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From Temba Dube in Shurugwi
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday dismissed the possibility of an Egyptian style uprising in Zimbabwe
Govt to raise funds for elephants
Chronicle Reporter
THE Government is in the process of raising funds to address the water shortage problem at Hwange National Park following reports that elephants have started dying of thirst.
The water pans are drying up and the few that still have water are reportedly failing to cope with the demand for water and the situation has been worsened by the rapid expansion of the jumbo population.
Trans African climate caravan reaches Zimbabwe
Victoria Falls Reporter
THE Trans African Climate Caravan of Hope arrived in the country yesterday en-route to the 17th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP 17) set for Durban, South Africa, next week.
Nalitali Ruins among 67 threatened heritage sites
Chronicle Reporter
THE World Monuments Fund (WMF) has identified Nalitali Cultural Heritage site in Zimbabwe as one of the 67 threatened heritage sites that need funding for restoration, under the 2012 world monuments watch.
Zesa cuts off power to Valley Irrigation scheme
Chronicle Reporter
ZESA has cut off power supplies from Valley Irrigation Scheme in Kezi district over a US$43 000 debt, a development which is going to have a bearing on food security in the drought prone area.
Storm over Tsvangirai marriage
Harare Bureau
THERE was drama in Senate Wednesday when MDC-T Senators demanded that Zanu-PF withdraws its congratulatory message to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai for marrying a new wife.The MDC-T Senators claimed they had not been officially informed of PM Tsvangirai’s marriage.
Drama unfolded when Zanu-PF national chairman Cde Simon Khaya Moyo, on behalf of the party, congratulated PM Tsvangirai (59) for marrying Ms Locadia Karimatsenga Tembo (39).
PM Tsvangirai paid lobola for Ms Tembo on Monday. Ms Tembo is from a Zanu-PF background and her sister Cde Biata Beatrice Nyamupinga is Zanu-PF legislator for Goromonzi.
PM Tsvangirai paid $36 000 cash, 10 live beasts and groceries.
A senior party official implied that the PM paid lobola as a damage control measure while others were of the view that he married to deflect questions over his sexuality following his spirited pro-homosexual stance.
Masvingo endorses President as candidate
Masvingo Correspondent
THE Zanu-PF leadership in Masvingo Province has unanimously endorsed the candidature of President Mugabe for next year’s elections, ahead of the party’s 12th Annual National People’s Conference scheduled for Bulawayo between 6 and 10 December.
Bulawayo Province gets 200 tonnes seed maize
Chronicle Reporter
THE Bulawayo Province has received 200 tonnes of seed maize under the 2011/12 Presidential Well-Wishers Special Agricultural Inputs Scheme that was launched by President Mugabe in Harare last week.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Company tax penalties too punitive
An increasing number of companies are reportedly failing to remit taxes to Government and this has been blamed largely on low levels of production that have seen many companies failing to break even.
Stream bank cultivation affects water sources, quality
Features Reporter
STREAM bank cultivation is now rampant around in cities and towns in Southern Africa as people seek to counter the effects of poverty, resulting in the contamination of water sources by fertilisers and pesticides applied in these small, unplanned farm plots.