adminSuspects rob villager, go on drinking spree
Midlands Bureau Chief
THREE men from Lower Gweru allegedly presented themselves with a Christmas gift when they waylaid and robbed a fellow villager of $3 000 before going on a beer drinking spree.
Council to review by-laws
Chronicle Reporter
THE Bulawayo City Council will review its by-laws in the first quarter of this year
Fuel queues persist in Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls Reporter
FUEL queues are still a common sight in Victoria Falls as tourists jostle to fill up their fuel tanks to leave the resort town for their respective homes after the festive season.
Men part of solution in reducing HIV infections
By Vaidah Mashangwa
In terms of the spread of HIV, men should not be viewed only as part of the problem but part of the solution.
Businessman attempts to withdraw bribery case
Victoria Falls Reporter
A Victoria Falls businessman has allegedly tried to withdraw a bribery case he made to the police against two National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (NPWMA) rangers who allegedly solicited for a bribe after catching him with a suspected girlfriend in parks area.
Malema won’t share stage with Zuma
Bloemfontein — Suspended ANC Youth League president Julius Malema was not included in the formal programme of the ruling party’s centenary festivities in Bloemfontein, ANC chairperson Baleka Mbete said.
Arab League ‘made mistakes in Syria’
New York — Qatar’s prime minister on Wednesday sought the UN help with an Arab League monitor mission in Syria saying it has made “mistakes”.
Cuba slams Twitter for Castro death rumour
Havana — State media on Wednesday accused the social networking site Twitter of helping spread a rumour that former Cuban leader Fidel Castro had died, and criticised anti-Castro expatriates it dubbed “necrophilia counter-revolutionaries” for jumping on the story.
Nigerian police fire tear gas on protesters
Police fired tear gas and beat protesters to force them out of a square they had occupied in an overnight sit-in in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano as part of demonstrations over soaring fuel prices, an organiser said.
ANC to meet Mandela family over chief
East London — The ANC Eastern Cape provincial working committee plans to meet with the Mandela family later this month to discuss Mvezo chief Mandla Mandela’s marital woes, the Daily Dispatch reported yesterday.