Police intercept 40t cigarettes stashed in train

Sukulwenkosi Dube POLICE in Plumtree Town have intercepted about 40 tonnes of cigarettes with a street value of more than $600 000 hidden in a train destined for Botswana.

President in Ethiopia for AU summit

Morris Mkwate in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia President Mugabe yesterday arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he is attending an African Union Extraordinary Summit today to discuss future relations between Africa…

Legislators told to focus on uplifting economy

Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent THE Senior Minister of State, Senator Simon Khaya Moyo, yesterday challenged Members of Parliament and Cabinet ministers to focus their efforts on revitalising the economy and…

Govt to go ahead with urban tollgates

Senior Reporter THE Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Dr Obert Mpofu, yesterday said the Government has resolved to go ahead with its plans to introduce tollgates in urban centres.

Business given ultimatum on indigenisation

Chronicle Reporter BUSINESSES operating in economic sectors reserved for indigenous people have been given up to 1 January 2014 to get compliance certificates or face prosecution under the indigenisation regulations.

Jazz songstress jailed

Harare Bureau AFRO-JAZZ musician Dudu Manhenga was yesterday slapped with an effective 18 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to culpable homicide and driving with a learner driver’s licence without supervision.

Death sentence to be abolished

Harare Burerau THE death penalty will soon be removed from the country’s statutes as the Government takes into account the views Zimbabweans expressed in the new Constitution concerning the law’s…

Chorus for Tsvangirai to step down continues to grow

Harare Bureau The chorus within MDC-T calling for the ouster of party leader, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai for consecutively failing to unseat President Mugabe in three Presidential elections continues to grow…

Govt committed to end media polarisation

Harare Bureau Government is committed to engaging the mainstream media to end polarisation that has negatively affected national interests as well as the media sector’s profitability over the years, Information,…

BCC, councillors, residents meet over budget

Prosper Ndlovu Senior Reporter THE Bulawayo City Council officials and councillors are, starting today, meeting residents to review this year’s budget performance and determine priorities for 2014. In a statement…