National budget public consultations begin

Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Finance and Economic Development today begins nationwide public consultations on the 2019 national budget. Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor…

‘Zimra strategic to Vision 2030’

Harare Bureau The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is a strategic entity to Zimbabwe’s attainment of Vision 2030 and must lead development and implementation of innovative domestic resource mobilisation strategies that…

55 people killed in Nigerian state violence

KADUNA (Nigeria) — Communal violence in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna over the last few days has killed 55 people, the local police commissioner said yesterday. Ahmad Abdur-Rahman, in…

Changamire Hip Hop Fest introduces varsity tours

Langalakhe Mabena in Gweru Changamire Hip Hop Festival will be taking its concept to various local universities in a bid to promote Zim hip hop artistes through the introduction of…

Zimbabwe economy in typical labour pains

Caitlin Kamba, Harare Bureau SOME pains are just but a necessary evil and ought to be lived through than avoided if the benefits are to be harnessed in totality. Joys…

Trump says US to exit nuclear treaty, Russia warns of retaliation

MOSCOW — President Donald Trump said Washington will exit the Cold-War era treaty that eliminated a class of nuclear weapons due to Russian violations, triggering a warning of retaliatory measures…

Egypt extends state of emergency

CAIRO — Egypt’s parliament voted yesterday to extend a state of emergency in the country for three months, prolonging the authorities’ ability to use special powers into 2019. Egypt first…

Australia stares at hung parliament as by-election count goes to the wire

SYDNEY – As the count from a crucial Australian by-election dragged into yesterday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison faced the possibility that his Liberal party may have been too quick to…

DRC rebels kill 13, abduct kids in Ebola outbreak region

Congolese rebels killed 13 civilians and abducted a dozen children in an attack at the centre of the latest deadly Ebola outbreak, DRC’s military said yesterday, as the violence threatened…

Cheated man breaks leg, arm in suicide bid

Whinsley Masara, Chronicle reporter A 44-YEAR-OLD man from Nkayi broke his arm and leg in a failed suicide bid after he caught his wife in bed with another man. Mr…

×
×