Vendors reject BCC proposal to hike fees
Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter INFORMAL traders and transport operators in Bulawayo yesterday rejected a proposal by the Bulawayo City Council to raise vending licence and other council fees by 56 percent,…
Ecuador defends decision to withdraw Assange asylum status
The Ecuadoran president has defended his decision to withdraw Julian Assange’s asylum status, saying that the WikiLeaks founder had tried to set up a “spying centre” from the diplomatic mission…
AfDB moves to quicken Africa free trade area implementation
Business Reporter THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an institutional support grant amounting $4,8 million to the African Union to hasten the pace for the implementation of the African…
15 months jail for laptop thieves
Lisa Mangena, Court Reporter TWO thieves from Bulawayo have been sentenced to 15 months in prison while a third was ordered to perform community service after they used a duplicate key to…
500 000 to be vaccinated against cholera
Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT, with support from UNICEF, will start rolling out mass cholera vaccinations in Chimanimani and Chipinge today targeting about 500 000 people. In a telephone interview, Manicaland…
Bulawayo association to represent city at Africa showcase
Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Bulawayo Publicity Association (BPA) is set to represent the City of Kings at this year’s Africa Travel Show for the first time in 10 years.…
Econet officially launches youth empowerment initiative
Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’s largest mobile network operator, Econet Wireless, has officially launched its youth empowerment initiative, Elevate, at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), where students were…
UPDATED: Missing man found dead, two arrested
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent A 42-YEAR-OLD man from Gwanda was found dead near a local business centre two days after he went missing during a drinking spree. Matabeleland South provincial police…
The case for the compensation of white farmers
Nobleman Runyanga, Correspondent Last week Government announced the commencement of the process of identifying and registering the white former farmers, who lost land during the land reform programme, in an exercise…
Government urged to adopt plans to curb corruption
Sharon Buwerimwe, Chronicle Reporter TRANSPARENCY International Zimbabwe (TIZ) has urged the Government to adopt key strategic plans to curb corruption. Speaking at a National Anti-Corruption Strategy Validation workshop at Bulawayo Club…











