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Court Reporter
THE number of judges at the Bulawayo High Court has been increased to five
Mat South bank loses $200 000 to armed robbers
Chronicle Reporter
A building society in Matabeleland South Province lost more than $200 000 to a gang of suspected armed robbers in an incident that now appears to have been an inside job.
Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Tafanana Dzirutwe, said ZB Bank in Colleen Bawn was on Saturday robbed of $210 000 and R300 000.
Insp Dzirutwe said police had so far picked up four suspects, all employees of the bank, in connection with the robbery case.
“We have picked up four employees of the bank and they are assisting the police with investigations in the robbery. Some cash has actually been recovered but I cannot give further details as this would jeopardise police investigations,” said Insp Dzirutwe.
Insp Dzirutwe said last Saturday night some suspects approached the manager of the bank at his house.
One suspect, who was armed with what looked like a pistol, allegedly demanded safe keys from the supervisor who told him that the keys were with another employee. He instructed the manager to call the other bank employee who is a teller, who was said to be in possession of the safe keys.
Bus accident death toll increases to five
Chronicle Reporter
THE death toll of the Sihube bus that overturned on the outskirts of Bulawayo on Friday has risen to five amid revelations the bus was overloaded.
Two people died on the spot while 60 others were injured, 10 of them seriously, when the bus burst its front tyre, veered off the road and overturned at the 23km peg along Bulawayo-Nkayi Road.
The bus was coming from Zhombe heading for Bulawayo. Upon reaching a bridge across Koce River at about 11am, it burst a front tyre and veered off the road before overturning a few metres away from the bridge.
The injured were rushed to Mpilo Central Hospital.
Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Mandlenkosi Moyo confirmed the deaths of three other people yesterday and said their next of kin had been notified.
“Three more people have died bringing the death toll to five of which three are men. The deceased are Eliah Moyo (30), from Inyathi area in Bubi, Lindiwe Msimanga (40), from Emakhandeni, Sitsha Cetshwayo (64), from Chief Malisa in Zhombe, Collen Sibanda (53), from Cowdray Park and Themba Tshuma (35).
‘Review magistrates’ courts jurisdiction’
Court Reporter
THERE is a need to urgently review the civil jurisdiction of the magistrates’ court so as to reduce the workload at the High Court, Judge President George Chiweshe said yesterday.
Queues resurface at Beitbridge
Beitbridge Reporter
QUEUES yesterday resurfaced at Beitbridge Border Post as scores of travellers, mostly injiva, flocked back to South Africa following the end of the festive season.
School employees forced to sign new contracts
Chronicle Reporter
General workers at Townsend High School in Bulawayo claim that they have been forced to sign new contracts without getting terminal benefits for the years that they have worked.
Motorists cry foul over parking fees
Chronicle Reporter
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) yesterday caught motorists unawares when they were told to pay for parking at the City Hall public parking lot.
Villagers, PMD clash over ambulance donation
Chronicle Reporter
VILLAGERS in Kezi have declared war on the provincial medical director (PMD) for Matabeleland South for allegedly refusing to accept an ambulance donated to Maphisa District Hospital by the owner of Hawkflight Construction.
Students bodies lash out at Biti’s failure to fund cadetship scheme
Chronicle Reporter
STUDENTS’ representative bodies yesterday condemned the Government’s failure
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Act now on Air Zimbabwe
Should people start writing the epitaph for Air Zimbabwe, our once proud national carrier which now seems to be in the throes of death?