adminGweru council finally pays workers
Makohliso Timoth Midlands Reporter GWERU City Council workers who had gone for four months without being paid, finally got their August salaries last Friday. Assistant Town Clerk, Tapiwa Marerwa confirmed the development. He…
I fear dying in jail, pleads HIV+ man
Nokusa Masuku Chronicle Reporter A 33-year-old man from Nkulumane who assaulted his sister yesterday pleaded with the magistrate not to send him to jail saying he feared he would die…
‘Pension, insurance currency conversion rate in the spotlight’
Prosper Ndlovu Business Editor THE government is setting up a commission of inquiry to probe the losses suffered by pensioners and insurance policy holders when the country switched over from the…
CSC loses $180k lawsuit
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court Reporter THE Bulawayo High Court has ruled in favour of Beitbridge Rural District Council in a lawsuit in which the local authority was being sued for…
Bata High takes shape
Lovemore Zigara Midlands Correspondent THE country’s biggest shoe manufacturer, Bata Shoe Company, is on course to complete the construction of a high school ahead of schools opening for the first term…
Man jailed for raping prostitute
Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter PROSTITUTES have rights like any other citizen and the courts will not hesitate to protect them from abusive men, a magistrate said yesterday while sentencing a…
Family demands 15 beasts before girl’s burial
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent THE family of the six-year-old Chiredzi girl who died on the spot after she was hit by a car driven by a man suspected to have…
Defaulters cripple Gwanda town
Marvelous Moyo Gwanda Correspondent GWANDA Municipality has so far managed to collect less than 20 percent of its targeted annual revenue in a development that is heavily impacting on its…
Storm destroys homesteads, classrooms
Thubelihle Mabhena Chronicle Reporter A HEAVY storm destroyed homes and classrooms in Matobo District over the weekend forcing pupils to learn in the open. Some of the people whose homes were…
Editorial Comment: Doctors, Govt should negotiate in good faith
JUNIOR doctors working at government hospitals on Monday downed tools thereby paralysing health service delivery. Hundreds of patients were left stranded as affected hospitals were forced to attend to emergencies only.…