Gross sexual harassment cited at Zesa
AN arbitrator who heard the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) sexual harassment case in which a finance manager based at the Megawatt House in Mutare is alleged to have victimised a female employee ruled that there was gross sexual harassment at the power utility company.

Cde Mutasa turns 75
THE Western countries lack moral integrity to castigate the manner Zimbabwe holds its elections because it took supreme sacrifices from its citizens to bring democracy into the country after decades of cruel colonial rule in which locals were not allowed to vote, the Acting President, Cde John Nkomo, said last week.

SEDT launched in Manicaland
A HUMANITARIAN and community based development organisation, the South East Development Trust (SEDT), was officially launched last week Saturday in Chigodora area of Mutare District.

Madiro survives horror crash
THE Zanu-PF Manicaland chairman, Cde Mike Madiro, survived death by a whisker on Tuesday evening after he lost control of his official Toyota twin cab which subsequently veered off the road, overturned and landed on its roof near Odzi along the Mutare-Harare Highway.

Violence disrupts Copac meetings
THE Constitutional Parliamentary Select Committee (Copac) was this week forced to cancel its outreach exercise in parts of Chipinge and Chimanimani districts following retributive clashes pitting the rival MDC-T and Zanu-PF supporters.

Man stays with two wives in one room
A FIELD officer employed by a Mutare-based humanitarian organisation, Onias Fukuzeya, who is reported to have been staying in a single room with two wives, was this week dragged to court by his first wife demanding $420 maintenance.

Notorious armed robbers in court
NOTORIOUS armed robber, Edmore Mangenje was back in the dock last Thursday together with his three accomplices on four new charges of armed robbery.

Consumers welcome lift on meat imports ban
THE Government's recent decision to lift the ban imposed on beef, poultry and other meat products imports has been welcomed by most consumers who were failing to get some of the products on the local market.

ZNA recruit two mascots
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA)'s 3 Brigade, has recruited two mascots (goats) to replace the late Corporal Murahwa who died in 2008.

3 heroes laid to rest
THREE provincial heroes were buried at the same time at the Manicaland Provincial Heroes' Acre on Tuesday.

Wife smacked over girlfriend
IT never rains, but pours for the axed Rusape Town Council acting secretary, Moses Chiraya.

94 touts nabbed in police blitz
A TOTAL of 94 rank marshals were this week nabbed at various bus termini in Mutare for various offences ranging from touting, public disorderly and a litany of other miscellaneous crimes, as the police intensify their crackdown on crime-infested spots in the eastern border city.

ZUJ to equip journalists
THE Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) has embarked on programme to equip and train its members around the country on trade union development issues.

Businessman arrested for pointing firearm
A NYANGA businessman, Givemore Maramba (35), was recently arrested for pointing a firearm at an employee of Kashmir Hardware following a misunderstanding.

‘Determination is key to success’
COMPASSION, heroism and integrity are the three words many police officers want to hear after an act of bravery in arresting a criminal.