admin‘Zim’s economy on upward trajectory’
Bianca Mlilo Chronicle Reporter ZIMBABWE’S investor-friendly economic policies encourage foreign investors, Acting President Phelekezela Mphoko has said. Speaking at the official opening of Tiger Wheel and Tyre’s (TWT) Bulawayo branch on Thursday…
Govt blasts Malema for supporting violent demos
Freeman Razemba Harare Bureau THE Government yesterday blasted South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema for openly declaring his support for violent protestors whose ill-fated “shutdown of Zimbabwe” was…
Ex-Chief Secretary to the President Utete dies
Tendai Mugabe Harare Bureau FORMER Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Charles Utete has died. He was 77. Dr Utete collapsed at his Highlands home in Harare yesterday morning. Chief Secretary to…
Umguza commissions $1,4m roads equipment
Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Correspondent UMGUZA Rural District Council (RDC) yesterday commissioned road rehabilitation equipment worth $1,4 million. Speaking at the launch ceremony, Umguza legislator Dr Obert Mpofu warned council officials against abusing…
40 years for raping stepdaughter
Wynne Zanamwe Midlands Reporter A 35-YEAR-OLD man from Kwekwe has been sentenced to 40 years in jail for raping his 15-year-old stepdaughter and threatening to kill her if she told anyone. Trymore…
Woman buries baby alive, walks free
Fairness Moyana Hwange Court Correspondent A 23-year-old woman, who buried her newborn baby alive in a shallow grave, was lucky to escape jail when she appeared before a Hwange magistrate recently. Vivian…
Neighbour jailed for raping mental patient
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court Reporter A MAN from Tsholotsho who raped and impregnated his 23-year-old mentally ill neighbour has been sentenced to 14 years in jail. Nicholas Ngwenya (47) of Sipepa area…
Duo exchanges stolen meat for beer
Patience Mutsiwi Midlands Reporter THE love for beer has landed two men from Gweru in jail after they stole meat from a parked car and exchanged it for a bottle of…
Lumumba challenges remand
Tendai Rupapa Harare Bureau Former Zanu-PF activist William Mutumanje, also known as Acie Lumumba, who is facing charges of undermining President Mugabe, yesterday made an application challenging his placement on remand…
Taxi driving a risky job
Feature Yoliswa Dube Many Zimbabweans continue venturing into the lucrative but dangerous taxi industry despite the known risks associated with the profession the world over. It seems the harsh economic…