adminNcube announces arrival at Highlanders with a bang
Sports ReporterMILTON Ncube announced his arrival at Highlanders in style with three well-executed goals as the Bulawayo giants beat Blue Rangers 4-0 in a Castle Lager Premiership match at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday.
Bantu Rovers Under-19s sound warning bells in US
By Sikhumbuzo MoyoBANTU Rovers’ Under-19 squad got off to a flying start in the 2012 Dr Pepper Dallas Cup in the United States after dismissing Central California Blues 4-1 on Sunday night.
Kings dominate pool tourney
Sports ReporterGESHOM Nash from Kings won the Skittle Inn Singles Pool tournament played at the weekend.
Europe’s manufacturing sector outlook dim
An eighth straight month of contraction in the euro zone’s manufacturing sector eclipsed brighter news from Asia yesterday, dimming chances of a strong rebound in the global economy.Wife, six children escape fire attack
Chronicle ReporterA 39-year-old Tsholotsho man has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for setting ablaze his own bedroom hut with six children inside.
Khulumani Clever Tshuma, of Majokotshoko Filling Station at Tsholotsho Business Centre, arrived at his homestead drunk and started insulting his wife and children.
He told his wife, Ms Hlanganani Ncube, to pack her belongings and leave his homestead for an undisclosed reason and went on to set a bedroom hut ablaze without regard to what would happen to the six children who were in the hut.
Councillors on warpath
Chronicle Reporter
THE controversial Bulawayo housing stands issue took a new dimension with councillors reportedly blocking a special council meeting that was scheduled to discuss the issue last week.
Council was reported recently to be demanding deposits of up to $4 200 on residential stands in three days from desperate home seekers, who were told to pay the money or risk losing their stands.
The meeting that was scheduled for Thursday had to be postponed because councillors accused council officials of trying to “hijack” the meeting and influence resolutions when a number of councillors who are vocal and knowledgeable about the issue were out of town.
Commenting on the cancelled meeting, a councillor who declined to be named, said things were not being done above board in the city’s housing department.
“We decided that the meeting should not go ahead because a majority of the people who are knowledgeable about council’s housing resolutions were not present. Most of them announced last week that they would be out of town. We were therefore surprised when a notice for the meeting was issued when it was known they would be absent,” said the councillor.
Byo Province confident over Nash competitions
Sports ReporterTHE Bulawayo Province athletics team is confident of a top three finish in the National Association of Secondary Heads (Nash) national competitions that will take place at Plumtree High School today and tomorrow.
Bulawayo came sixth in last year’s edition of the inter-provincials but this time around the provincial chairperson Enock Ncube said the province was looking for an improved top three finish.
Lafarge targets $60m revenue
Cement manufacturer Lafarge Zimbabwe has said full year revenue is expected to reach $60 million as cement demand especially on the local market continues to grow.Murdered woman’s family to meet
Chronicle ReporterTHE family of the Mpopoma woman who was recently allegedly butchered with a machete is going to meet over the Easter holidays to decide on burial arrangements amid revelations that the blood-splattered walls and floors have still not been cleaned.