Cont takes swipe at own play

Entertainment Reporter
PERFORMING arts in Bulawayo are still stagnant 23 years on showing that there is no growth in the field, a situation that has to change, Amakhosi director Cont Mhlanga has said.

Women urged to take up farming

Lynot Munyaka

WOMEN have been urged to take farming seriously as agriculture is one of the main contributors to the national economy.

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Let us respect our traditional shrines

MYSTERY surrounds the actions of a group of people claiming to be war veterans who have been making unsanctioned and unexplained visits to the Njelele shrine in the Matopo National Park ostensibly to conduct bizarre rituals in the name of cleansing themselves and bringing back the spirits of freedom fighters who were killed during the liberation struggle.

New tourism accounting system introduced

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) have introduced a new Tourism Receipt and Accounting System (TRAS) to enhance remissions of monthly returns to the central bank.

OBITUARY: Liberation struggle icon Ngwenya will be missed

Pathisa Nyathi

One more epitome of the nationalist struggle for independence is no more. Amos Jack Petros Ngwenya passed on on Friday 3 of August 2012 and his burial was scheduled for Saturday.

Chinamasa speaks out on draft constitution

Harare Bureau
Zanu-PF Copac management committee member, Cde Patrick Chinamasa, says the draft constitution is not final and can be subjected to a raft of changes by parties in the inclusive Government.

Nyasango finishes seventh

THE curtain came down on Zimbabwe’s Olympic medal effort in London yesterday with Cuthbert Nyasango providing a little glimpse into the future of Zimbabwean athletics.

Govt approves ZETDC unbundling

The Government has approved the unbundling of the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) into two separate entities to improve efficiency and encourage private investment in the energy sector, a Cabinet minister said last week.

Centenarian celebrates birthday

Chronicle Reporter

THE secret to longevity is eating healthy, upholding moral values and respecting elders, said Gogo Mhlanyukwa Esilina Sibanda, who celebrated her 103rd birthday yesterday in Nguboyenja, Bulawayo.

Hundreds executed by both sides in Ivorian war: report

ABIDJAN — Around two-thirds of those killed in Cote d’Ivoire’s civil war last year were summarily executed, many of them by fighters backing the current president, according to an inquiry commissioned by the government.

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