admin74pc of country’s population use mobile cellphones
Leonard Ncube
ABOUT 74 percent of the country’s population are now using mobile cellphones
President’s portrait moves Minister to tears
Victoria Falls Reporter
THE Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Engineer Walter Mzembi wept when he was handed a portrait of President Mugabe at the on-going Africa Travel Association 37th World Congress in Victoria Falls on Saturday.
Makhabane thrills crowd at B/F
Bongani Ndlovu
SIPHO “Big Fish” Makhabane put up a flawless performance as he led a moving praise and worship session during the Bulawayo Peace Prayer at Barbourfields Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Liberation war hero Ncube buried
Chronicle Reporter
LIBERATION war hero Cde James Fazo Ncube, who died last week after succumbing to tuberculosis, was yesterday buried at the Bulawayo Provincial Heroes Acre in Nkulumane.
He was 60.
Burley tobacco sales begin
Business Reporter
Selling of burley tobacco has started at the auction floors with more than 9 400 kilogrammes worth $22 165 having been sold on the first two days of the selling season.
Buffaloes edge Bulls
From Ray Bande in Mutare
Buffaloes…(1) 1
Motor Action… 0
MUTARE army side Buffaloes FC posted their third consecutive victory when they edged a determined Motor Action by a solitary goal in an entertaining Castle Lager Premiership match at Sakubva yesterday.
Human remains found in Nyamandlovu
Chronicle Reporter
A human skull and a collarbone have been found at a farm in Nyamandlovu in Matabeleland North Province, police have confirmed.
‘Dimaf heavily politicised’
Chronicle Reporter
A Cabinet minister on Saturday castigated political leaders for turning the Matabeleland region into a football pitch and trying to gain political mileage through the Distressed Industries and Marginalised Areas Fund (Dimaf).
Provisional Stitsha cast selected
Entertainment Reporter
THE provisional cast for Stitsha, a play written by Cont Mhlanga, has been chosen. 20 performing artistes have gone into boot camp in Bulawayo, amid revelations that some seasoned artistes shunned the auditions expecting to be chosen by default.
Minister Mpofu castigates Gwayi-Shangani Catchment Council
Prosper Ndlovu
Chronicle Reporter
THE Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Dr Obert Mpofu, has castigated the Gwayi-Shangani Catchment Council for opposing the establishment of new coal mining companies in Matabeleland North, describing them as reactionaries who are anti-development.