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Prosper Ndlovu
THE Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Dr Obert Mpofu, and his Industry and Commerce counterpart Professor Welshman Ncube will this week meet the owners of NewZim Steel to finalise the renegotiation of the company shares in line with the country’s indigenisation policy.
Kapfupi crafts new album
Masvingo Correspondent
HARARE-based comedian-cum-musician Freddy Manjalima, aka Kapfupi, is set to release his sixth album next month which promises to be a scorcher.In-fighting rocks Shabanie
Sikhumbuzo Moyo
SHABANIE Mine coach Luke Masomere has come out guns blazing, blasting team management accusing them of treating him like a refugee.
Mat North ex-DCC members assigned to mobilisation teams
Chronicle Reporter
FORMER Zanu-PF District Co-ordinating Committee (DCC) members in Matabeleland North Province have been assigned to mobilise support and spearhead programmes that sell the party’s image.
Drama as kombi operator assaults police officers over bribe
Chronicle Reporter
THERE was “action-packed comedy” when a commuter omnibus operator assaulted police officers in Bulawayo’s Luveve 5 suburb accusing them of demanding a bribe.
Money market interest rates remain high
Business Reporter
INTEREST rates on the local money market continue to remain on the high side due to liquidity challenges in the economy, economic analysts have said.
Catholics converge for annual pilgrimage
Chronicle Correspondent
MORE than 8 000 congregants on Sunday converged on Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Pumula South for the Roman Catholic annual pilgrimage.
Scream Concert hailed as success
Bruce Ndlovu
BULAWAYO dance crew, Antivirus, on Saturday night hosted the Scream Concert at Bulawayo Theatre which bore witness to great performances by some of the city’s up-and-coming musicians.
Last of 20 in plot to kill Mandela convicted
PRETORIA — A South African court yesterday convicted the last of 20 men accused of high treason for a plot to kill Nelson Mandela and drive blacks out of the country, in a trial that spanned nearly a decade.
‘Assange’s life cramped but comfortable’
LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is keeping busy inside Ecuador’s London embassy by working on his computer, exercising on a treadmill and cooking food in his microwave, according to friends.