Gwanda varsity to open next year

Oliver Kazunga Chronicle Reporter GWANDA State University (GSU) is set to open early next year following the recent acquisition of a satellite campus at the disused Epoch Nickel Mine in…

City man fatally assaulted in Zvishavane

Midlands Reporter A Bulawayo man was fatally assaulted by a gang of five men in Zvishavane town after he questioned one of the suspects’ reckless driving. The now deceased was…

Two pupils die after faalling off moving truck

Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent TWO girls from Bulu Secondary in Mangwe District died after falling off a moving truck while on their way from school, police reported. Matabeleland South provincial…

GMB distributes 90t maize to Filabusi families

Oliver Kazunga Chronicle Reporter A TOTAL of 90 tonnes of maize allocated by Government to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depot in Filabusi under the food relief programme have been…

New ZimSteel revival to take longer

CommencemenT of operations at New ZimSteel, formerly Ziscosteel will take more time than the public anticipates, a Cabinet minister has said.

CFU spearheads formation of new farmers’ federation

Harare Bureau The Commercial Farmers Union, a whites only organisation that collapsed following land reform, is now spearheading a federation that incorporates all farmers’ unions as it seeks to become…

Mat North accounts for 14pc of school dropouts

Chronicle Reporter MATABELELAND North province has the highest number of children that are not going to school in the country as the province accounts for 14 percent of all the…

Stocktheft syndicate unearthed

Midlands Bureau Police in the Midlands are investigating a stocktheft syndicate which has been using counterfeit livestock clearance certificates and animal permits to steal cattle which they would sell to…

Residents resolve to block overcharging kombis

Chronicle Reporter Cowdray Park residents hav3e resolved to barricade the main road leading into the suburb this morning to force commuter omnibus operators to reduce the fares to R5.

Council sues safari operator

Temba Dube Senior Reporter THE Tsholotsho Rural District Council is suing Gariya Safaris to recover about $135 000 that the company allegedly failed to pay to council as part of…