Vic Falls embarks on go green campaign
ZIMBABWE Tourism Authority (ZTA) and the Victoria Falls Green Fund (VFGF) have partnered the Vic Falls Carnival in a joint venture that will see more than 1 000 trees being planted in the resort town ...
View ArticleNearly 14 000 people flee Malaysia floods
Kuala Lumpur - Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Malaysia forced almost 14 000 people to flee their homes and seek shelter at relief centres, the official Bernama news agency said on Wed...
View ArticleOsama bin Laden bribed a Pakistani land registrar
Islamabad - Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden bribed a Pakistani land registrar to allow the construction of the fortified compound where he was killed by the US special forces last year, a newspaper re...
View ArticleMan takes ex-lover to court for demanding $8 for every sexual encounter they had
A Harare man has brought his former girlfriend to court for demanding US$8 for every sexual encounter they had together, the H-Metro reported.Mugureyi Muchamba told the court that he is being haras...
View ArticleWorld's longest bullet train makes debut in China
BEIJING - China started service Wednesday on the world's longest high-speed rail route, the latest milestone in the country's rapid and -- sometimes troubled -- super fast rail network.The opening of...
View ArticlePaul Siwela case postponed as judge demands affidavit
A judge has ordered Mthwakazi Liberation Front (MLF) leader Paul Siwela, to present an affidavit, stating that he promises not to commit treason offences if released on bail.Since his arrest in March ...
View ArticleZimbabweans should invest in sports says Coltart
Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister, Senator David Coltart says there is need for Zimbabweans to invest in sport if the country is to prosper in 2013. Senator Coltart said the country needs to...
View ArticleChurch gets Mugabe maize
Members of the Johanne Marange Apostolic Church in Bocha, Marange have received maize seed under the Presidential Well-Wishers Special Agricultural Inputs Scheme. The inputs earmarked for the church's...
View ArticleLagos fire, 30 people injured
Lagos - A fire in a crowded area of Nigeria's main city of Lagos believed to be storing fireworks on Wednesday spread to at least nine buildings and 30 people were treated for injuries, a rescue worke...
View ArticleAbout Dr Obert Mpofu: Can all those who want to be 'super poor' stick their...
In penning this article, I have been prompted by the loud silence by voices of reason on the continued bombardment with vilifying venom on the person of Doctor Obert Mpofu, the MP of Umguza constitu...
View ArticleAdam Ndlovu: 21 Questions
A friend of mine asked me; Why is Adam's death become so popular to an extent that it has rivalled Joshua Nkomo’s ? Is it because of Facebook or new media just like the Arab risings? Is it the ris...
View ArticleName KG-6 after Josiah Tongogara
The Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, General Constantine Chiwenga has proposed that the army headquarters, KG-6 be changed to Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks, in recognition of the immense c...
View Article116 babies born on Christmas day
A total of 33 babies were born on Christmas Day at Bulawayo’s three largest referral hospitals. While Harare and Chitungwiza recorded a total of 83 babies born at the three major public hospitals.Th...
View ArticleConfusion rocks Gwanda drought relief programme
CONFUSION has rocked the Gwanda District drought relief programme under the Department of Social Welfare following reports that partners involved in the distribution of food aid are not co-operating. ...
View ArticleHailstorm leaves a trail of distraction in Mtshabezi
SCORES of homesteads were destroyed and livestock washed away when a powerful hailstorm pounded Kumbudzi Village in Mtshabezi recently.Villagers said the storm that hit the village recently, lasted fo...
View ArticleFemale rapists strike again, raping a soldier (33)
A male soldier employed by the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) was allegedly raped by three women who forced him to drink some unknown substance before taking turns to sexually abuse him. The women lat...
View ArticleZim celebrates Boxing Day
The world celebrated Boxing Day yesterday with some Zimbabweans saying the tradition of giving out gifts of food, money and clothes in a small gift box should be upheld and continued as it helps to ce...
View ArticleBCC to revisits a 1975 Insiza Dam MoU
STAKEHOLDERS in Insiza District, Matabeleland South Province have requested the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to avail an old document of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two parties i...
View Article9-year-old boy sues Zesa for $500 000
A NINE-YEAR-OLD Chitungwiza boy is suing the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) for $500 000 after suffering severe injuries from exposed high voltage electricity cable...
View ArticleNkayi appeals to Govt to increase relief support
NKAYI district continues to endure effects of drought amid revelations a new relief programme rolled out early this month, has only catered for 8 000 people against 125 000 in need of food assistance....
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