adminWoman survives inferno
Pamela Shumba
A 70-year-old woman from Empandeni in Mangwe escaped with serious burns on her face while trying to save her week-old broiler chicks after her three bed-roomed house caught fire last week.
Lobengula Boxing Club hosts invitational meet
Ricky Zililo
Amateur boxers will converge in Bulawayo today for an invitational tournament to be held by Lobengula Boxing club.
EDITORIAL COMMENT:Thumbs up for a job well done Benjani
The much hyped Benjani Mwaruwari testimonial match lived up to expectations.
A galaxy of international football stars — El Hadji Diuof, Khalilou Fadiga, Lomana Lua Lua and Pascal Chimbonda, to mention just a few — descended on Harare to give a fitting farewell to Benjani’s illustrious international career. For most of Friends of Benjani, it was their first time in Zimbabwe.
Be wary of false prophets: Mujuru
Harare Bureau
ZIMBABWEANS should be wary of false prophets who are turning churches into money making ventures, Acting President Joice Mujuru has said.
‘Doctors’ salaries shameful’
Prosper Ndlovu
Chronicle Reporter
MEDICAL doctors yesterday said they were ashamed of their salaries as a majority of them were getting just $600 per month.
Egypt’s Brotherhood claims early lead
BALLOT counting has begun in Egypt after two days of historic voting to choose the country’s first democratically elected president, with the Muslim Brotherhood claiming lead.
The Brotherhood, the country’s most powerful political force, said yesterday that their candidate, Mohamed Morsi, will face divisive former civil aviation minister Ahmed Shafiq in a presidential run-off.
Morsi, from the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, is one of thirteen men vying to become president.
Stars jet in for Benjie’s match
Harare Bureau
FORMER Senegalese players El Hadji Diouf and Khalilou Fadiga led a galaxy of African stars that descended on Harare yesterday afternoon for the Benjani Mwaruwari testimonial match this afternoon at National Sports Stadium and said they felt at home as they would be supporting their friend.
Taxi owner jailed 16 years for rape
Court Reporter
A TAXI owner who masqueraded as a member of the Central Intelligence Organisation and raped a woman thrice has been jailed for 16 years.
Central Soccer log leaders face easy assignments
Lovemore Zigara
THE Zifa Central Soccer League enters Week Seven this weekend with the battle for promotion slowly taking shape where the top three teams, Tripple B, FC Strikers and Chapungu will be hoping to collect maximum points when they face relatively weak opposition.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Govt should address perennial input problems
The same script keeps popping up every year in a seasonal production entitled “Farming Preparations: Tale of Input, Output’s Saboteur”. The directors are the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry…