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Boarding schools allowed to exclude pupils over unpaid fees

Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Correspondent THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has given boarding schools the greenlight to send away pupils whose fees would not have been paid in full at the...

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Congregant killed by lightning bolt

Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent A WOMAN from Chivi died after being struck by a bolt of lightning while coming from a church service, police confirmed. Marvelous Makusha, 23, of Miti Village...

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Britain to debate new immigration regulations

Mashudu Netsianda Senior Reporter THE British parliament is today expected to debate new immigration regulations requiring non-European citizens, including Zimbabweans, to earn more than £35,000 for...

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Fake cop arrested for ‘raping’ two women

Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter A MAN has been arrested for impersonating a police officer and allegedly raping two women at Centenary Park in Bulawayo. Ekem Ncube, 39, from Mahatshula suburb, allegedly...

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‘Electoral amendments fall far short of aligning country’s laws’

Thandeka Moyo Chronicle Reporter ELECTORAL amendments that are before parliament fall far short of fully aligning the country’s electoral laws to the Constitution, the Senate Thematic Committee on...

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We’re living like paupers: MPs

Lloyd Gumbo Harare Bureau PARLIAMENTARIANS say they are now living like paupers and have lost their dignity in the eyes of the public. They said while the Constitution provided that the three arms of...

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Mash Central dares Mujuru

Joice Mujuru Tichaona Zindoga Harare Bureau- THE ruling Zanu-PF party in Mashonaland Central province has dared former Vice President Joice Mujuru who has formed her own party, Zimbabwe People First,...

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Parly petitioned over porn law

Lloyd Gumbo Harare Bureau— A LOCAL non-governmental organisation, Katswe Sisterhood, has petitioned Parliament to enact a law barring revenge pornography to protect individuals from having their nude...

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Masvingo budget fails to get greenlight

Masvingo town Walter Mswazie : Masvingo Correspondent THE government has rejected Masvingo City Council’s proposed $27 million budget citing the bloated wage bill especially managers’ salaries. Sources...

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New town to go up near Byo

Innocent Ruwende Harare Bureau THE government is set to create three new towns near Harare and one near Bulawayo that will see the construction of more than 150,000 housing units. Over 1,5 million...

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Boss murder threat: 20 in court

Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter TWENTY dismissed Zimbabwe Grain Bag Pvt Ltd workers accosted their former manager demanding their outstanding salaries and threatened to follow him home to kill him, a...

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Bulawayo girl goes missing after church visit

Patient Sibanda Chronicle Reporter ANOTHER pupil has gone missing in Bulawayo after she left home for church two weeks ago. The 14-year-old Lobengula suburb girl, who is in Form Two at Lobengula...

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Dogs feast on human body

Whinsley Masara Chronicle Reporter DOGS were found feasting on an unidentified decomposing body thought to be of a man in a grazing area in Tsholotsho. A villager discovered the remains at Gariya...

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MPs hammer Parirenyatwa

Zvamaida Murwira Harare Bureau LAW MAKERS yesterday demanded to know why Mashonaland East province, the home of Health and Child Care Minister David Parirenyatwa, had the highest concentration of...

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Masvingo hunts, kills stray dogs

One of the Masvingo dogs that was shot after mauling a four-year-old boy recently Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent MASVINGO municipality has embarked on an operation to shoot all stray dogs in the...

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Teacher offers $30 upkeep for three kids after lobola loan

Patient Sibanda Court Reporter A TEACHER yesterday offered $30 maintenance for his three children saying he was repaying a loan he took in 2012 to pay lobola for his wife of 15 years, but the couple...

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7 years jail for serial robber

Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A 29-YEAR-OLD man who is believed to be part of a house breaking syndicate that has been terrorising Beitbridge residents has been jailed for nine years in connection...

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Minister says Mphoko a unifier

Nduduzo Tshuma Political Editor VICE President Phelekezela Mphoko is a unifier who wants Zimbabweans to transcend ethnic backgrounds and regard each other as one big family, the Minister of State in...

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Hlalo goes to court over expulsion

Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court Reporter EXPELLED MDC-T Senator Matson Hlalo has taken his party and its president Morgan Tsvangirai to court challenging his expulsion from the Senate. Hlalo was last...

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Hunger forces pupils to drop out of school in Mat’land

Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Correspondent PUPILS at some schools in Matabeleland region have stopped going to school while others are collapsing in class because of food shortages caused by the El Nino...

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