admin‘Electrical fault’ sparks house fire
Nokusa Masuku Chronicle Reporter PROPERTY worth about $10,000 was destroyed after a room in a house in Bulawayo’s Entumbane suburb was gutted by fire on Saturday night. The fire is suspected…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Approve genuine retrenchment applications only
Many companies are facing a myriad of challenges but the most common is lack of working capital which has forced some companies to scale down production while others have closed.…
Addressing inequalities key to fighting xenophobia
Ian Scoones I am currently in South Africa where liberal opinion is reeling from the latest wave of xenophobic attacks in Durban and other cities. Flamed by comments from Zulu King…
Grey Chitiga: A misunderstood man
Obituary Arnold Mutemi Grey Chitiga, the late former Chronicle senior photographer who died last week on Monday, was a greatly misunderstood man. In interactions with him, there were usually only two outcomes;…
Miss World Zimbabwe crowned…Trevor Dongo wows crowd at pageant
Melissa Mpofu Showbiz Editor Urban grooves artiste Trevor Dongo stole the show at the Miss World Zimbabwe finale held at Mermaids Pool Resort in Shamva on Saturday evening with his hit…
Bulawayo turns out for Cassper Nyovest
Bongani Ndlovu Showbiz Correspondent SOUTH Africa’s hip hop superstar Cassper Nyovest on Saturday evening said he was overwhelmed by the warm reception from Zimbabweans during his show proving that there was…
Xenophobia: ‘We’ll burn you alive’
JOHANNESBURG — Security has been beefed up at the Durban offices of the South Africa Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) after a series of violent threats, City Press reports. Anonymous callers have…
Vote counting begins in Togo presidential poll
LOME/DAKAR — Vote counting is underway in Togo following Saturday’s presidential election, which was expected to see President Faure Gnassingbe remain in power. The president was running for a third five-year…
Nepalese dig with bare hands for quake survivors
Kathmandu — Rescuers dug with their bare hands and bodies piled up in Nepal yesterday after an earthquake devastated the heavily crowded Kathmandu valley, killing at least 2,000 and triggered…
Horsemeat trafficking ring bust
The Hague — Police from seven European countries detained 26 people in a crackdown on a horsemeat trafficking ring two years after a tainted meat scandal that rocked the continent,…