adminGweru commissioners in corruption storm
Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau Chief THE three-member commission running the affairs of the City of Gweru is caught up in a corruption storm with residents petitioning the Minister of Local Government,…
Sadc gives Lesotho ultimatum
LIoyd Gumbo Harare Bureau THE Sadc Double Troika Extra Ordinary summit held in Botswana on Monday gave the Kingdom of Lesotho an ultimatum to publish a report of the Commission of…
Plans for crop assessment underway
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter THE government is planning to conduct a comprehensive crop assessment exercise as it moves to avert possible hunger induced by drought, a Cabinet Minister has said.
Shortage of drugs hits hospitals
Paidamoyo Chipunza Harare Bureau A SERIOUS shortage of drugs has hit the country’s major public hospitals, with the situation likely to persist for the next two months, as the National Pharmaceutical…
Luveve High robbery, rape suspects further detained
Thandeka Moyo/ Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Reporters POLICE were yesterday granted permission to further detain nine rape and armed robbery suspects who allegedly wreaked havoc at Luveve High School and Cowdray Park…
Livestock boost . . . Task teams set up to establish feedlots
Innocent Ruwende Harare Bureau THE government has set up task teams for the establishment of feed lots for supplementary feeding of cattle in the five provinces which have recorded a combined…
Falcon College demands collateral for unpaid fees
Yoliswa Dube Chronicle Reporter ONE of the country’s elite and prestigious schools, Falcon College, is allegedly demanding collateral from parents failing to raise school fees in time for the start of…
Businesses oppose power tariff hikes
Pamela Shumba Senior Reporter BUSINESSES yesterday objected to the proposed electricity tariff increase saying they were already struggling to pay the current charges. The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries, the Zimbabwe Chamber…
ROBBER BARON NABBED . . . Abandoned car leads police to carjacker’s den . . . Detectives stumble on treasure trove of loot
Oscar Muzinda Chronicle Reporter AN abandoned car in Bulawayo’s Paddonhurst suburb led curious police officers to track down its owner, only to stumble on stolen property at the man’s house in…
100MW electricity from Mozambique to relieve Zim consumers
Felex Share Harare Bureau ZESA Holdings is likely to revise its proposed increase in electricity tariffs following negotiations taking place with Electricidad de Mocambique (EDM) to import 100MW.