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Washington — A year after being chosen Pope Francis is very popular with American Catholics though his handling of the paedophile priests’ scandal left many underwhelmed, a new study found.
America can learn from Venezuela’s democracy
Garikai Chengu WEDNESDAY marked the first anniversary of the death of one of the developing world’s greatest heroes: Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez. In 2002, Washington backed a failed coup against Chavez’s…
Editorial Comment: Let democracy prevail in MDC-T
IN the turmoil that is swirling within the MDC-T, some party apparatchiks risk creating a monster out of their leader Morgan Tsvangirai as he battles to retain power in a…
‘Corruption rife in judicial system’
Simbarashe Mudzivo Harare Bureau PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Johannes Tomana has said many prosecutions do not end in convictions because of rampant corruption in the judicial system. He told participants at an annual…
Gassed miners repatriation today
Thandeka Moyo and Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Reporters A FUNERAL service for the 22 Zimbabweans gassed to death in a disused mine shaft in South Africa was held in Johannesburg yesterday…
ZESA official storms Chronicle, fumes over miracle recharge
Angeline Mpofu Chronicle Reporter A ZESA official yesterday stormed Chronicle newsroom demanding to know the details of a Nketa prophet who claimed to have performed a miracle of paying off…
Sandy to collaborate with Jah Prayzah
Auxilia Katongomara Entertainment Reporter SINGER-DANCER Sandra Ndebele is set to collaborate with multi Nama award-winner Jah Prayzah in one of her tracks on her forthcoming album due to be released…
Loitering laws challenged
Daniel Nemukuyu Harare Bureau PROSTITUTION laws face a challenge at the Constitutional Court, with a group of feminists arguing they discriminate against women. The Harare Women Empowerment Network (HWEN) says…
Alderman Mpofu buried
Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Reporter THE late former Bulawayo Deputy Mayor and outspoken politician Alderman Charles Mpofu was yesterday buried in his rural home in Matopo’s Ntunjambila area. His brother and…
Chitukuko Hotel turned into lodgings
Hazel Ndebele Midlands Reporter CHITUKUKO Hotel (formerly Cecil Hotel) in Gweru has been turned into lodgings for university students, former Midlands Hotel workers and other tenants. The facility, which was…