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Companies must pay workers' salaries
EDITOR ? I have learnt with disappointment that some companies have not paid their workers for several months. I know that times are hard but I believe it is very unfair to the workers to work for the...
View ArticleFarewell Doris... stay close
HARARE - Let me start the belated obituary of Doris Lessing, who died last week, by quoting from a letter written to me in 1982, when I wrote Comrade Muromo in The Herald: “This is to put on record...
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Extend Gono's term
HARARE - Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono’s ten-year tenure at the helm of the central bank comes to an end tomorrow at a time when the economy is going through a shocking downward...
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Cases of domestic violence on rise
HARARE - Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread violations of human rights. According to a 2013 WHO global study, 35 percent of women worldwide have experienced either physical...
View ArticleBulawayo woman neglects nephews
BULAWAYO - A 40-year-old Bulawayo woman has been hauled before the courts for abandoning her sister’s children aged two and four years for two days. It is the State’s case that sometime in October,...
View ArticleIvory dealer trial resumes
HARARE - The trial of a Chinese national apprehended at Harare International Airport after being found in possession of 99kg of ivory commenced yesterday. Chen Guoliang was found with ivory worth $28...
View ArticleBetter Homes boss up for fraud
HARARE - Zodwa Matore, Better Homes Real Estate managing director, has been hauled before the courts for swindling her clients of more than $89 000 through the unauthorised sale of stands. Matore, 42,...
View ArticleRow over Shamva animal sanctuary
HARARE - There was chaos at Bally Vaughan Animal Sanctuary yesterday as animal care givers on the reserve were kicked out over rental disagreements. Bally Vaughan, which is located 40km outside Harare...
View ArticleJomic fails to pay terminal benefits
HARARE - The disbanded Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee (Jomic) is failing to pay workers severance packages. Jomic is a multi-party panel that was set-up in 2009, pursuant of the 2008...
View Article'Rape pastor' bail revoked
HARARE - High Court judge Nicholas Mathonsi has revoked bail granted in favour of Independent End Time Message founder Robert Martin Gumbura, accused of multiple rape charges, after the State filed an...
View ArticleWeek left before first 'Read and win' draw
HARARE - The Daily News readers have a week left to enter the ‘read and win’ competition before the first draw. Twenty one lucky readers will walk away with amazing prizes on December 6. Those with...
View Article'Impose 20-year minimum rape sentence'
HARARE - The custodial sentence for rapists should be increased to 20 years per count to make sure that would-be offenders are deterred from committing the crime, Women’s Affairs and Community...
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Moyo's media engagement welcome, but…
MUTARE - Journalists and civil society representatives have welcomed Jonathan Moyo, Media, Information and Broadcasting Services minister’s recent engagement with the media although there were...
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Don't tempt cops with bribes: Mujuru
HARARE - Vice President Joice Mujuru has told police officers to stop engaging in corruption saying this was tarnishing the image of the force. Addressing a pass out parade of 546 police officers,...
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Kereke must answer rape charge: Judge
HARARE - A High Court judge has said Bikita West MP Munyaradzi Kereke, accused of raping an 11-year-old girl should be cited as a respondent in an application in which the girl’s guardian is seeking...
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Dog eat dog in Zanu PF
HARARE - Serious factional conflicts have erupted within President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party ahead of tomorrow’s important provincial executive votes, increasing the risk of a repeat of the...
View ArticleAico incurs $27m loss
HARARE - Listed agro-focused concern Aico Africa Limited (Aico) remains in the red after incurring a $27 million loss in the half year to September 2013 due to depressed sales volumes. During the...
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PPC finanlises Zim plant fesibility study
HARARE - South Africa-based Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) says it is finalising a feasibility study on the construction of a $200 million clinker production plant in Zimbabwe. The group, which owns...
View ArticleSeven-year-old to launch two books
HARARE - Seven-year-old Junior Mwase, who is probably Zimbabwe’s youngest published author, will launch two books at 71 Belvedere Road, Harare tomorrow. The Selborne Routledge Primary School grade 2...
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Tuku, Ringo clash tonight
HARARE - South African star Ringo Madlingozi, Oliver Mtukudzi, Jah Prayzah and Wallace” Winky D” Chirumiko will clash tonight at Andy Miller Hall, Harare Exhibition Park, in easily the biggest gig in...
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