India rape victim dies after 42 years in coma
A Mumbai nurse who was raped more than 40 years ago, and who had been in a coma ever since, has died, local news channel NDTV reported. Aruna Shanbaug, 68,…
Mourinho blames ‘top contenders’ for Chelsea defeat
CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho blamed his side’s Premier League title rivals for Monday’s 3-0 defeat at West Brom. The Blues, who had Cesc Fabregas sent off, saw their 16-match unbeaten…
Acting bursar steals $3,210
Emily Mbewe Court Reporter AN acting bursar at Manyewu Primary School in Bulawayo has been arrested for stealing more than $3,000 from the school. Goodwill Dongo, 30, of Cowdray Park…
Mat North schools get Wi-Fi connection
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter AT least eight rural schools in Matabeleland North Province now have wireless internet (Wi-Fi) connection. They also received 80 laptops each for use by pupils…
Masvingo RDC approves $13m Mutirikwi hydro power project
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent A $13 million mini-hydro power station is set to be built on Lake Mutirikwi, Masvingo Rural District Council chief executive officer, Martin Mubviro has said. Great…
Suspected Mozambican armed robber arrested
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent A MOZAMBICAN national who has been allegedly robbing Chivi residents at gunpoint has been arrested, police have confirmed. Acting Masvingo police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nkululeko Nduna…
Ingutsheni financial crisis
Thubelihle Mabhena Chronicle Reporter INGUTSHENI Central Hospital in Bulawayo is surviving on donations and loans after receiving budgetary support that covers only a month at the beginning of the year.
State rests in Kumalo rape trial
Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter A 15-YEAR-OLD girl allegedly raped by two men in Bulawayo’s Kumalo suburb last month yesterday told a court that she had last had sex two weeks…
PPC H1 volumes up 9pc
REGIONAL cement producer Pretoria Portland Cement says cement volumes at its Zimbabwean unit went up nine percent in the first half of the year ended 31 March on new marketing…
‘Humanitarian crisis unfolding among Burundi refugees’
Kampala — The World Health Organisation says a severe humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Tanzania as thousands of Burundians seek refuge there because of political tensions back home.

