adminAU ignores calls to put Zimbabwe on summit agenda
Farai Dzirutwe in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The African Union has ignored calls for Zimbabwe to be put on the summit agenda.
BCC has declared war on me: Chombo
Leonard Ncube
Chronicle Reporter
Minister of Local Government, Rural and Urban Development, Dr Ignatius Chombo yesterday said the Bulawayo City Council has declared war on him by refusing to swear in Mr Fidelis Fengu as a special interest councillor.
Minister Chombo gave the council a directive on 22 November last year to swear in Mr Fengu as a special interest councillor for people with disabilities, but the local authority barred him from assuming office.
‘Butcheries endangering customers’ lives’
Temba Dube
Chronicle Reporter
POLICE destroyed about four tonnes of unwholesome and uninspected meat while 1 122 butcheries were shut down for operating illegally last year.
Speaking at a police crime awareness campaign in Bulawayo on Friday, National Anti-Stock theft national coordinator Assistant Commissioner Bernard Dumbura said eight abattoirs and 800 food outlets were also shut down for unhealthy practices that endangered the lives of customers.
PSA to meet Apex Council over new negotiating team
Pamela Shumba
Chronicle Reporter
PUBLIC Service Association (PSA) president, Mrs Cecilia Alexander, has agreed to meet the Apex Council led by Mr David Dzatsunga this week, to form a new negotiating team that will spearhead civil servants’ salary negotiations.
Government turned down civil servants unions’ request to recognise the old Apex Council, leading to the Apex Council led by Mr Dzatsunga to call for a meeting that is expected to come up with a new negotiating team.
Bafana make it through
South Africa fought back twice against a determined Morocco side to finish top of Group A as they drew 2-2, thanks to goals from May Mahlangu and Siyabonga Sangweni, at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, while Morocco head home earlier than expected.
The stakes were at an all-time high for either team as South Africa needed to claim just one point to ensure their spot into the quarter finals, while Morocco had all to play for and needed to grab their first three points of the tournament to keep their chances alive.
Vumbachikwe threaten to pull out of Central league
Lovemore Zigara
Midlands Correspondent
A storm is brewing in the Zifa Central Region Division One Soccer League as Gwanda-based side, Vumbachikwe are threatening to pull out of the league after being slapped with a $1500 fine by the league’s executive committee over their match against Blanket Mine.
Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
Africa is increasingly seen as the continent of the future, as a place of enormous possibilities, thanks to a young and growing population, our natural resources, but also because of the improving business climate and opportunities, and the strides made in the consolidation of democracy and governance.
Firewood vendor embroiled in juju row
Chronicle Reporter
A firewood vendor was found half-naked in New Lobengula in Bulawayo early yesterday morning allegedly sprinkling water at a market place in what residents suspect is an act of juju (magical powers) to enhance her business.