Hailstorm leaves trail of destruction

Chronicle Reporter

SCORES of homesteads were destroyed and livestock washed away when a powerful hailstorm pounded Kumbudzi Village in Mtshabezi recently.

$2 500 up for grabs in Kombani Soccer Tournament

Sikhumbuzo Moyo

ALL is now set for the third edition of the Kombani Soccer Tournament and music festival that will be held at Plumtree High School and Kombani Lodge         tomorrow.

Holiday death toll continues to rise

 

Deputy News Editor

THE festive season death toll on the country’s roads had by yesterday morning risen to 134

Confusion rocks drought relief programme

 

Gwanda Correspondent

CONFUSION has rocked the Gwanda District drought relief programme under the Department of Social Welfare following reports that partners involved in the distribution of food aid are not co-operating.

Mahatshula to get music academy

Entertainment Reporter

THE Zimbabwe Music Affairs Trust, a music organisation that seeks to identify and promote talent among young artistes in the city of Bulawayo, is set to launch a music academy for young artistes in the suburb of Mahatshula.

Deadly blast targets US base in Afghanistan

At least four people have been killed and seven wounded after a car bomber attacked a US base in Khost city in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.

Soldier sexually abused by three women

Midlands Correspondent

A 33-year-old man employed  by the Zimbabwe National Army as a soldier was allegedly forced to drink an unknown substance by  three female suspects, who later took turns to be intimate with him before they later dumped him in a bushy area on the outskirts of Gweru.

Over 45 000 killed in Syria conflict

Beirut — More than 45 000 people have been killed in Syria since the outbreak in March 2011 of an anti-regime revolt that became a bloody insurgency after a brutal crackdown on dissent, a watchdog said yesterday.

Morsi signs new constitution into law

Cairo — Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has signed into law a new Islamist-drafted constitution he says will help end political turmoil and allow him to focus on fixing the fragile economy.

Govt owns ZSE: Biti

The government and not stockbrokers owns the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), Finance Minister Tendai Biti has said, clearing the air on the alleged dispute over ownership of the bourse.

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