Trio in court for assaulting friend over beer
Letwin Mubonesi THREE brothers were hauled before the courts last week on allegations of assaulting their friend following a misunderstanding during a beer binge.
Council employees steal tyres
Tendai Gukutikwa TWO Mutare City Council employees were recently hauled before the courts on allegations of stealing tyres worth $400. The duo, Leslie Mushati (31), Cosmas Makore (37) and another…
President reassures civil servants, war vets
Harare Bureau— THE government is committed to improving the welfare of civil servants by matching their salaries to the Poverty Datum Line, President Robert Mugabe said yesterday. He said the government…
Hostage, robbery duo nets $4,800…Woman held hostage, loses car
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court Reporter— TWO robbers held a Paddonhurst suburb woman hostage after raiding her house before stealing household goods worth about $17,000 including her vehicle, which they used to…
Jailed armed robber gets additional 10 years
Patience Mutsiwi Midlands Reporter ONE of the robbers who wore army camouflage and police uniforms to terrorise businesspeople and white farmers at gun-point, will spend the next 63 years behind bars…
Security forces on high alert: Chiwenga
Tendai Mugabe Harare Bureau— The Zimbabwe Defence Forces are aware of machinations by Zimbabwe’s enemies to destablise the country using local elements and that such plots will come to naught. The country’s…
Pomp and fanfare at Uhuru
Chronicle Reporters— BUMPER crowds turned up at venues in Matabeleland region, Masvingo and Midlands provinces yesterday to mark the nation’s 36th independence anniversary. In Bulawayo, thousands of people from in and…
Zim seeks reparations from Britain
Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Correspondent THE government wants Britain to compensate Zimbabwe for the resources it looted before the country’s independence in 1980. Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa told senators on Thursday that the…
Shurugwi council instals pre-paid water meters
Lovemore Zigara Midlands Correspondent SHURUGWI Town Council has installed pre-paid water meters in a move that council authorities say will go a long way in boosting council’s revenue. Council chairman, Tsungai Makore,…
Farmers hail land reform programme
Harare Bureau Farmers across the country are grateful to the government for addressing land imbalances through the land reform programme, as this has resulted in improved livelihoods and easier property…







