adminHero’s send-off for Mpofu
Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Reporter HUNDREDS of Bulawayo residents yesterday gave the late former deputy mayor and outspoken politician Alderman Charles Mpofu, a hero’s send-off as they bade him farewell at…
Civil servants’ unions demand answers
Harare Bureau CIVIL servants unions have failed to access subscriptions from their members this month amid reports that Treasury did not remit deductions to the Salaries Service Bureau.
Pope defends Church’s actions against sex abuse
Vatican City — Pope Francis has defended the Catholic Church’s record on tackling the sexual abuse of children by priests, saying “no-one else has done more” to root out paedophilia.
Pistorius asked friend to ‘take blame’ for restaurant gunshot
“Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius asked a friend to take the blame for him accidentally discharging a pistol under the table of a posh Johannesburg restaurant in January 2013, a month…
S Sudanese refugees forced to flee to Darfur
The civil war in South Sudan has left people so hungry and desperate for relief that they are even fleeing across the border into Darfur, a long-troubled region of famine…
Mthwakazi meaning lost, word abused
Cont Mhlanga I ALWAYS monitor what people discuss on social media to educate myself on new ideas. This other day I was surprised when a group of Kalanga educationists said…
Editorial Comment: People must move from floods-prone areas
Government recently declared the flooding at Tokwe-Mukorsi in Masvingo a state of national disaster. Amid an estimated 900mm downpour in an area where annual average rainfall is around 400mm, the…
India announces election dates
India, the world’s biggest democracy, has set dates for its next general elections, with polling to start on April 7. Elections to 543 parliamentary seats would be held in nine…
Syrian air raids hit Lebanese border region
Syrian military helicopters have launched three raids in areas inside Lebanon close to the border town of Arsal, witnesses and Lebanon’s official news agency said.
Has enough been done in this socio-political and economic maze?
Bernard Bwoni IT is that resilient spirit and resolve of the people of Zimbabwe that has sustained and carried this country through this very difficult journey and, hopefully, as the…