SUSPECTED armed robbers fired several shots as they raided Choppies Parklands Supermarket in Bulawayo on Thursday morning before getting away with an undisclosed amount of cash. The armed robbers are said to have disarmed security guards manning the premises. Witnesses said the robbers were travelling in a Honda Fit and …

ONE doctor suffered a fractured leg at Mpilo Central Hospital yesterday after a staff residence was gutted by fire around midnight. Property with an estimated US$500 000 was destroyed in the fire where 39 health workers were forced to jump out through a window to save their lives. Witnesses said …

Zinedine Zidane has resigned as Real Madrid manager with immediate effect, the Spanish club said on Thursday, just days after the club were beaten to the La Liga title by Atletico Madrid. “It is now time to respect his decision and show our appreciation for his professionalism, dedication and passion …

Electricity theft is a global challenge and Zimbabwe hasn’t been spared. The country has lost up to 1,000km of power lines due to cable theft. The official explanation is that this is driven by organised crime with some accomplices coming from government departments. Politicians say theft and the vandalism of electricity infrastructure is politically motivated to derail the government’s economic …

After good summer rains, the dams that supply water to Johannesburg and much of South Africa’s economic heartland are full. This, then, is the time to start worrying about water supplies. It may sound odd but it’s a lesson learnt from cities across the world over the past two decades. Whether …

French President Emmanuel Macron, in a visit to Rwanda, has said France recognised its “responsibility” in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, asking for forgiveness for his country’s role but without offering an official apology. His comments on Thursday came during a solemn speech at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where 250,000 victims …

By Chipo Chabarwa Child marriage statistics have shockingly increased and Zimbabwe has not been spared. This is believed to have been exacerbated by a global environment suffocating from the devastating impact of Covid-19, which has had a negative effect on the girl child. School closures, economic stress, service disruptions, pregnancy, …

Indaba Reporter Special Advisor to the President on disability issues, Dr Joshua Malinga, has encouraged people living with disabilities to participate in community-driven developmental programmes. Speaking at an event held at Lwendulu Hall in Hwange recently, Dr Malinga said people living with disabilities sometimes lacked confidence, hence only a few …

President Mnangagwa has left for Maputo, Mozambique to attend an extraordinary Sadc Double Troika meeting being convened to help tackle insurgency in the country. He was seen off at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport by Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga, Service Chiefs and senior Government officials. The meeting, which was …

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is poised to intervene militarily on the side of the Mozambican government to stop the emerging deadly Islamist insurgency in the Cabo Delgado Province, in the north of the country. This comes after the regional body of 16-nation states sent a technical team to verify events in the …