adminMan jailed for fatally stabbing villager over woman
Court ReporterA man from Ward 1 Esigodini in Umzingwane District who fatally stabbed another villager during a misunderstanding over a woman has been jailed for seven years.
Computer Society appeals for legislation
Hillary MarizaniThe Computer Society of Zimbabwe (CSZ) has called for the International Computer Driver’s Licence (ICDL) to be made compulsory for every employee who works using computers so that their IT proficiency levels and skills are raised.
Service stations urged to go rural
Oil companies should build more fuel service stations in rural areas to meet the growing demand for the commodity, Zimbabwe Energy Council (ZEC) director Mr Panganai Sithole has said.Somali MP shot dead in Mogadishu
A member of Somalia’s new parliament has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen, the speaker of parliament has said.
UN grand debate opens amid storm over US violations
Caesar Zvayi at the UN, New York
The grand debate of the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly begins here today amid a storm over the US’s continued violation of its host agreement in the wake of Washington’s denial of visas to 20 members of the Iranian delegation including two ministers.
Some members of the Zimbabwean delegation, among them ZBC chief correspondent Reuben Barwe, have been denied visas by the US embassy in Harare in recent years preventing them from covering the General Assembly without impediments as stipulated in the UN Host Agreement. Zimbabwe officially lodged a complaint with the office of the secretary general.
President Mugabe, who arrived here Thursday last week, is set to address the General Assembly on Wednesday afternoon.
His speech is highly anticipated as he has traditionally set the tone for the concerns of the developing world.
The Grand Debate, whose theme this year is peaceful resolution of international disputes, affords member states the platform to contribute on pressing global issues.Australian Catholic Church admits child abuse
Australia’s Roman Catholic Church has confirmed that more than 600 children have been sexually abused by its priests since the 1930s in the state of Victoria.
Teachers urged to appeal against Zou diplomas ban
Harare Bureau
Businesses, residents call on utilities to suspend payment demands
Chronicle CorrespondentTHE Bulawayo business community and residents have demanded that public utilities suspend demanding payment of arrears
‘Mining sector prefers local suppliers’
Business ReporterTHE Joint Suppliers and Purchasing Committee of the Chamber of Mines wants local companies to provide the bulk of services and goods to the mining sector, its chairman Mr Philemon Machana, has said.
Farmers challenge Govt
Chronicle Reporter
LIVESTOCK farmers in Matabeleland have challenged the Government to split the agriculture sector into clusters and come up with a separate budget for livestock production.
The Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers’ Union (ZCFU) convened a Matabeleland Small Business Livestock Consultative meeting with Government and political leaders at Elangeni Training Centre in Bulawayo yesterday to map the way forward in the wake of threats to the livestock sector particularly in Matabeleland where 371 000 cattle are at risk of starvation. About 500 have died in the province due to lack of pasture and water.
The union invited the Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Sithembiso Nyoni, to apprise her of their plight and to stress that they were also small scale businesses that needed equal consideration like other sectors of the economy.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Seiso Moyo, Zanu-PF National Chairman Ambassador Simon Khaya Moyo and Deputy Speaker of the Senate and Insiza Senator Naison Khutshwekhaya Ndlovu also attended the indaba.