Man torches mother’s homestead
Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent A Mangwe man went berserk and torched two of his mother’s huts, destroying property worth about $350 in revenge over alleged ill-treatment by her.
OM ups Nkulumane Fun Run sponsorship package
Mzingaye Sibanda Sports Reporter OLD Mutual have increased their sponsorship package for the Nkulumane Fun Run to $11,000. This was revealed by the organisers at a press conference held in…
Action plan needed to halt economic slide: Nyarota
Golden Sibanda Harare Bureau There is need for immediate multi-sectoral efforts to come up with bold corrective measures to prevent the economy from sliding further into a decline, a Reserve…
Poachers major culprits in starting veld fires: Police
Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Reporter MATABELELAND North police yesterday said poachers were among the major culprits starting veld fires in the province. The province has one of the country’s largest national…
Domestic worker jailed for sodomising boy, 11
Midlands Reporter A GWERU regional magistrate has sentenced to 15 years the Zvishavane domestic worker who sodomised an 11-year-old primary school boy. Steward Kere, 23, of Mapanzure village had pleaded…
Princely splendour deep in Filabusi
Msilisi Dube Chronicle Correspondent WHOEVER thought mansions were meant for big cities should go to Avoca in rural Filabusi in Matabeleland South and see. There, a local man based in…
Nicoz Diamond records 6pc growth
Business Editor IN spite of the slowdown in economic activity, Nicoz Diamond recorded a 6 percent growth in the topline in the four months to April. Managing director Grace Muradzikwa…
Five-a-side league kicks off
Sports Reporter TWELVE clubs have registered for the Southern Region Five-A-Side Soccer League which kicks off at the Bulawayo Athletic Club on Sunday.
Seed Co owed $27m for agri inputs
Tinashe Makichi Harare Bureau The government has agreed to consolidate the $27 million debt owed to Seed Co (Pvt) Limited by various government departments for seed supplied under the agricultural…
CAR church attack leaves 15 dead
At least 15 people, including a priest, have been killed and several others wounded following an attack on a Catholic church compound in the capital by Muslim fighters, witnesses said.

