adminTwin blasts shake Damascus suburb
AT least 34 people have been killed and many injured by two car bomb explosions in a south-eastern district of Syria’s capital, Damascus, state media report.
BCC call centre proves popular
Chronicle Reporter
THE Bulawayo City Council will use the world-class call centre that it commissioned on Monday to increase interaction with residents and make them more willing to pay bills.Mtshingwe, Magwegwe victorious in schools cricket tournament
Senior Sports Reporter
MTSHINGWE Primary School and Magwegwe Primary School were the winners of the Lobels Bread sponsored Matabeleland Tuskers Champion of Champions schools cricket tournament in their respective finals played at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo yesterday.Swimming championships kick off
Peter Phiri
CITY Pool will be a hive of activity as a strong contingent of swimmers take to the waters in the Matabeleland Championships event starting at 5pm today.
Ndebele, Hara praised
Lovemore Dube
Security forces want closing companies investigated
Chronicle Reporter
SECURITY forces have added their voice on the Distressed Industries and Marginalised Areas Fund (Dimaf) and demanded an inquiry into the ownership structure of the closed companies.
The National Defence College in Zimbabwe is on a tour of the country where it is seeking an appreciation of economic problems and their impact on national security.
On Tuesday they held an indaba with captains of industry at a Bulawayo hotel.
The security officers said the National Defence College was concerned about the economic misfortunes of the city of Bulawayo.
Health insurance the way to go
Abel Dzobo Features WriterA FRAIL, pale woman joins the queue to consult self-styled prophet Madzibaba Jehoniah at his shrine. Her arms hang acutely at her sides like a harridan’s brown-gray mucus, whose viscosity is enhanced by snuff to form a brittle burnt-chocolate pig iron rod.
Violent storm wreaks havoc in Mt Darwin
Elita Chikwati Features Writer
Endesayi Poyera of Zambara village eagerly waits to hear news on the condition of her mother and son who were taken to Mt Darwin District Hospital.
Although she still has pains in the back and on her arm, her main worry is the condition of the two hospitalised after sustaining injuries when the house they were in collapsed following violent winds that swept the area.
Too young to get married
Marcia Gore Features CorrespondentAt the age of 14, Evelyn Magumise (not real name), who is a domestic worker in Glen Lorne has seen life’s good, bad and ugly sides. Having lost her mother and forced to marry at the age of 13, Magumise had two miscarriages which resulted in her divorce. She has endured the pain and horror of being a mother while still a child. Magumise’s is just one of the many cases of early forced marriages and their negative impact on the livelihoods young women.
Domestic violence still a challenge
Roselyne Sachiti Deputy Features Editor
MARTHA (26) (not real name) has seen it all. Having customarily married her boyfriend who had forced himself on her resulting in an unplanned pregnancy a few months before writing ‘O’ Level examinations, she reminisces every chapter of her married life painting a chilling picture.