Society has created affluent youths

Vaidah Mashangwa TODAY’S youth seem to have grown up in a completely different era. They have grown up at a time when they refuse to worry financially; money is at…

‘Unsolved Aboriginal child murders race-related’

Sydney — The families of three Aboriginal  children who were murdered by a suspected serial killer were  yesterday due to speak at an inquiry which heard the crimes would likely…

Witchcraft in court: Woman threatens to cast spell on news crew

Mpumelelo Nyoni  Chronicle Reporter A BULAWAYO woman yesterday stunned a packed courtroom when she threatened to bewitch a Chronicle news crew for photographing her 21-year-old daughter who was facing charges…

Editorial Comment: Freedom of the Press alive in Zimbabwe

TODAY is World Press Freedom Day and journalists across the world will commemorate the day set aside to celebrate their work. Zimbabwe has made great strides in promoting freedom of…

At least 9 killed in Ethiopia student riots

Addis Ababa — At least nine people have been killed and 70 injured at student protests in southern Ethiopia this week, including in a grenade attack, the government said in…

Game ranger beats up 3 armed Robbers

Temba Dube Senior Reporter A SENIOR ranger from the Parks and Wildlife Management Authority in Bulawayo disarmed three armed robbers before thoroughly assaulting them, forcing them to beat a hasty…

Ukraine in full-scale assault on rebel-held town

Slavyansk — Ukraine’s army on Thursday launched what insurgents said was a full-scale military assault on the flashpoint town of Slavyansk, raising the stakes in the stand-off with Russia, which…

Reflections on World Press Freedom Day

Joram Nyathi TODAY is World Press Freedom day. A few journalists and editors in Zimbabwe are in the dock for infringing various pieces of legislation related to their work. Propitiously,…

Cops don’t throw spikes: Chihuri

Pamela Shumba Senior Reporter POLICE Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri has dismissed reports that traffic police officers move around throwing spikes in front of moving vehicles, saying the tyre deflating devices…

Gwanda town council takes steps to recover ‘stolen’ money

Marvelous Moyo Gwanda Correspondent THE financially troubled Gwanda Municipality is making efforts to recover some of its ‘‘stolen’’ funds from employees amid reports that they owe the local authority huge…