admin300 families missing after storm hits Mozambique
MAPUTO— The Mozambican authorities said on Tuesday that they are searching for 300 families who went missing due to a storm that hit the central province of Zambezia.Queens Sports Club ready to host Pro-50 One-Day Cup final
Ricky Zililo
THE Zimbabwe Cricket and Matabeleland Tuskers grounds curator Fungai Shanganya yesterday said Queens Sports Club is ready to play host to Saturday’s Pro-50 One-Day Cup final between Matabeleland Tuskers and Mashonaland Eagles.
Drought scare in Matabeleland South
Beitbridge Reporter
MATABELELAND South farmers are facing an imminent drought as most of them have drastically reduced the hectarage under crops due to the late rains.
Most of the seven administrative districts in the province require between 400 and 500mm of rain for a successful farming season but indications are that they will receive far less this season.
The districts are Beitbridge, Bulilima, Gwanda, Insiza, Matobo, Mangwe and Umzingwane.
Bantu Rovers captain Masuku off to Belgium
Nqobizitha Masuku
Ricky Zililo
THE national Under-20 and Bantu Rovers captain Nqobizitha Masuku left the country on Tuesday for a three-week trial at Cercle Brugge in Belgium.
Pakistanis pile bodies outside govt offices in protest
PESHAWAR — Pashtun tribesmen from northwest Pakistan dumped 15 bloody bodies in front of government offices yesterday, protesting against what they said were extra-judicial killings by security forces in the latest challenge to the government’s authority.
The protest in the northwestern city of Peshawar follows a three-day sit-in by members of the Shi’ite community alongside the bodies of 96 people killed in a sectarian bomb attack in the southwestern
Swimming star Mjimba appeals for financial assistance
Sikhumbuzo Moyo
THE exploits of 10-year-old rising swimming star Nomvula Mjimba has attracted the attention of Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart who has taken it upon himself to spearhead the athlete’s sponsorship appeal.
Chavez making progress: VP
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez is making progress as he recovers from cancer surgery in Cuba, his vice president said after returning from a trip to Havana to visit the Venezuelan leader.
Chavez, who has been battling complications since undergoing surgery more than a month ago, is “climbing the hill, he is advancing,” said Vice President Nicolas Maduro.
Renco Mine workers’ wives demo continues
Masvingo Correspondent
THE impasse at Renco Mine in Masvingo continued yesterday as the wives of miners at the gold
Labour Court should be restructured — Chidyausiku
Harare Bureau
THE Labour Court should be restructured to separate cases in terms of the degree of their gravity, Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku has said.
He called for the creation of separate Labour Courts modelled along other courts such as magistrates’ courts, dealing with less serious claims while the High Court deals with more serious ones.
City water shedding schedule to stay
Chronicle Reporter
BULAWAYO’s supply dams have recorded only one and a half percent inflows since the onset of the rainy season.