Maize planted in streambanks, undesignated areas to be slashed
Senior Reporter COUNCILS will slash maize planted on undesignated land and prosecute the perpetrators, Deputy Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Cde Joe Biggie Matiza has warned.…
Binga Border Post nears completion
Senior Reporter THE proposed Binga Border Post, which has been on the cards for nearly five years, is likely to be completed during the first quarter of next year as…
France’s ambassador pledges to re-engage, restore ties with Zim
Chronicle Reporter FRANCE will seek to re-engage and restore ties with the Government to revive the country’s economy, particularly distressed industries in Bulawayo, French ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Laurent Delahousse…
Woman dumps baby in protest over support
Senior Reporter A 23-YEAR-OLD woman from Bulawayo’s Magwegwe North suburb abandoned her month-old son in protest over her boyfriend’s failure to fend for her and the baby as well as…
Hundreds of teachers swindled
Chronicle Reporter HUNDREDS of teachers in Filabusi, Insiza District fear they could have been swindled of their money after a land developer allegedly made them fill in forms with salary…
Scramble for passengers ends in tragedy
Midlands Correspondent SEVERAL passengers were injured when two commuter omnibuses collided while racing for commuters in Gweru’s Mkoba suburb resulting in one of the vehicles hitting a donkey and landing…
Companies divided over bonus payment
Harare Bureau SOME companies have said they will pay their employees bonuses using the normal taxation rates due to delay in the announcement of the 2014 national budget while others…
Properties sold for a song
Senior Reporter A PUBLIC auction of property belonging to 13 Bulawayo companies and businesspeople held on Friday was “marred” by low bids while some of the items on sale had…
College, poly lecturers demand more
Harare Bureau COLLEGE and polytechnic lecturers are demanding that Government pays them salaries and set working conditions that are in line with their university counterparts. The lecturers, through the College…
‘Address salary concerns’
Crime Reporter Government should urgently address concerns regarding poor salaries and underfunding in the police force as these are hampering operations, Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri has said. He said Government…






