Revellers party up a storm with Scorpion Kings

Bongani Ndlovu, Showbiz Reporter At one point it seemed that the much-anticipated performance by the Scorpion Kings was not going to happen. Police in Bulawayo for about three hours shut…

Emotional send-off for Zex Manatsa

Harare Bureau The curtain of the life of veteran musician Zex Manatsa’s life came down at Warren Hills Cemetery in Harare yesterday when he was laid to rest next to…

The African New Year: The Akhet season for seed production and conservation

Pathisa Nyathi A NEW phenomenon of celestial magnitude would not pass without ceremonies and rituals of some sort in traditional Africa, which attached much significance in events of cosmic inspiration.…

Residents live at the mercy of floods

Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief AS farmers celebrated the good rains, Ms Patria Manjengwa (38) woke up to see her precast wall broken, her blankets wet and food items and…

Italy’s Berlusconi in hospital for routine tests, his doctor says

MILAN, Jan 23 (Reuters) — Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is in a Milan hospital for routine checks, his personal doctor said on Sunday, a day after the 85-year-old…

Government schools owe council $19m in unpaid rates

Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT schools owe the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) in excess of $19 million in unpaid rates and council has resorted to water disconnections in an attempt…

Bomber plots return to the ring

Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter SOUTH Africa-based former World Boxing Federation (WBF) Africa heavyweight champion Elvis Moyo is planning to return to the ring in March, ending a three-year sabbatical.…

MDC: 23 years of trying to defy political logic

Lawson Mabhena, Editor IN an editorial published in the Washington Post last Wednesday titled, Turkey Can’t Defy the Laws of Economic Gravity, the authors, Bloomberg’s Editorial Board, wrote: “President Recep…

Simela Dube — The ever-smiling engineer, man of few words

Vusumuzi Dube, Online News Editor BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) Director of Engineering Services, Engineer Simela Dube — whose trademark smile was but almost contagious was a man of few words.…

Emakhandeni cheetah prowls region

Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter EMAKHANDENI-born Lady Cheetahs rugby player Robin Mhembere is excited by the prospect of representing the country at the Regional Seven’s South competition set for Lesotho. The…

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