adminBCC receives three garbage trucks
Chronicle Reporter
THE Bulawayo City Council yesterday received three garbage compactors from its development partners, a move likely to improve the frequency of refuse collection in the city.
Econet to conduct first commercial trials in Zim
Business Reporter
TELECOMMUNICATIONS operator, Econet Wireless has chosen Zimbabwe for the first commercial field trials of its new product called Home Power Station (HPS).
Bodies of dozens recovered from Lake Malawi
BLANTYRE/SYDNEY — The bodies of dozens of Ethiopians, believed to be illegal migrants, have been recovered from Lake Malawi after their overcrowded boat capsized earlier this week, police said yesterday.
John Tallach to represent Zimbabwe at international letter writing competition
Entertainment Reporter
JOHN Tallach High School from Matabeleland North province will represent Zimbabwe at this year’s annual Universal Postal Union (UPU) International Letter Writing Competition to be held in Switzerland in October.
Govt mulls Dimaf takeover
Prosper Ndlovu
THE Government is considering taking over the responsibility of disbursing the $40 million for Bulawayo firms from CABS in a bid to speed up the process, a Cabinet Minister said yesterday.
Bass guitar whizz-kid makes waves
Entertainment Correspondent
A 17-year-old Plumtree boy who plays bass guitar, Makabongwe Moyo, is sending shock-waves in and around Bulawayo.
More foreign visitors flock to Vic Falls for lunar tours
Victoria Falls Bureau
THE Victoria Falls 2012 lunar rainbow tour, one of the special tourist attractions in the resort town, is becoming popular with regional and international tourists.
Bulawayo Motoring Club ready to host kart racing series
Sports Reporter
All is now set for tomorrow’s Bulawayo karting race which is returning to the city after a long time.
The race will be at the Breedon Everard Track along Victoria Falls Road.
Emakhandeni Pirates hungry for points
Mbonisi Mabhena
EMAKHANDENI Pirates’ assistant coach Dazzy Kapenya said his team was determined to bring home three points when they travel to Ntabazinduna for a Southern Region Division One clash tomorrow.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Let’s unite against unfair global economic systems
Developing countries have remained poor mainly because they continue to be sources of raw materials for the developed countries. These countries, most of which are endowed with natural resources, continue to export their natural resources in raw form instead of finished or semi-finished products.