admin17 guns recovered in Gen Mujuru’s house
Harare Bureau
TWO assault rifles were found on the floor in General Solomon Mujuru’s bedroom on the day he died in an inferno while 15 other guns were in a gun cabinet close to the bedroom.
The investigating officer in Gen Mujuru’s case, Chief Superintendent Crispen Makedenge, yesterday said they recovered 17 firearms and some ammunition in the house.
He was testifying in the inquest into the late General’s death at the Harare Magistrate Courts.
Chief Supt Makedenge, who is the Deputy Officer Commanding Law and Order, was the 28th witness in the inquest.
Brace for polls, police told
Chronicle Reporter
POLICE should prepare themselves for the forthcoming referendum and general elections to ensure that peace and tranquility prevail before, during and after the polls, Judge President Justice George Chiweshe said yesterday.
Speaking during the pass-out parade of 294 police recruits at Ntabazinduna Training Depot, Justice Chiweshe said there was a need for the police to formulate effective operational itineraries that are tailor-made to ensure that peace and tranquility prevail before, during and after the important plebiscites.
JM Nkomo museum opens to public
By Prosper Ndlovu
THE Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Museum in Bulawayo’s Matsheumhlophe suburb opened to the public yesterday with senior Government officials, teachers and headmasters from the city’s secondary schools visiting the place.
The Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo National Foundation (JMNNF) turned the late national hero’s Matsheumhlophe house at number 17 Aberdeen Road, into a monumental museum which it completely refurbished in 2007.
Councillor buys car for seven dollars
Midlands Correspondent
GWERU councillor for Ward 8 Councillor Trust Chineni recently bought a council vehicle for a meagre $7, a development that has been condemned by residents. Clr Chineni, the chairman of the
Graves discovered at police depot
Chronicle Reporter
POLICE have discovered graves at Ntabazinduna Police Training Depot and efforts now being made to locate relatives of the deceased. Addressing Governor for Matabeleland North Thokozile
Man jailed 18 years for murder
Midlands Bureau Chief
A Gokwe North man who killed his friend three years ago following a scuffle over a cap has been jailed for 18 years by Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Lawrence Kamocha. Justice Kamocha is on
Man appeals for assistance
Chronicle Reporter
A 37-year-old man from Bulawayo’s New Lobengula suburb is appealing for medical and financial assistance from well wishers to undergo an operation to remove and treat a growth that developed in
Teen gets 30 months for stealing goats
Chronicle Reporter
AN 18-year-old man from Tsholotsho has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for stealing two goat kids, which he slaughtered for meat. Saneliso Stone Ndlovu, of Phambuka Line, Nkunzi area, took
ZNA committed to community development
Chronicle Reporter
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) is committed to the development and enhancement of livelihoods of communities through self-help projects, the commander of One Infantry Brigade, Brigadier-
‘The Artist’ wins best-produced film
LOS ANGELES. – “The Artist” continued its love affair with American cinema after winning best-produced film on Saturday at the Producers Guild Awards (PGA), boosting its chances for an Oscar nod ahead of the Academy Award nominations next week. The silent black-and-white French comedy, starring Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo, is a homage to the pre-talkie era