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...
View ArticleFarmer 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...
View ArticleAunt ‘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...
View ArticleMDC-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...
View ArticleKuwait 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...
View ArticleMbeki 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...
View ArticleMan 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,...
View ArticlePolice 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...
View ArticleNine 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...
View ArticleUS 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...
View ArticleGold 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...
View ArticleKuwait 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....
View ArticleMan 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...
View ArticleEx-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,...
View ArticleNSSA 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...
View ArticleParliament’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...
View Article47 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...
View ArticleMan 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...
View ArticleMan 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...
View ArticleCommunity 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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