adminThefts cripple Jozi gallery
Johannesburg — Artwork worth R500 000 has been stolen from the Johannesburg Art Gallery in the past year, according to a report released yesterday.
Demi says no to rehab
Demi Moore is “embarrassed” by her public breakdown.
Madonna plans 10 schools in Malawi
Madonna has announced plans to build 10 new schools in Malawi with a new partner after mismanagement forced the pop star to scrap her first project there last year.
MDC-T official in trouble over Posa
Chronicle Reporter
AN MDC-T official is in trouble with the law for allegedly illegally convening a meeting at his homestead in Filabusi, Matabeleland South, thereby contravening the Public Order and Security Act (Posa).
Woman jailed for murdering hubby
Midlands Bureau Chief
A Gweru woman who last year fatally struck her husband thrice with an axe for complaining that she had served him a cold meal was yesterday sentenced to 21 years in prison by High Court judge Justice Lawrence Kamocha.
The woman, Miriam Kudzai Loveness Tinarwo (29), of Mkoba Village 14, Gweru, had pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder, but Justice Kamocha sitting with assessors Messrs Jameson Lex Dhlula and Wellington Takawira Matemba convicted her after finding her guilty of murder.
Bungee jumping to resume after mishap
Victoria Falls Reporter
VICTORIA Falls Bungee Company, a subsidiary of Shearwater Adventures, which suspended bungee jumping after an Australian tourist’s bungee cord snapped on New Year’s Eve, will resume operations today as investigations into the incident have been completed.
Erin Langworthy miraculously survived the jump after a bungee cord broke resulting in her plunging into the mighty Zambezi River from a height of about 20 metres.
Family appeals for assistance to look after triplets
Chronicle Reporter
A family from Bulawayo’s Pumula East suburb is appealing for assistance in cash and kind to take care of its triplets.
CAAZ licenses third private airline
Harare — The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has licensed a third private airline, Sol Air, to service domestic and international routes, an official said yesterday.
The operating certificate takes effect from 28 January 2012.
Assange in UK Supreme Court over extradition fight
LONDON — Julian Assange took his extradition battle to Britain’s Supreme Court yesterday, arguing that sending him to Sweden would violate a fundamental legal principle.
Russia stands firm against UN on Syria
Damascus — Western powers and the Arab League have demanded immediate UN action to stop Syria’s “killing machine” but Russia refused to give its support, as fighting on the ground intensified.