adminButterfly ‘kills’ village head
Midlands Correspondent
IN a suspected case of witchcraft, a 64-year-old Gokwe village head collapsed and died when a butterfly flitted around him and landed on his chest while he was picking cotton in his fields.
Annan says carnage in central Syria ‘appalling’
DAMASCUS — The UN-Arab League joint special envoy Kofi Annan said, upon arrival in the Syrian capital Damascus yesterday, that the carnage in central Syrian village of Houla which killed over 100 people was “appalling.”
250 teachers taught amabhiza dance at Amakhosi
Bongani Ndlovu
A total of 250 teachers from different schools around the country attended an amabhiza dance workshop held at Amakhosi Cultural Centre last Thursday.
EDITORIAL COMMENT:Resolve cotton price impasse before it gets out of hand
The price impasse between cotton farmers and merchants should be addressed urgently if the country is to continue producing cotton.
Business hails resumption of operations at Steelmakers
Masvingo Correspondent
THE Masvingo business community has welcomed the re-opening of Steelmakers sponge iron plant saying it will improve the economic fortunes of the country’s oldest city.
Creditors swarm Zisco in bid to recover money
Harare Bureau
CREDITORS of Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company owed more than $400 million have begun swarming the steel making firm seeking to recover their money, a Cabinet Minister has said.
Bar gutted by fire
Chronicle Correspondent
PROPERTY worth hundreds of thousands of dollars was destroyed last weekend when one of Kwekwe City Council’s beer outlets, Batanai Tavern, was gutted by fire.
Nursery school owner stopped from evicting association
Court Reporter
THE owner of Grimms Nursery School has been interdicted from evicting the Zimbabwe Parents of Handicapped Children Association from premises they are operating from.
Govt approves loan to fund youth projects
Chronicle Reporter
THE Government has approved a $30 000 loan fund meant to finance youth projects in Matabeleland North province.
‘New farmers have right to land’
Deputy News Editor
THE police and relevant administrative authorities such as Provincial Governors and resettlement officers should protect new farmers against the former owners