adminSenior male nurse found in possession of dangerous drugs
Midlands Correspondent
A senior male nurse employed as an anesthetist at the Gweru Provincial Hospital has been arraigned before Midlands provincial magistrate Mrs Phathekile Msipa facing charges of possessing dangerous drugs and stealing drugs from his workplace.
Weekend entertainment diary
Entertainment Reporter
Since it is the month of love, many clubs this weekend have special entertainment packages that are in line with “love in the air” atmosphere.
Varsity education curricula should be vocational-related
By Moses Hategeka
When James Ochen obtained his BA degree in Economics from Makerere University, Uganda, he hoped to become a financial expert. However, since his graduation in 2004, he is jobless. To date, he is jobless. Asked how he survives, he is candid: “My parents still help me to meet my daily needs. I sometimes beg from my friends too.”
$2bn needed to electrify rail network
Victoria Falls Reporter
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe needs $2 billion to electrify Dabuka-Bulawayo rail network and to systematically replace aging equipment.
Zim, Zambia sign MoU to host tourism assembly
Victoria Falls Reporter
ZIMBABWE and Zambia yesterday signed a tourism bilateral agreement to operationalise the framework for work to start towards preparations for the co-hosting of the 20th session of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly scheduled for 26 August next year.
Land developer suspected of swindling clients
Chronicle Reporter
PROSPECTIVE homeowners in Umguza are up in arms against Zim-Trust MSN Land Developers who they accuse of swindling them of their hard-earned cash.
Houston funeral to be broadcast live
New York – The funeral tomorrow for pop superstar Whitney Houston will be broadcast live from the New Jersey Baptist Church where she grew up singing in a gospel choir, the funeral home owner said on Wednesday.
Bodies decompose at Mnene
Midlands Correspondent
BODIES are reportedly decomposing at Mnene Mission Hospital mortuary in Mberengwa district after Zesa recently disconnected power to the institution over a $53 000 debt.
Nkomo’s legacy still lives 13 years after his death
By Makhosi Sibanda
The legacy of a revolutionary, Dr Joshua Nyongolo Nkomo, is an unavoidable one and needs a wholesome appreciation by all Zimbabweans.
Just this one day, I had the privilege to visit the recently opened Joshua Nkomo Museum in Bulawayo’s Matsheumhlope suburb.
Matabeleland rolls out grain scheme to vulnerable families
Chronicle Reporter
MATABELELAND North and South provinces have rolled out the Grain Loan Scheme to assist vulnerable households in dire need of food, amid revelations that a serious drought is looming in most parts of the two provinces.