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The presidents of the US and Cuba have met in Panama City, marking a potential turning point in US relations with Cuba and the region. Barack Obama said after his…
Zuma assigns ministers to deal with xenophobia attacks
Johannesburg — President Jacob Zuma has assigned three ministers to attend to the xenophobic attacks in KwaZulu-Natal, the presidency said yesterday. Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba, Police Minister Nathi Nhleko…
Kenya asks UN to move Somali refugee camp
Kenya has urged the United Nations to remove a camp housing more than half a million Somali refugees within three months, as part of a response to the recent killing…
Zesa tender sparks outrage
Harare Bureau The Zesa pre-paid meter tender for the supply of an additional 150,000 units has sparked furore after the power utility tightened specifications for the contract, much to the…
Masvingo to install pre-paid water meters despite resistance
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent MASVINGO City Council is forging ahead with plans to introduce pre-paid water meters despite stiff resistance from residents, The Chronicle has learnt. According to the latest council…
Magistrate orders prison officers to provide warm clothing for inmates
Thubelihle Mabhena Court Reporter A BULAWAYO magistrate has ordered the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) to provide warm clothing to inmates at Khami remand prison.
ZRP transforms into friendly force
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Reporter THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has been transformed from being a brutal colonial regime tool of suppression of the rights of the majority into a people-driven and…
Mpereri romps to victory in Midlands
Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent/Harare Bureau CDE Vongaishe Mpereri is the Zanu-PF candidate for the Mbizo parliamentary by-election after garnering 2,299 votes to Cde Knowlet Hove’s 352 in a primary poll held…
Zanu-PF Bulawayo province picks candidates for primary elections
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Reporter THE Zanu-PF Bulawayo Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) yesterday announced the names of candidates who will take part in primary elections set for this week.
Econet in internet blackout
Chronicle Reporter ECONET subscribers in some parts of the country yesterday faced challenges communicating on the data network. “I’m on Econet and have been trying to communicate on the internet…