adminWar 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
ZSE interlink project put on hold
Business Reporter
A PROJECT to interlink regional bourses electronically is on hold because the Johannesburg Stock Exchange is in the process of changing its platforms, an official has said. At present, information between the stock exchanges is being shared
Rahman replaces Norman
Harare Bureau
RAHMAN Gumbo bounced back as Warriors’ coach, on an interim basis, exactly eight years after being pushed out of the same post as chaos engulfed the national team after an embarrassing 0-3 home defeat at the hands of Nigeria. Gumbo
Zambia plot ambush, Mali have nothing to lose
BATA – The heat will be on Ghana and off Zambia when they clash in this steamy port city today with a place in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations final at stake. “Playing in the final is the least everyone expects from us,” admitted Serb coach Goran Stevanovic ahead of the semi-final showdown at the 35 000-seat Estadio de Bata. “We relish being among the favourites