentence for raping his 11-year-old stepdaughter twice.Agson Muleya, 46, who has three wives,...
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Caps, Dynamos derby a dour draw
Caps United 1-1 DynamosPERHAPS the best result from this much talked about Harare Derby was a draw.And the Castle Premiership, which was supposed to witness top class football on Sunday along with a...
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Goetze wins World Cup for Germany
A WORLD class Mario Goetze volley in extra time fired Germany to a fourth World Cup crown with a 1-0 victory over Argentina on Sunday, leaving the South Americans and their captain Lionel Messi...
View ArticleHighlanders batter Rovers to remain top
Bantu Rovers 2-4 HighlandersHIGHLANDERS made it three wins in a row Sunday after beating Bantu Rovers 4-2 with Charles Sibanda grabbing a hattrick in the Castle Lager Premiership Barbourfields...
View ArticleSoyinga turns 80: tributes for literary icon
NIGERIA’S literary icon Wole Soyinka turned 80 on Sunday, with friends and foes alike paying tribute to the first African to win the Nobel literature prize.Dozens of literary and artistic events have...
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Politicians, stars at World Cup Final
VLADIMIR Putin chatted with Angela Merkel, and David Beckham hugged Pele at the World Cup final on Sunday.Tom Brady looked on from the VIP seats when his wife Gisele Bundchen brought the trophy on the...
View ArticleMan kills wife for visiting his brother
A JEALOUS Nyazura man assaulted his wife to death after accusing her of visiting his brother without his consent.Police confirmed the incident saying the suspect was still at large.Benard Raza, 33,...
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