adminNational bilharzia treatment training programme begins
Pamela Shumba
THE Ministry of Health and Child Welfare has embarked on a training programme to carry out a treatment exercise for bilharzia, following increased cases of the disease and intestinal worms in the country.
Clearing agents nabbed for smuggling
Beitbridge Reporter
All set for Njelele cleansing ceremony
Prosper Ndlovu
Chronicle Reporter
CHIEFS and spirit mediums from Matabeleland South have stepped up preparations for the cleansing of the Njelele Shrine in Matobo District and hundreds of people are expected to attend the ceremony on Saturday.
Gold panners flee census enumerators
Marvelous Moyo and Makhosi Sibanda
ILLEGAL gold panners popularly known as omakorokoza or otsheketsha operating in Matabeleland South’s Gwanda District are reportedly running away from census enumerators in fear that they might be in the company of police officers.
Njelele not just a rain-making shrine
Hilary Marizani
NJELELE, one of the oldest and most revered religious shrines in the country, has been at the centre of controversy over the past few months.
Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi dies
Meles Zenawi, the prime minister of Ethiopia, has died while undergoing treatment for an undisclosed illness, according to Ethiopian state television.
Chiefs meet over share scheme proceeds
Midlands Correspondent
ZVISHAVANE chiefs are expected to meet today to deliberate on how to disburse part of the $2 million community share ownership scheme funds the district received under the Mimosa Mine Share Ownership Trust.
Residents concerned over rise in company litigation cases
Prosper Ndlovu
Chronicle Reporter
BULAWAYO residents and the business community have expressed concern over the increase in
Speed freaks invited to drag race meet
Sports Reporter
LEONORAH Young of the Bulawayo Motoring Club has challenged those with a penchant for speed on the city’s roads to take their skills to the Breedon Everard Race Course on Saturday.Young artiste appeals for assistance
Entertainment Reporter
YOUNG Bulawayo hip-hop artiste Thando “Kush Kush” Khanye is looking for assistance to release an album which he hopes will put him on the entertainment industry map.