adminRevision of new draft constitution complete
Harare BureauTHE Constitution Select Committee yesterday said it had completed revising all the chapters of the draft constitution that will be presented to the principals of the inclusive Government next week.
The draft contains 18 chapters.
Man hangs self after learning HIV status
Chronicle ReporterA 63-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself after he had tested positive to HIV, police said.
Gallery marks Art Attack programme
By Tafadzwanashe TseisiTWENTY-EIGHT pupils from various schools took part in this year’s inaugural Art Attack outreach programme at the National Gallery in Bulawayo.
Consumer protection Bill crafting overdue — CCZ
Business ReporterTHE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has expressed concern over delays in crafting the consumer protection Bill.
Vice President Nkomo to open Paralympic Games
From Sikhumbuzo Moyo in Hwange
THE official opening of the fifth edition of the Zimbabwe National Youth Games by Vice President Landa John Nkomo in Hwange will now be held today at Hwange Colliery Stadium.
Bus back on route after 15 years
Victoria Falls ReporterThe Victoria Falls-Jambezi- Hwange town route which has been without a bus for the past 15 years, now has a bus.
The last bus to ply the route pulled out in 1997 citing poor road network and viability challenges. Life has therefore been difficult for villagers intending to travel within and outside the district as there was no public transport.
Residents fume over ‘inflated’ rental, water bills
Chronicle ReporterRESIDENTS of Emganwini’s Millennium housing scheme have accused the Bulawayo City Council of sending them inflated rental and water bills.
About 150 families are accommodated by the city council in the Millennium housing scheme.
Tsvangirai aide arrested over Zanu-PF offices bombing
Midlands Bureau ChiefPOLICE have arrested a chief security officer in Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Office in connection with the alleged bombings of Midlands Zanu-PF provincial offices in Gweru in December last year.
Basketball action galore at BCD
Sports ReporterBASKETBALL action returns to the Bulawayo Club of the Disabled (BCD) Courts with log leaders Highlanders (m) looking to consolidate their top position on the log when they take on MSU.
Lupane fails to lure investors
Chronicle ReporterTHE Lupane Local Board is failing to lure investors, a situation that is hampering prospects of employing substantive staff to run the board’s affairs, an official said.
Lupane centre was declared the provincial capital for Matabeleland North Province in 1999 and in 2009 a local board was set up to separate the administration of the town from Kusile Rural District Council.