adminSupermarket robber on the run
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Chronicle Reporter
AN armed man robbed a supermarket in Emakhandeni in Bulawayo of $600 after firing a shot in the air and ordering everyone in the shop to lie down.
The incident happened on Friday at about 7pm at Apollos Supermarket and Bottle Store. Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Mandlenkosi Moyo confirmed the incident yesterday and appealed to members of the public to help police in their investigations.
Issue of unpaid workers to take centre stage on May Day
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Chronicle Reporter
THE issue of unpaid workers salaries will take centre stage at this year’s Workers’ Day celebrations, as the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) plans to engage the Government to take action on defaulting employers.
National Blankets introduces new products
Venencia Badza
National Blankets Limited has introduced a new range of blankets responding to the market
Hwange edge Buffaloes
Fairness Moyana in Hwange
Hwange FC…(1) 1
Buffaloes FC…0
Hwange got their act right yesterday when they edged Buffaloes in a Castle Lager Premiership match played at the Colliery Stadium.
The coalminers were beaten 2-0 by Hardbody and were under pressure to deliver from their hard to please fans.
Police acquire cars fitted with satellite navigation systems
Chronicle Reporter
POLICE have bought two vehicles fitted with satellite navigation systems from proceeds of their farm projects to ensure speedy reaction to crime.
Veteran political activist Edson Ncube dies
Chronicle Reporter
Zanu-PF deputy secretary for administration and veteran political activist Cde Edson Ncube has died.
‘Some Byo firms beyond redemption’
Chronicle Reporter
Some companies which closed down in Bulawayo will not re-open despite the provision of funds under the Distressed Industries and Marginalised Areas Fund (Dimaf) to rescue ailing industries, a Cabinet minister has said.
Addressing members of the Press at the just ended 53rd edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair, Prof Ncube said companies had closed for different reasons and some would not be able to reopen even if they got their share of Dimaf because they could never be revived no matter the amount of money poured into them.
What constitutes a good councillor?
Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
ZIMBABWE is awash with stories about municipal councillors granting themselves hefty allowances plus other perks or allegedly embezzling public funds or selling themselves public property such as land and houses usually for next-to-nothing; in short all about corruption.
Council slammed for discharging sewage into river
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Midlands Correspondent
VUNGU Rural District Council chief executive officer Mr Wellington Ngulube has attacked Gweru City Council for continuously discharging raw sewage into Gweru River, exposing villagers to disease.
Mr Ngulube also hit out at the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) for taking a passive role in fighting environmental pollution, describing the agency as a mere “fining body”.
Man drags businessman to court over racial slur
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Court Reporter
A Bulawayo businessman has been dragged to the High Court for allegedly calling a customer a kaffir and holding him by his shirt collar.
Mr Zazinhle Tshuma last week issued summons against Mr Awais Khalid, the owner of Shay’s Shop situated along Leopold Takawira Avenue between Main Street and Jason Moyo Street, demanding $8 000 in damages.