adminRapist church leader jailed
Brenda Zinyuke, Court Reporter A 25-YEAR-OLD Johane Masowe eChishanu Bulawayo branch leader has been sentenced to an effective 12 years in jail for raping his fellow church mate. The man, whose…
Time to re-think policy on contraceptives for adolescents
Thandeka Moyo Nkazimulo* struggles to calm the baby strapped on her back as she makes her way to Tshitshi Clinic located 17 kilometres from her home in Mangwe, Plumtree. Along…
War veterans ‘tired of empty promises’
Pamela Shumba & Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporters WAR veterans from Bulawayo and Matabeleland South provinces have urged Government to address their grievances once and for all as they are tired of…
ARVs shortage hits Bulawayo
Thandeka Moyo, Health Reporter SOME people living with HIV in Bulawayo are failing to access antiretroviral (ARV) drugs due to shortages in the city blamed on distribution inefficiencies as Government says…
Zim-Tanzania JPCC 8th session underway
Farirai Machivenyika , Harare Bureau THE eighth session of the Zimbabwe-Tanzania Joint Permanent Commission of Cooperation (JPCC) began in Harare yesterday with the two Governments preparing to sign agreements in economic, industry…
Industry okays power tariff hike
Michael Tome, Harare Bureau The private sector has said it is ready to pay a cost reflective power tariff of up to US$0,14 per kilowatt-hour to guarantee constant supply of electricity…
$80 000 in back pay for suspended immigration officers
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court Reporter HOME Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Cain Mathema has been ordered to direct his ministry to pay more than $80 000 in back pay salaries and…
Call for government to provide sanitary wear in schools
Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter PARLIAMENTARIANS have urged Government to consider providing sanitary wear in schools to spare school girls the challenges that they face in accessing the product. Debating the Education…
Rural District Councils seek control of land levy collections
Leonard Ncube in Victoria Falls THE Association of Rural District Councils (ARDCs) has appealed to Government seeking control of land levy collections so as to boost their revenues. At the…
Ndlovu takes over tourism ministry on acting basis
Africa Moyo, Harare Bureau PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has appointed Industry and Commence Minister Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu as Acting Minister of Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry while substantive Minister Prisca Mupfumira battles her…