Council sets $150k target for Xmas cheer fund
Patient Sibanda Chronicle Reporter THE Bulawayo City Council has this year set a target of $50,000 for the Mayor’s Christmas Cheer Fund to spread festive joy to underprivileged residents. The Mayor’s...
View ArticleZanu-PF tree planting heroes arrive in Vic Falls
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter AN adventurous group of 100 Zanu-PF youths who set off on a tree planting march from Harare were on cloud nine yesterday when they arrived to a heroes’ welcome in...
View Article‘Gumbura, Mujuru cabal wanted to assassinate VP Mnangagwa’
Robert Martin Gumbura Tendai Rupapa Harare Bureau THE witness testifying in a case in which jailed church leader Robert Martin Gumbura is accused of masterminding a foiled jailbreak yesterday narrated...
View ArticleZim-Asset takes centre stage at Zanu-PF conference
Cde Simon Khaya Moyo Felex Share Harare Bureau— THE Zanu-PF Politburo yesterday said the 15th Annual National People’s Conference, which began yesterday, will be about finding strategies to improve the...
View ArticleShurugwi rolls out prepaid water meters
Lovemore Zigara Midlands Correspondent SHURUGWI Town Council has started rolling out prepaid water meters despite stiff resistance from residents. Council chairman Tsungai Makore said by January next...
View ArticleFamily abandons homestead after three lightning strikes
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter A FAMILY from Sikabela area in Hwange District has fled its homestead after lightning struck three times reducing a hut to rubble and destroying property. Acting...
View ArticleMum ‘slayer’ in court
Elizabeth Tsuro Midlands Reporter A TEENAGER from Gweru who allegedly killed his mother by stabbing her five times with a kitchen knife, appeared in court yesterday. Kudakwashe Ashley Sibanda, 19, of...
View ArticleMum of three kidnaps child, 5
Thandeka Moyo Chronicle Reporter A MOTHER of three from Bulawayo’s Mahatshula suburb allegedly kidnapped a five-year-old girl from Renkini Bus Terminus and kept her for 10 days. Lethu Nkomo whose age...
View ArticleColliery equipment auction stopped
Fairness Moyana Chronicle Correspondent DEBT-RIDDEN coal miner, Hwange Colliery Company Limited, yesterday heaved a sigh of relief after a public auction to dispose of its mining equipment worth...
View ArticleRaw effluent scare in AirZim plane cabin
Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Correspondent PASSENGERS aboard the Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767 on a flight from Harare to Johannesburg on Sunday were left disgusted after liquid waste seeped into the cabin from...
View ArticleMoyo assures lecturers on salaries
Professor Jonathan Moyo Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Correspondent THE government has assured staff at the country’s state universities that it was working flat out to ensure they get their outstanding...
View ArticleTour operators, hotels offer discounts for delegates
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter TOUR operators and hotels in Victoria Falls are offering up to 30 percent discount on activities and accommodation to delegates attending the 15th Zanu-PF Annual...
View ArticleZanu-PF conference confounds detractors
Cde Simon Khaya Moyo Nduduzo Tshuma in Victoria Falls THE 15th Zanu-PF Annual National People’s Conference that started on Monday disproves among many lies by detractors that the party would...
View ArticleKombi driver kidnaps, bashes police officer
Whinsley Masara Chronicle Reporter— A KOMBI driver from Tsholotsho allegedly beat up a policeman until he fainted after suspecting the man was having an affair with his wife. Quiet Ncube of Sontamba...
View ArticleGang rape trial begins
Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter THE trial of four men who allegedly drugged and gang-raped a 12-year-old Eveline High School pupil kicked off yesterday with the men pleading not guilty. Sandiso Moyo, 26,...
View ArticleMan offers girl maputi for sex
Marvelous Moyo Gwanda Correspondent A MAN from Gwanda allegedly gave an 11-year-old girl two packets of maputi to lure her into having sexual intercourse with him. Bonolo Bedza, 28, of Mambo and Sons...
View ArticleCar burns at Byo garage
Pamela Shumba Senior Reporter A MAZDA 626 vehicle belonging to former Net-One Matabeleland regional manager, Douglas Mufunda, was reduced to a shell after it caught fire in a freak accident at a...
View Article20 yrs jail for 12-hr rapist
Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter A MARRIED man from Madlambuzi who raped his girlfriend’s younger sister for 12 hours has been slapped with a 20-year jail term. Smile Moyo, 26, a father of two,...
View ArticleBulawayo businessman Moyo dies
Oliver Kazunga Senior Reporter ZIMBABWE Miners’ Federation (ZMF) first vice president and Bulawayo businessman, Morgan Moyo, has died. He was 58. Family spokesperson, Clement Moyo, said his brother...
View ArticleMet office warns of heavy rains and flash floods
Elita Chikwati Harare Bureau THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned the public of heavy rains that may be accompanied by flash floods from tomorrow (Sunday). In statement yesterday,...
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