81 arrests as cops raid Pumula

Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Correspondent  A MAJOR police operation in Bulawayo’s Pumula suburb targeting shebeens and drug peddlers has resulted in the arrest of one murder suspect and 80 others for various…

US scholarship beckons for Zimbabwe swimmer

Cloud Fusire, Harare Bureau PROMISING junior swimmer, Donata Katai, is set for a major breakthrough in her career following revelations her stable, Sharks Swimming Club, are close to securing a scholarship…

Prison officer jailed for January protests

Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief  A 29-YEAR-OLD prison officer based at Whawha Medium Prison in Gweru who went on a rampage during protests in January has been sentenced to six years…

Today’s SMS/WHATSAPP reader feedback

Response to “Zinara pays US$589k to non-existent firm”. Corruption is killing this country. How on earth can someone get $5 million for an incomplete project or get it for doing…

Award-winning Harare choir visits Bulawayo

Tonderai Zvimba, Showbiz Reporter HARARE community choir Note2etoN, who have won a number of awards, will be in Bulawayo this week as they prepare for the 2020 World Choir Games. The…

Red Cross comes to the aid of Cyclone victims

Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief While the world is focused on Chimanimani and Chipinge where over 180 people died, hundreds are still missing and infrastructure destroyed after Cyclone Idai ravaged that…

BCC scraps 72-hour water shedding programme

Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Correspondent  BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday suspended its weekly 72 hour water shedding programme that was introduced earlier this year, but may reintroduce it if the daily water…

Businesses worry over SA xenophobic attacks

Natasha Chamba, Business Reporter FRESH incidents of suspected xenophobic attacks in South Africa will negatively affect local businesses that rely on supplies and trade routes from the neighbouring country, the Confederation…

Government chips in on netball team’s England games

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter THE Government has paid over US$10 000 for the Zimbabwe Netball Association (Zina)’s participation in the Vitality Netball World Cup set for Liverpool, England, in June.…

Stray bullet kills woman

Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter A 62-YEAR-OLD woman from Jambezi outside Victoria Falls died on the spot at her homestead when a stray bullet fired by a ranger in an attempt…

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