Egypt helicopter gunships kill 20 militants

CAIRO — Egyptian helicopter gunships killed 20 militants in the Sinai yesterday, state media and the army said, days after 16 soldiers were killed in an attack attributed to Islamist extremists.

Asiagate sucks in more

Lovemore Dube

THE Zifa Independent Ethics Committee will today add more names to the list of those they are investigating for possible involvement in match-fixing amid reports that two current Warriors players are among those expected to be investigated.

Syrian govt tanks move on Aleppo rebels

DAMASCUS — Syrian tanks stormed a rebelheld district of Aleppo yesterday, sparking fierce clashes that a security official said marked the start of a long-threatened ground assault on the key battleground city.

Kasukuwere addresses Youth Games participants

From Godknows Matarutse in Bindura

MINISTER of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Saviour Kasukuwere has urged youths to take sport seriously during the Youth Games Youth Conference/Business forum at Hermann Gmeiner High School yesterday.

Closure of Mpilo theatre exposes council’s poor response systems

The situation at Mpilo Central Hospital made sad reading indeed yesterday. A hospital is supposed to be a place of hope, where people go to have their health restored instead of the present situation where patients have to endure bouts of depression over cancellation of operations, some of them so serious that it is a matter of life and death. We are told that the hospital’s theatre was closed after the hospital ran dry following a pipe burst in Mzilikazi.

Byo artistes promise best acts at Zahara gig

Bongani Ndlovu

BULAWAYO artistes and Djs have promised fireworks at the Zahara show that will be held on Saturday and urged people to come in their numbers to support local talent.

Local companies urged to change approach

Harare Bureau

Owners of local companies must learn valuable lessons from their Zambian counterparts who are into value addition, Industry and Commerce deputy minister Mike Bimha has said.

Lack of capital hits leather industry

Business Reporter

THE Leather and travel goods industry is operating at five percent capacity utilisation due to working capital constraints and stiff competition from cheap imported products, the Leather Institute of Zimbabwe chairman, Mr Nicoh Mpofu, said yesterday.

Woman up for attempted murder collapses in court

Chronicle Reporter
THERE was drama at the Bulawayo magistrates’ court yesterday when a woman who is facing attempted murder and assault charges collapsed as she was being escorted to court.

It is believed that the woman is epileptic.

Mpilo Hospital theatre closes

Temba Dube

MPILO Central Hospital’s operating theatre has been shut down after the institution went for nearly two days without water as pipe bursts due to water shedding begin taking their toll in Bulawayo.

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