Man in court for knifepoint ‘kidnapping’

Rutendo Ngara, Court Reporter A 29 -YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man has appeared in court for allegedly kidnapping a 35-year-old man at knife point after breaking into his room. Nqobizitha Moyo of Douglasdale…

Hwange Local Board suspends another official

Nomvelo Siziba, Chronicle Reporter THE Hwange Local Board has suspended its accountant for abuse of council funds. This brings to three local authority senior officers that have been suspended over the…

UPDATED: 2 boys killed by lightning collecting fruits

Jesse Ncube, Chronicle Reporter TWO boys were struck and killed by lightning in Hwange while collecting wild fruits. Matabeleland North acting police spokesperson Sergeant Namatirai Mashona confirmed the incident which occurred…

Ex-players, coach relive promotion into PSL

Chido Chizondo, FC Platinum Memories don’t live like people do,” Johnny Bristol sang in 1974. Jamaican dancehall music chanter Bennie Man was to echo the same line in 1995. Ironically the…

No regrets at joining FC Platinum: Mandizha

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter BEING revered at Shabanie Mine as a footballer didn’t not deter  the then deadly goal scorer Patrick Mandizha from joining their fiercest rivals who seemed to…

Trump campaign sues New York Times

US President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign on Wednesday filed suit against The New York Times over an OpEd article about links to Russia, the first legal action of its kind…

US warns of attack threat against major hotel in Nairobi

The United States warned on Thursday that extremists may be plotting an attack against a major hotel in Nairobi, urging its citizens to be cautious. “The exact hotel has not…

Malawi passes medical cannabis legislation

Malawi on Thursday became the latest African country to legalise the growing of cannabis, a crop that could supplement the tobacco industry, which has been the country’s economic mainstay. Lawmakers…

24 babies, pregnant teens freed from Nigeria ‘baby factory’

Nigerian police have rescued 24 babies and four expectant mothers from an illegal maternity home in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, a spokesman said on Thursday. “In a…

Kenya university berated for blaming ‘reckless’ rape victim

NAIROBI — A major Kenyan university has caused widespread public offence by accusing a student who was gang-raped of “recklessness” for walking back to campus after a night out. The…

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