adminChiredzi RDC needs $300k for bad roads
Tawanda Mangoma Chiredzi Correspondent Chiredzi Rural District Council needs about $300,000 to rehabilitate the heavily damaged 662 kilometre road network falling under its jurisdiction.
Prophet in dock for witchcraft slur
Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent A SELF-STYLED Bulilima prophet has appeared in court for labelling his female neighbour a witch. Shepherd Ncube, 21, in court on Tuesday, reportedly uttered statements to…
Catapult farmer fined for shooting man
Tawanda Mangoma Chiredzi Correspondent A 57-year-old Chiredzi sugarcane farmer who shot a man with a catapult for urinating in his field has been fined $150. James Katsande of Hippo Valley…
Gold panner buried alive
Sifundiso Ndlovu Chronicle Reporter A gold panner was buried alive on Sunday, a day after he was hired to work at a disused gold mine at Wollendale Farm in Matobo…
Another youth leader ditches MDC-T
Midlands Correspondent MDC-T has once again been rocked by a significant defection after the party’s Midlands South provincial youth chairman, Gilbert Shangwa, ditched the party and joined the Tendai Biti-led…
Lifting of scrap metal exports ban threatens Gweru firm
Lovemore Zigara Midlands Correspondent The survival of Midlands Metals, a Gweru-based manufacturer of ferrous and non-ferrous products, is under threat following the lifting of the ban on scrap metal exports.
Doctor shortage hits Masvingo
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent MASVINGO has been hit by a serious shortage of specialist doctors, with only one surgeon catering for the whole province, Chronicle has learnt.
Prisons boss slapped with maintenance garnishee order
Mpumelelo Nyoni Court Reporter A top Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officer begged a Bulawayo magistrate not to garnish maintenance payments against his salary in a bid to conceal…
MDC Biti to abolish open palm symbol
Zvamaida Murwira and Nyemudzai Kakore Harare Bureau MDC Renewal Team led by Tendai Biti is set to rebrand the party by discarding the traditional open palm symbol and adopting orange…
Good harvest confounds dire predictions
Ian Scoones LAST September I critiqued the assumptions behind the prediction that 2.2 million people would be needing food aid. In order to raise funds and galvanise attention, international agencies,…