adminConsumers to pay for electricity waste
Thandeka Moyo Chronicle Reporter THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company is set inflict heavy financial penalties on consumers who waste electricity by introducing stepped prepayment tariffs which take into…
Blood debt balloons to $1.5m
Sifundiso Ndlovu Chronicle Reporter THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) on Friday said the government debt of about $1.5 million was affecting its smooth operations. Speaking at the Bulawayo branch…
Economic hardships lead to poor results, teachers say
Ricky Zililo Senior Reporter THE Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association (Zimta) has blamed poor results in public examinations on the period when the economic crisis was at its worst as pupils lost…
Family demands $10k as witchcraft compensation
Mpumelelo Nyoni Court Reporter A family from Pelandaba suburb in Bulawayo allegedly demanded $10,000 from their landlady as compensation after accusing her of bewitching their ailing daughter. Jabulani Ndlovu, 37,…
Schools, clinics run without water
Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent SEVERAL clinics and schools in Bulilima District are operating without water, councillors from the area have revealed. One of the worst affected clinics is Bezu which…
SK Moyo laments high divorce rate
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The government is worried about the high rate of divorce among young couples, the Senior Minister of State, Ambassador Simon Khaya Moyo, has said. He said…
Teen, 18, claims to be lovers with 8-year-old
Thandeka Moyo Chronicle Reporter An 18-year-old Tsholotsho man caught in the act of ravishing his eight-year-old cousin claimed that the two were lovers and were engaging in consensual sex. The…
Council partners church in anti-smoking drive
Thandeka Moyo Chronicle Reporter Bulawayo City Council has launched an anti-smoking campaign in conjunction with the Seventh Day Adventist Church to raise awareness on the dangers of smoking. A one-week…
Mine director blows $200k investor funds
Harare Bureau The battle for control of Acquirium Trading (Pvt) Ltd, a gold mining firm in Gweru has deepened after a Lebanese man accused of misappropriating $200,000 in a mining…
Editorial Comment: Infrastructure rehab crucial to economic recovery
Collapsing or a complete lack of infrastructure have been cited as some of the factors militating against economic recovery and growth. Investment in the economic enablers has dried up since…