Beer money killer faces murder charge
Bongani Mhlanga Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Plumtree Correspondent A 34-YEAR-OLD man who allegedly fatally struck his cousin with a hoe for refusing to lend him P10 to buy beer has appeared in court...
View ArticleJindu back in court
Rodney Jindu Tanaka Mrewa, Court Reporter A MAN from Bulawayo who allegedly shot his friend, buried him in a shallow grave in Burnside suburb and sent a message to the deceased’s mother pretending to...
View ArticleGovt moves to eradicate child marriage
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa Farirai Machivenyika, Harare Bureau THE Government is working on a Bill to align the country’s marriage laws as part of wider efforts to eradicate marriage of children...
View ArticleZanu-PF acts on suspended youths
Cde Kudzai Chipanga Auxilia Katongomara, Chronicle Reporter THE Zanu-PF youth league yesterday said suspended members from Bulawayo province will soon have their cases referred to the National...
View ArticleCivil servants stands scheme begins
Engineer George Mlilo Felex Share, Harare Bureau THE Government will roll out the civil servants housing scheme this month and the process begins with workers signing stop order forms, an official has...
View ArticleSix armed robbers kill panner, loot ore
Sharon Chiware, Midlands Reporter A GOLD panner from Kwekwe died after he was allegedly attacked by six robbers who made off with gold ore which he had extracted illegally from a mine in the town....
View ArticleWoman (31) beats up cop
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Plumtree Correspondent A PLUMTREE woman has appeared in court for allegedly assaulting a police officer in a bid to evade arrest. Rejoice Dube (31) of Madubesi Suburb...
View ArticleWoman (22) threatens ex-husband (56) with death
Cynthia Dube, Court Reporter A 22-YEAR-OLD woman from Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo has been sentenced to a wholly suspended three months in prison for sending messages to her ex-husband insulting...
View ArticleArmed robber wails over 10-year sentence
Tanaka Mrewa, Court Reporter AN armed robber yesterday burst into tears in court and begged for mercy after he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Raphael Ngwenya (25) was part of a robbery gang that...
View ArticleEmployers challenge Labour Act
Fidelis Munyoro, Harare Bureau Employers challenging the constitutionality of amendments to the Labour Act — chief among them the provision that companies pay fired workers in retrospect — will have...
View ArticleDokora taken to court over unpaid bank loan
Minister Lazarus Dokora Daniel Nemukuyu, Harare Bureau Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Lazarus Dokora has been taken to court over an unpaid bank loan to the tune of $21 000. CBZ Bank...
View ArticleZinwa disconnects defaulters
Harare Bureau The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has embarked on a massive water disconnection exercise to recover close to $150 million it is owed by various clients, including Beitbridge...
View ArticleMujuru’s succession claims dismissed
Joice Mujuru Harare Bureau Claims by opposition leader Dr Joice Mujuru on Tuesday that she was President Mugabe’s natural successor before her unceremonious expulsion from Zanu-PF and Government are...
View ArticleMDC-T MPs’ recall proves costly
Mr Tsvangirai Harare Bureau MDC-T continues to count losses over its decision to recall 21 Members of Parliament after it recently lost the right to chair the Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs...
View ArticleGovt, aid agencies urged to intervene in floods crisis
Minister Prisca Mupfumira Nqobile Tshili in Bulawayo and Lloyd Gumbo in Harare Communities ravaged by Cyclone Dineo are facing a near fatal humanitarian hazard that calls for urgent Government and aid...
View ArticleMan commits suicide by drinking cynide
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Correspondent A MAN from Old Pumula suburb in Bulawayo died instantly after allegedly drinking cyanide in a suspected suicide. Edrich Moyo (26) is said to have taken his life...
View ArticleZanu-PF commissar castigates Bulawayo Provincial leadership
Nduduzo Tshuma, Political Editor THE violent scenes that rocked Davies Hall, the provincial headquarters of the ruling party Zanu-PF in Bulawayo on Sunday, should be condemned in the strongest terms....
View ArticleBulawayo to hold rain thanksgiving prayers
Martin Moyo Auxilia Katongomara, Chronicle Reporter THE Bulawayo City Council is set to conduct a Thanksgiving prayer session after the heavens opened up resulting in the city having water supplies...
View ArticleGweru gets new mayor, Kombayi goes to court
Hamutendi Kombayi Patrick Chitumba/Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporters MDC-T Councillor Charles Chikozho was sworn in as the new Gweru mayor yesterday — the same day that his predecessor Mr Hamutendi...
View ArticleResidents blast BCC, Zinara over potholes
Thandeka Moyo, Chronicle reporter SCORES of angry residents yesterday took to social media platforms to blast the Bulawayo City Council and the Zimbabwe National Road Authority (Zinara) for not...
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