adminOPINION: Church has role to play in sex education
Jephiter Tsamwi
THE church is, no doubt one of the most strategic social institutions that not only shapes public opinion and our daily lives, but also defines our being and identity.
Our value systems, especially Christian Zimbabweans, are built upon the golden doctrines of the Bible that I, as a believer of John Wesley’s Methodism, follow.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Zifa, Gumbo must be taken to task
Little Cape Verde, a country with a population of about half a million people, said to be less than Chitungwiza, was among the countries that qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournament to be played in South Africa.
What made the qualification of Cape Verde more special, just like when Botswana made it to the previous edition of the tournament, was the path they used to book a January flight to South Africa.
I was not referring to Bulawayo — Sipepa Nkomo
Chronicle ReporterWATER Resources Development and Management Minister Samuel Sipepa Nkomo yesterday said the water report he presented to Cabinet last week was not about the Bulawayo water situation but an update on the $50 million Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project.
Minister Nkomo was responding to fierce accusations that he allegedly misled Cabinet last Wednesday about the report on the water situation in Bulawayo.
Kevin Curran buried
Harare Bureau
THE cricket fraternity yesterday paid their last respects to former national team and Mashonaland Eagles coach Kevin Curran.
Journalist left for dead
Chronicle Reporter
Chronicle Deputy News Editor Paul Nkala was on Sunday night attacked by unknown assailants and left for dead outside a bar along Main Street and Sixth Avenue in Bulawayo.
Nkala sustained injuries behind the right ear, on the upper lip and on the right leg.
Batting let Tuskers down
Sports Reporter
MATABELELAND Tuskers Cricket Franchise batting stars will have to come to the party today if they are to beat Mashonaland Eagles in the Pro-50 One-Day game at Harare Sports Club.
Tuskers had a sloppy start to the season, losing by seven wickets against Manicaland
Gweru man in trouble for using fake diploma to get a job
Midlands Correspondent
A Gweru man employed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development has been arrested for using a fake diploma, which resulted in him receiving a salary increase.
The man used the fake diploma for about two years.
The man, Enock Mwerenga (37), had been employed by the Ministry in the provincial human resources management office since October 2009 when he later forwarded a fake Higher National Diploma (HND) to the Salary Service Bureau (SSB).
Masvingo woman commits suicide over $90 debt
Masvingo Correspondent
A 26-year-old woman from Bikita in Masvingo Province allegedly committed suicide by hanging after a misunderstanding with her husband over a $90 she had lent him, police confirmed yesterday.
Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Peter Zhanero said the incident happened on Sunday at about 9 am and identified the woman as Polite Tira of Shariva Village under Chief Mukangamwiikita.
He said on the fateful day, Tira had a misunderstanding with her husband, Mr Joseph Gonera (36) over $90 she had lent him.
Studio in search for female singer
Entertainment Reporter
Newly established Bulawayo studio, Maj Studios, is looking for young female Kwaito house and hip hop artistes to boost its growing artistes base.
The studios, with branches in Botswana, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe boasts of nurturing Fraz and Donara of the Seqamabhilidi fame. The studios’ headquarters are in Botswana.
The studio, apart from Fraz and Donara, is also home to Kwaito acts Izikhothane and Amasyndicates and hip hop group Lil Breezy.
Mutambara faction seeks alliance
Harare Bureau
MDC faction led by Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara is reportedly looking for a party