Comesa cuts budget, eases export/import restrictions to combat Covid-19 impact
Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor THE Council of Ministers for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) has cut the budget for the Secretariat by 10 percent and agreed…
Vet officer beats up naked female neighbour
Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter A veterinary services officer stationed in Hwange has been arrested after he allegedly forcibly entered a female neighbour’s bedroom and assaulted her while she was…
Bulawayo Covid-19 patients in stable condition
Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Correspondent THE number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in Zimbabwe has risen to 46 following the confirmation of two more cases on Sunday. The…
1 000 get food handouts in Bulawayo
Chronicle Reporter BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs Minister, Cde Judith Ncube has reiterated Government’s commitment to feed the nation during the Covid-19 pandemic. Addressing about 1 000 people who received mealie meal…
ZMC introduces four new accreditation categories
Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter THE Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) will next week start accrediting journalists and has introduced four new accreditation categories. In a letter addressed to the police, ZMC…
Cyber crimes gazetted – 5 to 10-year jail terms for culprits
Chronicle Reporters CYBER-bullying, revenge porn and child pornography will soon attract five to 10-year jail sentences for culprits, according to the recently gazetted Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill. The…
Schools prepare to reopen exam classes
As part of planning for the imminent return of exam classes in schools, stakeholders are now working out the practical logistics for the needed safe and secure conditions for children to return, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said yesterday.
President consoles Sikhosana family
President Mnangagwa has sent his condolences to the Sikhosana family following the death of Zanu PF Politburo member Cde Absalom Sikhosana on Saturday from a heart ailment he had battled for some time.
First Covid-19 case followed advice, infected no one
Zimbabwe’s first Covid-19 case, who is now fully recovered, reckons that he managed to avoid infecting anyone else by following good advice, isolating himself totally from the word go, and cooperating fully with the medical authorities in tracing every potential contact, so they could be tested and also be sure they were negative for the virus.
NetOne executives out on bail
NETONE lost over US$1 million in a USSD server gateway deal when top management, including the firm’s chief executive Lazarus Muchenje allegedly ignored advice from engineers on the associated national security risks of having foreigners control telecommunications traffic, the Harare Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday.











