adminBon Marche robbery: Thieves make off with $15K
Pamela Shumba Senior Reporter DARING thieves broke into Bon Marche supermarket in Bulawayo’s Parklands suburb and seized more than $15,000. The break-in occurred in the early hours of Sunday. There was…
Langa opens China-Africa culture centre
Bongani Ndlovu Chronicle Correspondent CO-OPERATION in the area of culture between China and Africa is beneficial to African countries in terms of technical expertise, research capacities and the adoption of…
Teachers die in road accident
Prosper Ndlovu Chronicle Reporter TWO female teachers and a colleague from Matabeleland North schools were killed in a road accident that left four other people, including a four-year-old baby, seriously injured…
Zanu-PF members warned
Pamela Shumba Senior Reporter ZANU-PF Politburo member Cde Sikhanyiso Ndlovu has warned against premature announcements of candidates by any party members before the Politburo calls for nominations. This comes at a…
Fugitive rapist back in court after 4 years
Timothy Makohliso Midlands Reporter A MBERENGWA man who allegedly raped his niece four years ago and fled to South Africa while on bail was arrested recently after he returned home…
Nurse takes on magistrate over garnish order
Lethokuhle Moyo Court Reporter A LOBENGULA man yesterday accused a magistrate of refusing to listen to his side of the story over a maintenance garnish order and threatened to quit his…
Invasive plant species threatens agriculture
Marvelous Moyo Gwanda Correspondent THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environment on Friday visited Guyu in Gwanda District to assess damage caused by the invasive Opuntia fulgida or Cactus Rosea plant.…
Man hangs self using barbed wire
Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent A 51-YEAR-OLD Matobo man allegedly used barbed wire to hang himself at his homestead after a fight with his wife of 25 years. Police sources said Christopher Maphosa’s…
Woman ‘rapes’ Grade 6 pupil
Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter A MARRIED woman from Makokoba reportedly forced a Grade Six pupil to have sex with her on her matrimonial bed and threatened to kill him if he…
Magistrate chides polygamist
Lethokuhle Moyo Court Reporter A BULAWAYO magistrate yesterday gave an unemployed polygamous man a tongue lashing for “irresponsible sexual behaviour” after he offered $35 for the upkeep of his two wives…