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ABUJA – Nigeria’s military claimed yesterday to have seriously injured Boko Haram’s elusive leader Abubakar Shekau and killed other commanders in an air strike on the Islamist group’s forest stronghold.…
Italy earthquake leaves 21 dead, Amatrice town in ruins
A strong, shallow earthquake hit central Italy early Wednesday, leaving terrified residents huddled outside collapsed buildings overnight and an unknown number of people trapped beneath the rubble. At least 21 people…
Expose corruption, media and civil society urged
Nyemudzai Kakore in BULAWAYO— Media practitioners and civil society organisations (CSOs) should “name and shame” corrupt public officials as a measure to deter recurrence of the vice, Senate President Cde…
13 die in road crashes
Crime Reporter THIRTEEN people died, including five family members, in separate road traffic accidents that occurred between Friday and Monday in Mvuma and Mvurwi. Police said 10 people were seriously injured…
Lawyer jailed for bashing pregnant girlfriend
Court Reporter A Harare lawyer, Emmanuel Samundombe, was yesterday jailed for an effective three years for bashing his pregnant girlfriend until she had a miscarriage after accusing her of interfering…
WATCH video of Bulawayo City Council revealing how it was duped of over $1 million by Harare firms
Auxilia Katongomara Chronicle Reporter BULAWAYO City Council might have lost over $1 million through misappropriation of funds and irregularities in awarding tenders. The council has been accused of awarding tenders to…
Hotel gunman trial begins
Tanaka Mrewa Court Reporter AN INSIZA man who recently allegedly robbed two osiphatheleni of more than R30 000 at gunpoint at Selbourne Hotel in Bulawayo has appeared in court.
‘Civil service posts freeze hurts education sector’
Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Correspondent TWO schools in Matabeleland North have each been operating with one teacher taking Grades One to Six due to a Government freeze on posts.
18 cars lost in inferno
Fungai Lupande and Magaret Matibiri Harare Bureau EIGHTEEN cars worth thousands of dollars were yesterday burnt to shells at a garage along Seke Road in Harare while the Fire Brigade officials…
Mangwe schools defy Govt
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu Plumtree Correspondent MORE schools in Mangwe District are defying a Government directive by engaging debt collectors to force parents to pay school fees. Sanzukwi Secondary School has now taken…