adminVillage head allegedly commits suicide over goblins
Temba Dube
Chronicle Reporter
THE village head at Lingwe in Kezi District reportedly committed suicide after being identified as the owner of goblins that were allegedly sexually abusing teachers at a local school.
The man, who has been identified by his children as Moffat Ncube (81), allegedly hanged himself with a piece of wire on Saturday.
He was buried at his homestead, next to the school on Sunday.
Drag racing resumes
Sports Reporter
COMPETITION continues at the Breedon Everard Race Course this Saturday with another drag race.
Bulawayo Motoring Club (BMC), who have been working hard despite low sponsorship levels, will play host to the event.
SA farmhand guilty of murdering supremacist
VENTERSDORP — A South African court yesterday found black farmhand Chris Mahlangu guilty of murdering Eugene Terre’blanche, a white supremacist prominent during the dying years of apartheid, in a wage dispute.
Gweru football association elects new executive
Midlands Correspondent
A new leadership was ushered into office to run the affairs of the Gweru Amateur Football Association (Gafa) during stormy elections held over the weekend which saw Gweru United’s Peter Tandare taking over the reins from Linos Mangove.
Stray elephants descend on irrigation scheme
Beitbridge Reporter
STRAY elephants from Kruger National Park in neighbouring South Africa have descended on Tshikwalakwala Irrigation Scheme in Beitbridge district where they are reportedly destroying crops.
Njelele renegades must be brought to book
Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
A group of people who have thrice visited the traditional sacred Njelele Shrine and verbally harassed and insulted its official keeper, a MaNdlovu, were recently described as “renegades” by the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association national chairman, Cde Jabulani Sibanda, as “liars and pretenders” by the Zanu-PF provincial chairman for Matabeleland South, Cde Andrew Langa.
Mat North launches Fire Protection Week
Chronicle Correspondent
MATABELELAND North launched its National Fire Protection Week, with the province pledging to reduce fire outbreaks amid reports that fire ravaged 100 000 hectares of land last year.
BCC unveils fire fighting equipment
Chronicle Reporter
THE Bulawayo City Council on Monday unveiled two fire engines and fire fighting equipment donated by Operation Florian, bringing to eight, the number of fire engines that the local authority now owns.
Nkayi RDC’s five-year strategic plan unveiled
Chronicle Correspondent
NKAYI Rural District Council has unveiled a five-year strategic plan aimed at luring huge investment and upgrading the growth point.
Tuskers get equipment for development programmes
Sports Reporter
IN a move meant to develop cricket at grassroots level, Matabeleland Tuskers Cricket Franchise has acquired equipment worth $6 000 to be used by coaches for their programmes at schools.