adminCouncils ordered to trim workforce
Chronicle Reporter
THE Minister of Local Government, Rural and Urban Development, Dr Ignatius Chombo, has ordered local authorities across the country to trim down their large workforce, which he said is causing financial problems.
Flight recorders found in Nigeria air crash
Anxious families and diplomats have crowded into a hospital in Lagos and tried to identify corpses from an air crash that killed 153 people aboard the airliner and an unknown number of others on the ground.
Mat North appeals for direct funding to orphans
Chronicle Reporter
THE Department of Social Services in Matabeleland North has appealed to the Government and non-governmental organisations to directly provide funding for orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) in the province to promote self-reliance among orphaned children.
Dancehall group aims to revive genre
Entertainment Reporter
A LOCAL dancehall group, Loveflex International Sound System, is set to revive dancehall culture in Bulawayo which they say has gone into a slumber.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Elections issue should be left to Zimbabweans
OVER the past few days, there have been nauseating celebrations by some sections of the media, the opposition MDC factions and those of a like mind who were over the moon over recommendations by the Sadc Troika on Defence, Politics and Security Co-operation to the Sadc Summit that elections in Zimbabwe be held within the next 12 months.
Intwasa festival to enact two high school set books
Auxilia Katongomara
TWO high school set books are set to be showcased at the annual Intwasa Festival koBulawayo slated for September.
Cotton farmers fear fly-by-night buyers
Farmers have urged the Government to start buying cotton now as further delays will see them losing out to fly-by-night buyers while the quality of the crop also becomes compromised.
Sudan, South talks collapse over demilitarised zone
Addis Ababa — Peace talks to end weeks of fighting between Sudan and South Sudan were deadlocked yesterday after failing to agree on where to set up a demilitarised zone along their contested border.
Tongogara Camp — a home away from home
Kennedy Mavhumashava recently in Chipinge
Tongogara Refugee Camp is a rural sprawl of predominantly unplastered brick and mortar dwellings — some roofed with endurite, others grass-thatched.
CZI to conduct annual industrial manufacturing survey
Business Reporter
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) will next month embark on its annual industrial manufacturing survey to determine capacity utilisation of local companies.