adminZim HIV prevalence rate rises to 15pc
Chronicle Correspondent ZIMBABWE’S HIV prevalence rate has risen to 15 percent, a 0,74 percent increase from 14,26 percent recorded last year, statistics from National Aids Council (NAC) show. The statistics…
22 000 civil servants duped in housing scheme
Kennedy Mavhumashava UP to 22 000 Bulawayo residents, among them civil servants, may have lost huge sums of money after they were duped into buying illegally-acquired residential stands from two government…
ZBC board dissolved, CEO sent on leave
Thandeka Moyo Chronicle Correspondent INFORMATION, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo yesterday dissolved the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) board and sent on leave its chief executive officer, Happison…
Woman nicked for stealing 47 pairs of panties
Senior Court Reporter A BULAWAYO woman was nicked after stealing 47 pairs of panties and sticking them between her thighs, a court heard yesterday. Sibusisiwe Ncube, of Mzilikazi suburb, was…
Civil servants get bonuses
Harare Bureau IT was a case of smiling all the way to the bank yesterday as some civil servants started receiving their bonuses with those in the education sector, however,…
Bilharzia drugs safe, says Govt
Health Reporter Preliminary investigations into two of the three children who died two weeks ago after being administered drugs for bilharzia and intestinal worms have shown that one of the…
War veterans’ children stage demonstration
Senior Reporter CHILDREN of war veterans yesterday demonstrated at the United States Embassy in Harare against the illegal sanctions imposed on the country. The Patriotic Forum for Zimbabwe Children of…
51 killed in robberies, domestic violence
Crime Reporter FIFTY-ONE people were killed in Harare during the last 10 months with most of the cases being victims of domestic violence and armed robberies. According to police statistics,…
Zimsec dismisses US$2 claims
Senior Reporter THE Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council has dismissed reports that teachers who marked the 2013 Grade 7 examinations were paid US$2 for their services. Recent reports in the media…
Zinwa reduces water supplies to Gwanda over debt
Beitbridge Bureau Serious water shortages have resurfaced in Gwanda where the Zimbabwe National Water Authority has reduced water supplies to the local authority because it has not settled a US$5…