adminVictoria Falls heritage status unchanged
Patrick Chitumba
THE World Heritage Status of the Victoria Falls Rainforest has not changed as the world wonder is still recognised by Unesco as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, Tourism and Hospitality Minister, Engineer Walter Mzembi has said.
Eng Mzembi said only God could delist the Victoria Falls Rainforest from being one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
Commenting on reports which alleged that the Victoria Falls Rainforest had been delisted from being one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World making way for the so called New7Wonders of the World which include the Table Mountain of South Africa, Eng Mzembi said the Rainforest, which is the largest curtain of flowing water in the world, would remain a natural wonder until the end of time.Binga to apply for town status
Victoria Falls Reporter
PLANS are under way for the Binga Rural District Council to apply for a town status for Binga amid revelations that a physical planning team was on the ground working on its master plan.We are on fire — Rollo
Ricky Zililo
WESTERN Panthers are a point away from the final of the 2013 Zimbo Under-20 Rugby Cup following their resounding 43-0 victory over defending champions Busters at the weekend.Several arrested after new gang rape in India
At least five men have been arrested over the rape of a passenger on a coach in India, police said, weeks after the gang-rape and murder of a student on a bus in New Delhi sparked nationwide protests.Egyptian court orders re-trial for Mubarak
An Egyptian court has accepted an appeal by ousted former president Hosni Mubarak and his former interior minister, allowing him to be retried over the killings of protesters in the 2011 uprising.
Malema faces bankruptcy
Pretoria — Former ANC Youth League president Julius Malema is facing bankruptcy following his fight with SARS over R16m in outstanding taxes.
France bombs Mali rebels
BAMAKO/PARIS — French aircraft pounded Islamist rebels in Mali for a second day on Saturday and neighbouring West African states sped up their plans to deploy troops in an international campaign to prevent groups linked to al Qaeda expanding their power base.
Conspiracy ruled out in Byo companies closure
Prosper Ndlovu
ZANU-PF Politburo member and national secretary for production and labour Cde Dzikamai Mavhaire says there is no conspiracy behind the closure of Bulawayo companies and their relocation to Harare.
In an interview with Chronicle in Lupane on Thursday, Cde Mavhaire said the demise of Bulawayo’s economy should be viewed in the context of economic viability, which should not be mixed with politics.
The city has in the past few years witnessed the closure of close to 100 companies with some relocating to Harare, leaving thousands jobless.
Cde Mavhaire, however, admitted that while Bulawayo remains the country’s favourable industrial centre given its inherent economic advantages, things were not all rosy in the firms.
“Yes the issue of the closure of Bulawayo companies is at stake. You need to understand that industries were not established in Bulawayo by accident. It was out of realisation that the city has a good market and is closely linked to South Africa for transportation of raw materials and trade.EDITORIAL COMMENT: Let’s invest in workplace safety
FIGURES released by the National Social Security Authority on workplace injuries last year make sad reading and should spur employers to invest in the safety of their workers.
Zanu-PF Mat South to restructure party cells
Gwanda Correspondent