adminAnnan to put new ‘approach’ to rebels after Assad talks
International envoy Kofi Annan said he agreed with President Bashar al-Assad yesterday on a new “approach” to end Syria’s 16-month-old conflict that he would put to the rebels.
Man gets 20 years for anal rape
Court Reporter
A man from Tsholotsho District who forcibly had anal sex with a six-year-old girl from his neighbourhood was yesterday sentenced to 20 years in jail.
Taibu quits cricket ‘to do Lords work’
Tatenda Taibu, the Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batsman, has announced his retirement, stating that he wants to focus on working for the church. Taibu played 28 Tests and 150 ODIs for Zimbabwe and has quit aged only 29, usually a cricketer’s prime.
Big turnout for Bosso
Ricky Zililo
ATTENDANCE numbers for Highlanders’ Castle Lager Premier Soccer League matches at Barbourfields Stadium keep increasing with 13 601 spectators having paid to watch the Battle of the Cities against Caps United on Sunday.
Russia mourns flood dead as questions mount
Russia yesterday held a day of mourning for at least 171 people who died in its worst flooding disaster as questions mounted over whether officials did enough to warn of the impending calamity.
‘Eco-cash has potential to become biggest banking platform’
Mobile money platform, Eco-cash, has the potential to become the biggest banking platform in Zimbabwe, Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has said.
Tavaka Gumbo fired
Midlands Correspondent
HARDBODY coach Tavaka Gumbo was fired yesterday following a string of poor results amid turmoil in the Gweru-based team’s camp.
Greek govt wins confidence vote
Athens — Greece’s new three-party coalition government won a vote of confidence in parliament early yesterday, ending a period of uncertainty that led to two elections in less than two months, though the country has a long way to go to emerge from a deep recession and pay down its huge debt.
Patients forced to share ARVs
Chronicle Reporters
BULAWAYO has been hit by a severe shortage of anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs amid reports that 1 090 children are dying in the country every week from HIV and Aids.
More women take up soccer coaching course
Sports Reporter
There were more women than men at the Zisca Bulawayo Province Level One Soccer Coaching Course that ended at Eveline High School on Friday.