Migrants rescued after raft sinks near Malta

More than 128 migrants have been rescued after their raft sank off the Mediterranean coast of Malta, amid a fresh appeal by the country’s prime minister to Europe to take…

Woman’s false insurance claim backfires

Pietermaritzburg – A woman’s car insurance scam backfired on her when the man she asked to burn her car instead kept it for himself. As a result, the 26-year-old woman…

Doctor faces more sexual assault charges

Bloemfontein – Another woman has laid sexual assault charges against a Bloemfontein doctor, Free State police said yesterday. Captain Chaka Marope said the woman, 28, filed charges against the 32-year-old…

14 killed in Mexico plane crash

Los Cabos – Mexican military and civilian personnel on Wednesday reached the site on the Baja California peninsula where a small plane carrying 14 people crashed, and confirmed all aboard…

Masenyane villagers turn to beekeeping

Factmore Dzobo THE summer heat in Masenyane Village in Lupane District in Matabeleland North province is unbearable. People in this sun-baked village have long given up hope of ever getting…

Zimbabwe policies challenge US

Dingizulu Mahlathini JOSEPH Eugene Stiglitz’s book, The Price of      Inequality, first published in 2012 is a must-read for any progressive Zimbabwean as it demystifies America as a land of opportunity.

MDC expels Matabeleland South chairman

Chronicle Reporters THE Professor Welshman Ncube-led MDC has expelled its Matabeleland South chairman Mr Petros Mukwena in what party insiders view as a ploy to eliminate dissenting voices opposed to…

R1.6m tusks recovered from crossborder bus

Chronicle Reporter SOUTH African police have joined their Zimbabwean counterparts in the fight against poaching, smashing an ivory smuggling syndicate when they intercepted a luxury cross-border bus at their border…

Economic blueprint adopted

Harare Bureau THE Zanu-PF Politburo has adopted the Government economic blueprint that will spearhead the turnaround and development of the national economy for the next five years.

Nama calls for entries

Auxilia Katongomara Entertainment Correspondent THE National Arts Council of Zimbabwe has encouraged artistes to submit their entries for the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) set for February next year.