adminWestern Panthers take on Gweru Sports Club
Ricky Zililo
THE championship and relegation battles are on in the National Rugby League with Bulawayo’s Western Panthers hoping to capitalise on home advantage when they play host to Gweru Sports Club at Hartsfield Stadium this afternoon.
Mathema challenges Biti on social services funding
Chronicle Reporter
FINANCE Minister Tendai Biti must provide adequate funding to the social services sector to take care of the elderly and other less privileged members of society, Bulawayo Governor Cain Mathema said yesterday.
Falling of rock could be a message: traditional leaders
Leonard Ncube
Chronicle Reporter
One of the huge balancing rocks that fell off a hill in Matopo National Park early this week has generated a lot of interest with traditionalists saying it should not be removed until some rites have been conducted.
Residents blast council over NSSA project
Temba Dube
THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) yesterday said it will take its investment elsewhere if Bulawayo councillors are not interested in its multi-million dollar offer to build houses in the city.
Preps for commissioning of Landa J High School on course
Chronicle Reporter
A high-powered Government delegation has said it is impressed with the infrastructure at Landa J High School in Tsholotsho District and the progress made in its construction.
President slams SA court ruling
Harare Bureau
PRESIDENT Mugabe has slammed a recent North Gauteng High Court ruling urging South African authorities to probe alleged human rights abuses in Zimbabwe and bring perpetrators before the International Criminal Court for prosecution.
Bantu Rovers gun for maximum points
Ricky Zililo
FORMER Premiership club Bantu Rovers will be out to collect maximum points this afternoon when they take on Emakhandeni Pirates in a Zifa Southern Region Division One Soccer League match at White City Stadium.
Veld fires claim 40 lives
Midlands Correspondent
A total of 40 people have been killed by veld fires in the past three years while property worth about $5 million has been destroyed, an official said.
Mbada bail out Warriors
Harare Bureau
THE Warriors finally left for Mozambique yesterday morning when mining giant Mbada Diamonds came to their rescue with a cheque of $44 000 to secure the air tickets for the trip.
PERSPECTIVE: A paradigm shift needed in wildlife protection
Stephen Mpofu
When it almost becomes a norm for human beasts to risk their lives stalking beasts of the wild, under the lure of lucrative contraband markets somewhere in distant foreign lands, it may be time for the affected country to declare without any equivocation: “enough is enough”.