adminPresidential scholarship scam -Official from the Office of the President and Cabinet nabbed
Tendai Rupapa Harare Bureau— An official from the Office of the President and Cabinet in charge of the Presidential Scholarship scheme has been arrested on allegations of soliciting bribes ranging between…
Byo residents petition MPs over land deals
Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Correspondent— BULAWAYO residents have petitioned Parliament to order an investigation into alleged illegal land grabbing involving some local councillors. The residents said in the petition: “Our attention was drawn…
‘Robber, fraudster’ escapes from police custody
Noleen Makhurane Court Reporter A SUSPECTED robber and fraudster from Bulawayo allegedly escaped from police custody at the Tredgold Magistrate’s Courts last week. Billiard Chigorera, 37, sources said, was re-arrested on Friday,…
Zanu-PF probe team set up…Committee to consider appeals by suspended members
Lloyd Gumbo Harare Bureau— Zanu-PF First Secretary President Robert Mugabe has appointed a National Disciplinary Appeals Committee (NDAC) to consider appeals from party cadres aggrieved by their suspension or expulsion as…
Cancellation of teachers’ leave to take centre stage at Zimta meeting
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter THE cancellation of teachers’ vacation leave by the government a few months ago is expected to take centre stage at the Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association (Zimta) 35th…
Food for work scheme revived
From George Maponga recently in CHIREDZI The government has revived the food for work programme to cushion hunger-stricken villagers from grain shortages that have left more than four million hungry…
Drunk Zimbabwean stabs Motswana
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter A 37-year-old Zimbabwean living illegally in Botswana has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a Motswana in a drunken argument over money. According to Botswana paper The Voice,…
Masvingo endorses President Mugabe’s 2018 candidature
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent THE Zanu-PF leadership in Masvingo has reaffirmed its support for President Robert Mugabe and endorsed his candidature for the 2018 general elections. This, the leadership, said came in…
Cop ‘threatens’ to kill witness
Adelaide Moyo Chronicle Reporter A WITNESS in a case where a cop is accused of smuggling and possessing unregistered skin lightening creams has told the court he has fled his home…
Paddonhurst ‘killer’ remanded in custody
Noleen Makhurane Court Reporter A MAN who was part of six neighbourhood watch committee (NWC) members in Bulawayo’s Paddonhurst suburb that allegedly killed a man in 2009, has appeared in court…