adminHomosexuality a taboo: NK Ndlovu
Chronicle Reporter
THE Deputy President of the Senate, Cde Naison Khutshwekhaya Ndlovu yesterday said members of the public should desist from immoral behaviour such as homosexuality, as it was responsible for the poor rains.
Former AG Gula-Ndebele wins appeal
Harare Bureau
FORMER Attorney-General Mr Sobusa Gula-Ndebele yesterday won an appeal at the Supreme Court to have his case, in which he is challenging his removal from office, three years ago, referred back to the High Court.
Community service for negligent father
Victoria Falls Reporter
A Victoria Falls man has been sentenced to six months in prison for leaving his six minor children to fend for themselves while he moved in with another woman.
Milton Junior celebrates 101 years
Chronicle Reporter
MILTON Junior School yesterday celebrated 101 years with a call to keep up the good standards and reputation.
Woman in mbanje case granted bail
Court Reporter
THE 24-year-old Bulawayo woman from Pumula South suburb, Elizabeth Masekesa, facing charges of allegedly possessing 59 kilogrammes of mbanje with a street value of about $6 000, has been granted bail with stringent conditions.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Govt must release project funds timeously
Implementation of development projects in Matabeleland is moving at a snail’s pace hence the noise from people in the region who include the business community. What quickly comes to mind are big projects such as the Gwayi-Shangani dam, the National University of Science and Technology, the Lupane State University and the Mtshabezi-Umzingwane pipeline.
Zim Theatre Association submits policy document
Entertainment Reporter
The Zimbabwe Theatre Association (ZITA) has responded to the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture’s call to submit views on what should be taken on board when Government reviews its cultural policy.
Gamu fights off deportation
X Factor reject Gamu Nhengu has fought off the latest — and possibly last — attempt to deport her from Britain.
Sex workers risk violence, HIV in Juba’s brothels
JUBA — In the tin warehouses at the back of Jebel Market, in Juba, capital of South Sudan, the business of sex is booming; in the rows and rows of tiny, dark, padlocked rooms — a so-called “sex camp” — girls and women practise the world’s oldest profession in the world’s newest country.
Iranian students storm British Embassy in Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran — Dozens of hard-line Iranian students stormed the British Embassy in Tehran Tuesday, bringing down the Union Jack flag and throwing documents from windows in scenes reminiscent of the anger against Western powers after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.