adminEpworth appeals for more land
Herald ReporterTHE Epworth Local Board is appealing for more land to allocate stands to residents, board chairperson Mr Gift July said yesterday. He said this on the sidelines of a tour by Deputy Minister of Local Government, Rural and Urban Development Sessel Zvidzai of more than 200 houses that were
PM off to Botswana
Political EditorPrime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai left the country for Botswana yesterday on a two-day working visit. Reports say he was expected to meet President Ian Seretse Khama in Gaborone privately and apprise him of the situation in Zimbabwe, among other issues. Party insiders say the trip was part of
Rushwaya’s trial postponed
Senior Court ReporterThe case in which Zifa chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya is accused of corruptly concealing transactions from a principal has been postponed to November 19. This will allow her new lawyer to prepare for the trial. Rushwaya is denying all nine counts of corruptly concealing transactions from a
Boy (15) convicted of rape
Court ReporterA 15-year-old boy has been convicted of raping his sister’s friend (11) several times. The boy was convicted on his own plea when he appeared before Chitungwiza regional magistrate Ms Sandra Mupindu on Monday. Ms Mupindu remanded him out of custody to October 31 for sentence. Prosecutor Mr
Pair up for distorting trunk calls
Court ReporterTwo Harare men who allegedly operated an underground telecommunications system that by-passed local service providers appeared in court on Tuesday for contravening the telecommunications laws. Herald Reitbauer (50) and Edgar Makoni (37) allegedly established the station which offered
Cricket match rained off
Jeffrey Murimbechi Sports CorrespondentYET another event hindered the highly anticipated Mountaineers versus Mashonaland Eagles domestic cricket clash as the match was called off due to rain yesterday. The match was initially postponed after the untimely death of the Eagles coach Kevin Curren on October 10 and will decide who will be
Revolution and democracy: An inseparable pact
Atheism is the best excuse to sin without thinking of the consequences, just like democracy has become the best cover to veil treacherous puppetry to Western imperialism, or revolutionarism has become the most trusted rhetoric to sustain monopoly of political power.
In Zimbabwe we have politically degenerated to levels where those who preach democracy have become inveterate opponents of the country’s revolution, deriding the country’s liberation legacy and even demeaning the generality of post-independence gains and we have seen people advocating for the isolation of the country purely on the basis that they hold a view that Zimbabwe’s revolution is a threat to their concept of
Microsoft to unveil Windows 8
MICROSOFT will today unveil its new eagerly awaited operating system, Windows 8. The impending launch has already generated a lot of excitement and expectations across the globe. The latest offering is expected to underline Window’s status as the most popular desktop operating system.
Windows 8 is being touted as Microsoft’s best product ever in more than 30 years of making operating systems.
The Windows 8 launch will be in New York and will coincide with the launch of the highly anticipated tablet, the Surface RT, which is Microsoft’s first foray into personal computing.
Another Bulawayo firm shuts down
Prosper Ndlovu
BULAWAYO’s giant clothing firm Belmor Manufacturers has closed shop leaving about 300 workers stranded.
The company joins more than 85 firms that have also shut down in the city in less than a decade.
Management at Ready Wholesalers, who own Belmor Manufacturers, have since told workers to stop coming to work, saying the company was no longer viable.
A Chronicle news crew visited the company premises in Belmont yesterday morning where the visibly disappointed workers gathered to collect payslips for their outstanding salaries.
A sombre atmosphere gripped the place as workers sat helplessly on the pavement while others stood outside the gate.
A handful of others who are part of the workers’ committee sat on the chairs at the reception waiting to meet the company management.
Hospital staff allegedly flout tender procedures
Gwanda Correspondent
THREE workers from Gwanda Provincial Hospital who are also members of the Procurement and Tender Committee, are facing charges of flouting State Procurement Board tender procedures in the purchase of medical equipment and drugs.