adminIce-cream firm robbed…10-man armed gang in midnight raid
Whinsley Masara, Chronicle Reporter TEN armed robbers pounced on an ice-cream distribution company in Bulawayo and got away with more than $8 300 in the early hours of yesterday after…
Chicken Inn runs out of chicken
Zibusiso Moyo, Chronicle Reporter A SHORTAGE of chicken caused the closure of Chicken Inn outlets in Bulawayo yesterday afternoon. Scores of customers at the popular fast food outlets were left…
China pledges $60 billion to Africa
Tawanda Musarurwa and Fatima Bulla in Beijing, China The 2018 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (Focac) was officially opened here yesterday, with Chinese President Xi Jinping pledging $60…
CR7, Salah and Modric nominated for Fifa best player award
London — Lionel Messi was left off the shortlist for the Fifa’s men’s player of the year award yesterday as his old rival Cristiano Ronaldo was named alongside Luka Modric…
Tanzanian pupil’s death sparks corporal punishment debate
The recent death of a Tanzanian teenager who, family-members allege, was accused of stealing and beaten to death by his teacher has revived the debate on corporal punishment in schools.…
White workers at Sasol strike over ‘racial exclusion’
A South African trade union with mainly white members went on strike yesterday at a petrochemical firm over a share ownership scheme offered exclusively to black employees. The Solidarity Union,…
‘Listeriosis outbreak officially over’
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced that the country’s listeriosis outbreak is officially over. At a media briefing yesterday, Motsoaledi said that no new cases have been detected in the…
Mediterranean refugee numbers drop as crossing gets deadlier: UN
More than 1 600 people have died or gone missing while attempting to reach Europe so far this year, UNCHR’s new Desperate Journeys report shows. The report released yesterday reveals…
‘Rat fever’ threatens thousands after Indian state’s worst floods
Rotting carcasses of livestock contaminating water in the aftermath of devastating floods in India’s Kerala state have given way to a new challenge — battling infectious disease such as leptospirosis…
Two Malaysian women caned under Islamic law for lesbian sex
Two Malaysian women were caned yesterday for having lesbian sex in violation of strict Islamic laws, despite an outcry from activists at the “cruel and unjust” punishment. The women, dressed…