adminWomen fight over baby
Prosper Ndlovu
Chronicle Reporter
TWO women caused a stir at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) when they sought a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test following a dispute over a four-year-old child which they both claimed to be theirs.
A DNA test is done to ascertain a person’s genetic material and identity.
An official from the hospital who preferred anonymity said the two women, Ms Priscilla Phiri and Ms Siphilisiwe Sibanda, arrived at the hospital on Thursday at about 5pm accompanied by their relatives.
Hepatitis outbreak kills 88 in S Sudan
Juba — An outbreak of hepatitis E has killed 88 people in South Sudan after a surge in the virus hit refugee camps near the Sudanese border, an aid agency said on Saturday.
RBZ formulates policy to strengthen banks
Business Reporter
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe will roll out a programme to strengthen the country’s banking sector.
Presenting the 2013 monetary policy statement in Harare last week, the central bank Governor Dr Gideon Gono said the policy provided a framework underpinned by fair, consistent, transparent, cost effective and timely problem resolution principles.
Fake notes volume worrisome
Business Reporter
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has urged retailers and the public to be wary of fake United States dollars and South African rand notes circulating in major cities, including Bulawayo.
Small-scale miners council set for launch
Business Reporter
THE recently established Zimbabwe Artisanal and Small-Scale for Sustainable Mining Council (ZASMC) will be launched in Harare soon, the council’s president, Mr Wellington Takavarasha has said.
He said they were working on modalities for the launch.
“We are working to have the council launched, and if all goes accordingly, the launch date will be next week (this week),” he said.
Byo bodybuilders begin season preparations
Sports Correspondent
THE Matabeleland Amateur Bodybuilding and Weightlifting Association (MABWA) is busy with their 2013 preseason preparations.
Wheelchair tennis body seeks sponsorship
Sports Reporter
THE Bulawayo Metropolitan Province Wheelchair Tennis Association has called on the corporate world to assist them with funding to enable them to improve on their world rankings.
Bosso elect treasurer, vice chairman
Ricky Zililo
Sports Reporter
HARARE-based businessman Mgcini Mpofu was yesterday elected Highlanders vice chairman and Jerry Sibanda was elected treasurer.
The elections were held at the Highlanders Clubhouse with 224 bona-fide members casting their votes for the vice-chairman and treasurer. Only two people abstained from voting.
DeMbare hold Sundowns
Harare Bureau
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MAMELODI Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane was impressed by DeMbare defender Partson Jaure as the Absa South African Premiership soccer side wrapped up their tour of Zimbabwe with a goalless draw against the local league champions at Gwanzura Stadium yesterday.
Call for clampdown on open air churches
Chronicle Reporters
BULAWAYO residents yesterday urged the city council to act decisively on open air churches