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Masvingo Correspondent
MASVINGO province is sitting on a cumulative backlog of 856 murder cases with Bikita district having the highest number of unresolved murder cases, High Court judge Justice Tadius Karwi said. Bikita has 165 murder cases followed by Zaka district,
MLF treason trial postponed
Court Reporter
THE much awaited treason trial of three members of Mthwakazi Liberation Front (MLF), a pressure group-cum-political party calling for the separation of Matabeleland from the rest of the country, which was scheduled for yesterday, was postponed to
‘Wetlands important ecological kidneys’
Chronicle Reporter
WETLANDS are very important eco-systems that have diverse services and value to human life, as they are ecological kidneys, which absorb and purify plants. This was said by Matabeleland South Governor Angeline Masuku during the belated
War vet Chrispen Ndlovu dies
Chronicle Reporter
WAR veteran and former Zanu-PF chairperson of Matobo District Coordinating Committee Cde Chrispen Hakuna Ndlovu has died. He was 56. Cde Ndlovu died after a long battle with renal failure. Speaking to Chronicle yesterday, Zanu-PF Matabeleland
Man strikes father with axe after beer brawl
Beitbridge Reporter
A 59-year-old man from Madlambuzi area in Bulilima district is battling for life at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) after he was allegedly struck in the head with an axe by his 31-year-old son following a beer brawl. The Matabeleland South provincial
Zesa applies for permission to increase tariffs
Power utility Zesa Holdings has applied for permission to increase tariffs for its ring-fenced consumers, an official said on Monday. Last year, the utility entered into an agreement with the country’s 22 major miners for an uninterrupted cumulative 108
New students will party for good cause
Entertainment Reporter
BULAWAYO Polytechnic College will this year welcome new students to the institution in style, through a musical bash.
Proceeds from the event, which is set for Friday, will be channelled to the less privileged. In an interview, the director of Tourism
Dangarembga up for film award
Entertainment Reporter
Internationally acclaimed novelist, Tsitsi Dangarembga’s latest film, the second part of the Kare Kare Zvako musical folk-tale series, has been selected for a competition at the first edition of the Luxor African Film Festival in Egypt. According to Olaf
Bulawayo traders association issues loans to members
Business Reporter
THE recently formed Bulawayo Amalgamated Traders Association (Bata) is offering short-term loans to members to help them overcome operational challenges, the chairman, Mr Charles Magumise, said. In an interview, he said the association was formed
Ultra Parts closes shop, relocates
Business reporter
A LOCAL motor parts supplier, Ultra Parts, has closed shop and relocated to Kwekwe citing poor business in Bulawayo. The company’s premises were yesterday deserted as all inventory had been sent to the new branch in Kwekwe. An official at the