adminUganda says wanted top LRA rebel ‘may be dead’
KAMPALA – The wanted deputy of Uganda’s murderous Lord’s Resistance Army rebels, Okot Odhiambo, may have been killed in recent fighting, the Ugandan defence minister told AFP Friday.
CNN host Piers Morgan quizzed in British hacking inquiry
LONDON – British detectives have questioned CNN television host Piers Morgan as part of their investigation into phone hacking, the star and police said on Friday.
Spain, Morocco must end ‘widespread violence’ against migrants: NGOs
RABAT – A group of Moroccan NGOs has called on Spain and Morocco to end “widespread violence” against illegal immigrants, in a letter to Spain’s ambassador, after 12 people drowned…
Boko Haram raid kills nine Nigeria troops
KANO – Boko Haram gunmen killed nine Nigerian soldiers after launching an ambush on a military convoy in the troubled northeast, a local official and a hospital source told AFP…
Man disowns ‘dull, rapist’ son, 14
Angeline Mpofu Chronicle Reporter THE father of a 14-year-old Bulawayo boy refused to pay fees for his son on Wednesday, telling a stunned court: “He’s a rapist and dull in…
5 COPS DEAD IN HORROR CRASH
Midlands Reporter FIVE police officers were confirmed dead yesterday following a horrific commuter omnibus accident near Gweru on Wednesday. As reported in Chronicle yesterday, three officers were killed instantly when…
2 more AirZim bosses nabbed
Harare Bureau SUSPENDED Air Zimbabwe CEO Innocent Mavhunga and his predecessor, Peter Chikumba, have been arrested on multi-million dollar fraud charges.
Murder suspect feigns madness
Leonard Ncube Senior Court Reporter A MURDER suspect feigned madness at the Bulawayo High Court yesterday, halting his trial. Prosecutors Nokuthaba Ngwenya and Gugulethu Ndlovu and defence lawyer, Byron Sengweni,…
Civil servants slam pay delay
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Reporter CIVIL servants unions yesterday demanded an urgent meeting with the government, furious after a promised pay increase was delayed. The cash-strapped government courted the ire of…
Urgent Politburo meeting called
Chronicle Reporter PRESIDENT Mugabe has called for an extraordinary Zanu-PF Politburo meeting in Harare today. Party National Chairman Cde Simon Khaya Moyo yesterday said all members should attend without fail.