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Midlands Bureau Chief
AUTHORITIES have suspended operations at the Sherwood claim where alluvial gold was recently discovered to allow for the erection of a security fence and setting up of ablution facilities, Midlands Governor Jason Machaya has said.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Empower women to curb spousal abuse
AT a time when everyone thought Zimbabwe had made great strides in eliminating gender-based violence, findings that a majority of gender-based violence cases are withdrawn from the police and gender organisations as victims fear losing economic gains from their abusive husbands take us back to the Stone Age where women were treated as unequal to men.
Gara defies the odds, makes successful farming venture
By Freedom Mupanedemo
Mr Nicholas Gara (43), a prominent miner in the mining town of Shurugwi, is a man of adventure.
After initially taking advantage of the rich mineral deposits in Shurugwi to venture into mining — the business entity which helped him to be arguably one of the richest citizens in the small town — Mr Gara keeps on searching for other business adventures.
Turn intellectual acumen into economic development
By Walter Mswazie
AFTER a somewhat subdued 2011 for industry in Masvingo province, 2012 promises to be an eventful year, given a plethora of initiatives that are on the ground.
In actual fact the whole region is overwhelmed with anxiety and expectation of what 2012 has in store for it.
Zanu-PF embarks on verification process
Chronicle Reporter
ZANU-PF Bulawayo province has embarked on a verification process of its districts in a bid to strengthen its structures.
Man’s jail time extended for rape
Court Reporter
A man from Nkayi district who is serving a 20-year jail-term for raping his 12-year-old niece was yesterday slapped with another 18 years in prison.
Web-based Afro TV set for launch
There has been an increasing need to showcase African musicians and film makers, and Afro TV, an internet television channel, will be launched in London on 31 March to do just that.
Founded by Zimbabwean, Sibongile Tendai Tamia Rukazhanga, the television channel aims to provide an alternative space to screen entertaining and educational programmes that include African music shows, entertainment news, dramas, movies and documentaries.
The Song of the Carnivores billed for Byo music fest
Entertainment Reporter
Bulawayo College of Music, together with Alliance Française de Bulawayo, will on Thursday hold the first of a five-lecture series on dispelling myths surrounding the big carnivores of Zimbabwe and encourage action to save them.
Big Brother Brazil housemate raped live on TV
A housemate on Brazil’s version of Big Brother has been raped live on TV, it has been alleged.
Sudan rebels say key govt outpost taken
Khartoum — Rebels in Sudan’s South Kordofan have captured a key government outpost near the state capital, a rebel spokesman said, but the country’s armed forces denied even being in the area.
The battle took place on Sunday at El-Ahmier, 30km southeast of Kadugli, said Arnu Ngutulu Lodi of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N).
“It was the last outpost of SAF south of Kadugli,” he told AFP, referring to the Sudanese armed forces.
Speaking from Kenya, Ngutulu said he had not yet received details of casualties, but the rebels had captured vehicles including an ambulance, as well as mortars, heavy and light machineguns and an anti-tank missile.