adminWoman throws self onto moving train
Beitbridge ReporterA 35-year-old Esigodini woman believed to be mentally ill was fatally struck by a goods train when she allegedly threw herself onto the railway line, police said yesterday.
Sipepa hails President
Harare BureauWater Resources Development and Management Minister Simon Sipepa Nkomo (MDC-T) yesterday praised President Mugabe for his unparalleled leadership qualities.
Minister Nkomo, whose ministry hosted the World Water Day celebrations at Great Zimbabwe in Masvingo yesterday, said apart from his liberation credentials, President Mugabe was unique in many ways.
Man (60) hangs self after domestic dispute
Beitbridge ReporterA 60-year-old Beitbridge man committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree following a domestic dispute with his 42-year-old wife, police said.
The provincial police spokesperson for Matabeleland South, Sergeant Loveness Mangena, said the incident occurred on Thursday at Makombe village in Chief Matibe area in Beitbridge.
Schools urged to take environmental issues seriously
Midlands CorrespondentTHE country continues to lose large tracts of forestry through veld fires and other environment unfriendly activities leaving only 45 percent forestry cover, Environmental Management Agency (EMA) statistics have revealed.
Caf blasted over Mandava ban
From Paul Mundandi in ZvishavaneZVISHAVANE residents and traditional leaders have blasted the Caf leadership for their decision to bar FC Platinum from using Mandava for their Champions League tie against El-Merreikh of Sudan.
‘Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam to be completed next year’
Harare Bureau
Construction of Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam will be completed next year while negotiations for funding for the
Hundreds bid farewell to Andy Brown
From Freedom Mupanedemo in MberengwaProminent singer Andy “Muzukuru” Brown was buried at Nkulumo Village in Chavengwa area, in Mberengwa, yesterday afternoon.
Hundreds of mourners, among them politicians and prominent musicians, thronged the late Brown’s homestead to pay their last respects to the legendary musician.
Brown succumbed to pneumonia at Parirenyatwa Hospital last Friday.
Archers shoot to the top in darts league
By Sikhumbuzo MoyoARCHERS darts club dislodged log leaders Fairbridge from the top of the log after stunning the police side 22-17 in a violence marred Bulawayo Metropolitan Province Darts Association league match on Wednesday night while debutants Zimbabwe Saints won their first match of the season.
Pest control unit accused of stealing chemicals
Chronicle ReporterBULAWAYO councillors have accused members of the city’s pest control unit of stealing chemicals, following reports that the local authority has run out of mosquito spraying chemicals.
Man nabbed for killing $20 pet rat
From Kamangeni Phiri in Gweru
AN unusualLY big domesticated rat, almost the size of a full grown cat, caused a stir in Kwekwe when it popped out of its master’s car before it was killed by a man who was part of a crowd that had gathered to witness the unique pet.
Witnesses said the rat, which was black in colour, had strayed from its master’s car parked within the city’s central business district as it was trying to follow him.
“The man who unleashed the fatal kick was immediately taken to Kwekwe Central Police Station by the owner where a report of the ‘murder’ was made. Police are busy investigating the case as we speak,” said a
witness, Mr Conrad Dube, of Mbizo Section Five.
Police confirmed the incident, which happened on Wednesday near the popular city beer outlet, KwaAmaiguru Bar, along Third Street.
The two men, the suspect and the complainant, could be in trouble with the police as they could be charged under the Parks and Wildlife Act, according to the police.