Heartless…Zim man’s heart ripped out in Botswana ritual murder
Pamela Shumba Chronicle Reporter—- MACHETE-WIELDING thugs in Botswana killed a Bulawayo man and then ripped out his heart in a suspected ritual killing. Edmore Rundogo’s dismembered remains were found in…
Met Dept warns of violent storms
Chronicle Reporters— THE Meteorological Services Department has warned of violent thunderstorms this week and only last week heavy rains left a trail of destruction in Matabeleland North and South provinces.…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Budget should boost agricultural production
Zimbabweans are anxiously waiting for the presentation of the 2014 national budget which, according to the Finance Minister, Cde Patrick Chinamasa, will be presented next month. The budget has over…
Retain death penalty to protect society from murderers
Martin Stobart THE Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa recently said Zimbabwe could soon do away with the death penalty. “I believe that our justice system…
West’s offensive against Zim an indirect attack on Africa
Jehron Muhammad In a recent speech at the University of South Africa, former President Thabo Mbeki took Western nations to task for mounting an “offensive against Zimbabwe” that he called…
Sensitise teachers on malaria, bilharzia to help reduce the diseases
Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu The 2013-2014 rainy season is now on Zimbabwe and in some regions it has already left pools or puddles in which disease-carrying vectors can breed and multiply.…
Egypt’s deposed Morsi goes on trial
Egypt’s deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, has gone on trial on charges of incitement of violence and murder after being brought from the secret location of his detention. Morsi’s appearance yesterday…
Pakistan to review US ties after drone attack
Pakistan is to review its relations with the US following the drone strike that killed Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud, according to local media reports. Nawaz Sharif, the prime minister, met…
East Libya declares self-govt
Eastern Libya has declared an autonomous regional government with an official ceremony, challenging the country’s weak central government that failed to assume unifying power over rebels and various tribes since…
US Navy secrets bought with prostitutes, bribes
San Diego — The gregarious Malaysian businessman nicknamed “Fat Leonard” is well known by US Navy commanders in the Pacific. But prosecutors in court papers say Leonard Francis worked his…









