adminZimbabwean appointed to UN mission in South Sudan
Chronicle Correspondent
THE United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has appointed a Zimbabwean-born diplomat, Mr Raisedon Zenenga, as Deputy Special Representative (Political) in its mission in South Sudan.
According to a statement released by UN’s website, Mr Zenenga was appointed on 13 January.
Call for Govt to repeal new NSSA tariffs
Harare Bureau
WITH contributions to NSSA rising as much as 666 percent this month for hard-pressed Zimbabweans the Government has been urged to reverse the rise in contribution rates and the quintupling of the insured salary limit.
Presidential Input Scheme rolls into Ntabazinduna
Chronicle Reporter
THE Presidential Well-Wishers Input Scheme rolled into Ntabzinduna on Monday
Cops nabbed for soliciting bribes
Midlands Bureau Chief
THREE traffic police officers were recently arrested for soliciting for bribes from motorists at a roadblock mounted at Mbembesi.
The three, Washington Mandizha (38) of ZRP Sauerstown, Dennis Tapiwa Marerwa (29) of 53 Stops Hostel, Ross Camp, and Randall Joan Brown (23) of 25 Cawstone Road, North End, all in Bulawayo, were arrested after they fell into a trap laid by detectives from Gweru.
Zanu-PF Byo embarks on districts verification process
Chronicle Reporter
ZANU-PF Bulawayo Province has embarked on a verification process of its districts in a bid to strengthen its structures.
MDC officials jostle for positions
Chronicle Reporter
MDC officials aspiring to be the party’s parliamentary candidates are already positioning themselves ahead of harmonised elections due later this year.
Operations at Sherwood mining claim suspended
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made great strides in eliminating gender-based violence, findings that a majority of gender-based violence cases are withdrawn from the police and gender organisations as victims fear losing economic gains from their abusive husbands take us back to the Stone Age where women were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.