adminChirenda national hero
Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Reporter THE late veteran freedom fighter and retired senior army official, Retired Colonel Harold Mtandwa Chirenda, has been declared a National Hero.
MURDER MOST FOUL . . . 4 shot in Binga, dumped in truck
Leonard Ncube Court Reporter A MAJOR police investigation is underway after four dead bodies — three men and a woman — were found in an abandoned truck in Binga. They…
Croc kills bathing boy, 13
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent A 13-YEAR-OLD boy was snatched by a crocodile while bathing with his brother, Masvingo police said yesterday. Willard Sandani’s body was never recovered following the 3PM…
UN warns CAR on brink of catastrophe
UN officials are warning the Security Council that Central African Republic (CAR) is on the brink of a catastrophe, with half the population made homeless since ethnic warfare broke out.
South Sudan says poised to retake key town
Juba — South Sudan’s government said yesterday that it was poised to recapture a key town from rebel forces, as peace talks being held in neighbouring Ethiopia appeared to be…
Only a miracle can save Ariel Sharon: doctor
Jerusalem — Only a “miracle” can save former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who clings to life facing imminent death, hospital authorities said today.
Naked man gets stuck in washing machine
Sydney — A naked Australian man was left red-faced after getting stuck in a washing machine during a game of hide and seek, after police had to grease him up…
Romanians baptise horses on Orthodox holiday
Pietrosani — Hundreds of horses in Romania received blessings on Monday in a baptismal tradition dating back centuries to mark the Orthodox holiday of the Epiphany.
UK ‘will miss key target to cut migration’
London — Britain will fail to meet a government target to reduce the number of migrants entering the country to below 100,000 a year, business secretary Vince Cable said.
New blending law shuts out competition: Sugar industry
THE Zimbabwe sugar industry has expressed concern over the recently gazetted ethanol blending law as it inhibits private sector participation in the lucrative business.