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Council summons defaulters

Chronicle Reporter
THE Bulawayo City Council has started

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School ‘rips off’ parents over entrance fees

Chronicle Reporter
St Columba’s High School in Bulawayo’s Makokoba suburb is reported to have made a “killing”

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Regional airlines take over AirZim clientele

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REGIONAL airlines have taken over beleaguered Air Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls clientele amid revelations that some travel agents have started omitting the airline in their air travel information guide.
With Air Zimbabwe having indefinitely suspended servicing its domestic, regional and international routes citing “viability” challenges, its competitors have stepped in to fill the void.

According to sources at the Victoria Falls International Airport, South African Airways (SAA) and British Airways’ Comair are now plying the Johannesburg-Victoria Falls route daily.
Air Namibia lands at Victoria Falls Airport about three times a week.

Some visitors to the resort town are also using One Time Airways, Zambia Airways and other airlines from South Africa that land just across in Livingstone town.
As if that competition is not enough, there are about three airlines that have proposed to fly into Victoria Falls in a development that could see increased traffic and revenue for the tourism sector.

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Parents opt to send boarders to school early

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IN a bid to beat congestion on the opening day of schools, most parents with children learning at boarding schools have opted for an early send off of their children.

In an interview with some parents waiting for the departure of their children at the Large City Hall yesterday, some parents said it was convenient to send their children to school early.
“I think it is convenient to send children at least two days before schools open as it will give them some time to rest,” said Mrs Ncube whose daughter learns at Empandeni Girls’ High.

Another parent echoed the same sentiments and said children would be able to move freely because of less traffic volumes along many roads.
“It is convenient because today is a Sunday meaning there will be less volume of traffic on the highway,” he said.

Other parents with children from Thekwane High School also agreed that was less congestion yesterday compared to today.

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Community turns to river as water woes persist

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CIVIL servants in Kezi have resorted to bathing in Mwewe River due to water shortages reportedly caused by a power outage that has affected the pumping of water from Kezi Dam.
The power outage occurred on Christmas Eve.

Business people and villagers have not been spared either as the main business area and surrounding areas have also gone without electricity and water.
When a Chronicle newscrew visited the area on Friday, civil servants appealed to Zesa to attend to the problem.
A civil servant in the area who spoke on condition of anonymity said the situation was unacceptable and Zesa should take their job of providing electricity more seriously.

“We all converge at the river to bath and this includes doctors, nurses, magistrate and many other civil servants,” said the civil servant.
He said when they contacted Zesa employees in Gwanda, they were advised to provide fuel so that electricians could drive to the area to fix the fault.