adminShelling intensifies on Syria’s Homs
Activists say Syrian troops have intensified their shelling of rebel-held neighbourhoods in the central city of Homs as living conditions there deteriorate further.
The neighbourhoods of Jouret al-Shayyah, the Old City, al-Khalidiyeh and al-Hamidiyeh have been under intense shelling and ground attacks for a week.
Gwanda RDC acquires state-of-the-art grader
Beitbridge Reporter
GWANDA Rural District Council intends to embark on a massive road rehabilitation programme following the acquisition of a state-of-the-art motorised grader worth $121 873.
Labour Court orders firm to reinstate workers
Chronicle Reporter
A Bulawayo Labour Court president has ordered a catering company to reinstate workers it had dismissed from work last year, saying they were unfairly dismissed.
BCC commissions new energy saving lighting system
Chronicle Reporter
THE Bulawayo City Council has commissioned a new energy saving lighting system that is expected to reduce the city’s electricity bill for lights by up to 90 percent.
No camp for Olympics Team Zimbabwe
Sports Reporter
Team Zimbabwe that will participate at the London 2012 Olympic Games will not camp for training as most of the athletes are based overseas where there are better training facilities compared to what we have locally, an official has said.
Businessman embroiled in fraud case
Beitbridge Reporter
BULAWAYO businessman Mr Reginald McGillivray Dawson, is once again embroiled in yet another legal battle with fellow Beitbridge counterpart, Josias John Moyo, following a row over the ownership of an industrial stand in the border town.
Two pupils die mysteriously
Pamela Shumba
TWO pupils died at Gampu Primary School in Bulawayo’s Mpopoma suburb under mysterious circumstances inducing fear among parents.
Miss Curvy 2012 preps kick off
Auxilia Katongomara
The Miss Curvy 2012 pageant preparations have started and indications are that this year’s edition will be bigger and better compared to last year when only three provinces took part.
This year, 20 models drawn from Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare, Bindura and Chinhoyi are set to battle it out at the national finals for the country’s most curvaceous woman. The event will be held later this year in the capital, Harare.
Injiva in court for Nkulumane murder
Court Reporter
FOUR men including an injiva appeared in court yesterday facing charges of assaulting to death a man they found in the injiva’s bedroom at a house in Nkulumane.
Miss Zim Trust dupes models
Saturday Leisure Correspondent
THE financially crippled Miss Zim Trust is at it again!
This time, 28 models allege that the organisers of Miss Zimbabwe pageant, Miss Zim Trust, owe them $100 each in unpaid refunds.