adminEDITORIAL COMMENT: Let us respect our traditional shrines
MYSTERY surrounds the actions of a group of people claiming to be war veterans who have been making unsanctioned and unexplained visits to the Njelele shrine in the Matopo National Park ostensibly to conduct bizarre rituals in the name of cleansing themselves and bringing back the spirits of freedom fighters who were killed during the liberation struggle.
New tourism accounting system introduced
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) have introduced a new Tourism Receipt and Accounting System (TRAS) to enhance remissions of monthly returns to the central bank.
Chinamasa speaks out on draft constitution
Harare Bureau
Zanu-PF Copac management committee member, Cde Patrick Chinamasa, says the draft constitution is not final and can be subjected to a raft of changes by parties in the inclusive Government.
OBITUARY: Liberation struggle icon Ngwenya will be missed
Pathisa Nyathi
One more epitome of the nationalist struggle for independence is no more. Amos Jack Petros Ngwenya passed on on Friday 3 of August 2012 and his burial was scheduled for Saturday.
Nyasango finishes seventh
THE curtain came down on Zimbabwe’s Olympic medal effort in London yesterday with Cuthbert Nyasango providing a little glimpse into the future of Zimbabwean athletics.
Govt approves ZETDC unbundling
The Government has approved the unbundling of the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) into two separate entities to improve efficiency and encourage private investment in the energy sector, a Cabinet minister said last week.
Centenarian celebrates birthday
Chronicle Reporter
THE secret to longevity is eating healthy, upholding moral values and respecting elders, said Gogo Mhlanyukwa Esilina Sibanda, who celebrated her 103rd birthday yesterday in Nguboyenja, Bulawayo.
Hundreds executed by both sides in Ivorian war: report
ABIDJAN — Around two-thirds of those killed in Cote d’Ivoire’s civil war last year were summarily executed, many of them by fighters backing the current president, according to an inquiry commissioned by the government.
Zahara, Winky D wow fans
Bongani Ndlovu
Mercury-laced skin lightening creams on sale
Victoria Falls Reporter
SEVERAL skin-lightening products that are in high demand in Southern Africa allegedly contain mercury, a substance that can pose a range of dangers to users, officials have said.
The region has seen an upsurge in the smuggling of the creams, beauty and antiseptic soaps, or lotions that allegedly contain mercury.