Teacher sodomises 10 pupils
BULAWAYO - A 20-year-old teacher from Longwe Primary School in rural Bubi has been remanded in custody for sodomising 10 pupils in separate incidents. Nkosiyazi Sibanda appeared before Bulawayo...
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Zanu PF scoffs at relaxation of EU sanctions
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe’s party, Zanu PF, has dismissed the suspension of European Union (EU) sanctions on service chiefs as a non-event, demanding that the nonagenarian and his wife be...
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Govt slashes diamond cutting, polishing fees
HARARE - Zimbabwe has reduced licence fees for local diamond polishing and cutting firms from $100 000 to $20 000 annually. The licence is valid for 10 years. Walter Chidhakwa, the Mines minister,...
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Grade 7 top 100 schools
HARARE - Twenty-three primary schools, led by Kwekwe-based private school, Camelot Primary, attained an incredible 100 percent pass rate in the November 2013, Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council...
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Ex-US congressman Reynolds remanded in custody
HARARE - Former United States of America (USA) congressman Mel Jay Reynolds has been remanded in custody after being arraigned before the Harare Magistrates’ Court on charges of contravening...
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Angel back in Zim
HARARE - Prophet Uebert Angel, the popular Spirit Embassy founder and leader jetted into the country yesterday after more than a month in the United Kingdom. Angel's arrival put paid to widespread...
View ArticleSoul Jah Love extols Mugabe in new song
HARARE - Ndongosimudza Musoro hit-maker Soul Jah Love has composed a song in honour of President Robert Mugabe to be released tomorrow at Gwanzura Stadium during a celebratory for concert for the Zanu...
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Mushipe revels in Nama treble
GWERU - Gweru-based sculptor Forbes Mushipe says the third consecutive National Arts Merit Award (Nama) in the mixed media category he has just received is special to him because it is about the girl...
View ArticleChemco in debt, equity swop deal
HARARE - Listed Chemco Holdings Limited (Chemco) plans to convert a debt owed to TSL Limited (TSL) into equity. Consequently, TSL — owed around $2 million — will increase its shareholding to 81, 64...
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Zim gems to fetch $35m in Antwerp
HARARE - Zimbabwe expects to rake in nearly $35 million from the second auction of its diamonds in Antwerp, Belgium this week. The country — planning to resume local auctions this year — put over 923...
View ArticleFrom democratic to vampire movement
HARARE - When Welshman Ncube broke ranks with the MDC and vowed never to reunite with Morgan Tsvangirai many of the self-proclaimed democratic forces and civil society accused him of betraying the...
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Nama should make radical reforms
HARARE - Another National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) ceremony has just gone by and, as has become the norm, it has left the Zimbabwean arts community deeply divided. Predictably, the winners of...
View ArticleMasvingo woman accused of romping with nephew
MASVINGO - A Mushagashe man has won a protection order from the Civil Court against his brother’s son who conducted day-long prayers with his wife in a locked room. Masvingo magistrate Sibonginkosi...
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'Evening classes for 'O' Level repeaters'
HARARE - Government says students who fail to attain at least five Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) credits at Ordinary Level must be given another chance by enrolling again through a...
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Tobacco selling season opens
HARARE - Zimbabwe's tobacco selling season began yesterday amid hopes that sales would exceed the projected output of 170 million kilogrammes. Prices at the three auction floors yesterday opened...
View ArticleFormer MDC MP convicted of $95 000 fraud
HARARE - Tangwara Matimba, former Buhera South MDC legislator, has been convicted of fraud after swindling a US-based couple of $95 000 in a housing deal. Harare regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya found...
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'US not opposed to indigenisation'
HARARE - United States envoy to Zimbabwe, Bruce Wharton, has said “philosophically”, his government is not opposed to the indigenisation policy. He, however, said there seemed to be inconsistencies in...
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Lift nurse freeze: Parirenyatwa
HARARE - Hospital performance is being jeopardised because of widespread nurse shortages after government froze vacant posts, a Cabinet minister has said. During a tour of Parirenyatwa Group of...
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Navistar bosses charged over Air Zim fraud
HARARE - A Harare magistrate has placed on remand three Navistar Insurance Brokers (Private) Limited (Navistar) bosses, linked to the Air Zimbabwe (Private) Limited (Air Zimbabwe) fraud case. Givemore...
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Ex-DeMbare captain defaults on child support
HARARE - Leo Kurauzvione, the former Dynamos Football Club captain, was yesterday dragged to court by his estranged wife Primrose Muchiriri for defaulting on child support. Kurauzvione pleaded guilty...
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