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Zanu-PF Women’s League member Nhari buried

Pallbearers carry the body of the late Cde Esphina Nhari for burial at Gweru provincial heroes’ acre yesterday. Looking on is Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa (left), Politburo members and senior...

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Farmer loses 30 sheep to friend

Melody Baya, Court Reporter A MAN from Malindela suburb in Bulawayo has been sentenced to 15 months in jail for converting to his own use $2,400 acquired from selling his friend’s 30 sheep. Jotham...

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Aunt ‘ignores raped’ niece’s pleas

Melody Baya, Court Reporter A WOMAN from Pelandaba suburb in Bulawayo allegedly ignored her 17-year-old niece’s pleas for help when she was being raped by her husband. The woman, whose name was not...

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MDC-T goes to court over Byo demo

Minister Ignatius Chombo Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court Reporter THE MDC-T has taken Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo and Police Commissioner Augustine Chihuri to court challenging the police’s...

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Kuwait visas ban sought

Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi Felex Share Harare Bureau THE government has written to the government of Kuwait seeking an immediate ban on the issuance of Article 20 visas to locals to prevent more...

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Mbeki showers praise on Zimbabwean farmers

Thabo Mbeki Simiso Mlevu Harare Bureau FORMER South African President Thabo Mbeki has hailed Zimbabweans for taking the land issue seriously and making it part of their national consciousness. His...

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Man loses eye in TV remote fight

Melody Baya Court Reporter A MAN from Magwegwe suburb in Bulawayo lost an eye after his friend struck him with an empty soft drink bottle in a fight over a television remote control. Sikhumbuzo Jiyane,...

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Police hunt bogus CIDs

Noleen Makhurane Court Reporter Police in Bulawayo are hunting for a five-man gang that posed as Criminal Investigation Department (CID) detectives to assault a family with machetes. The fake CIDs were...

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Nine mbanje planters arrested

Whinsley Masara Chronicle Reporter NINE villagers from Tsholotsho South have been arrested after mbanje plantations were found in the area. Police raided the area and recovered a truckload of the...

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US denies hand in flag protest

Supa Mandiwanzira Chronicle Reporter THE United States embassy in Harare has been forced to deny that it is sponsoring a new social media protest movement similar to the “Arab Spring” and mobilising...

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Gold rush in Bulilima

Sukulwenkosi Dube, Plumtree Correspondent GOLD panners are flocking to Bulilima District’s Dombolefu Ward following unconfirmed reports that the mineral has been discovered in the area. Bulilima West...

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Kuwait offers 100 STEM scholarships

Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter THE government of Kuwait is prepared to offer scholarships to up to 100 Zimbabwean students each year to study sciences at both state and private universities....

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Man axes 16-year-old wife 3 times

Sukulwenkosi Dube, Plumtree Correspondent A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Bulilima struck his 16-year-old ex-wife with an axe three times after he saw her with another man. Nevious Moyo, who is employed as a...

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Ex-detective up for murder

Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court Reporter A FORMER police detective shot and killed a Fort Rixon mine employee during a scuffle over ownership of the mine. Refias Masuna, 48, of Mahatshula North suburb,...

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NSSA opens building society… Offer 25-year mortgages at 9,5 percent…2,000...

Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa is joined by Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Prisca Mupfumira and National Social Security Authority board chairman Robin Vela in toasting a glass...

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Parliament’s Matebeleland hearings flop

Pamela Shumba/ Richard Muponde, Chronicle Reporters PUBLIC hearings on two proposed laws that were supposed to be conducted in Gwanda on Tuesday were suspended after people failed to turn up while in...

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47 percent of UZ students HIV+

Ellah Mukwati Harare Bureau ALMOST half of University of Zimbabwe students who recently underwent voluntary HIV testing were positive, a revelation which has forced the institution to limit...

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Man stabs friend in beer fuelled row

Pritchard Moyo Melody Baya, Court Reporter A MAN from Magwegwe suburb in Bulawayo allegedly stabbed his friend with an Okapi knife and left his intestines protruding following a misunderstanding after...

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Man in hospital after beating from ex-wife’s lover

Melody Baya, Court Reporter A MAN from Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo allegedly assaulted his girlfriend’s ex-husband after a confrontation. Paul Gatsi, 28, together with his two brothers allegedly...

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Community service for burial society funds theft

Melody Baya, Court Reporter A BURIAL society treasurer from Old Pumula suburb in Bulawayo has been ordered to perform 210 hours of community service for embezzling $1,149. Rita Mpofu, 37, stole from...

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