adminPoor roads, food shortages dog Beitbridge East
By Kennedy Mavhumashava
A road trip from Mrs Miriam Ncube’s home at Chikwalakwala to Beitbridge, 150km to the west, costs a surprising R150 ($20).
Woods off to solid start at Pebble Beach
Tiger Woods got his 2012 PGA Tour season off to a solid start, firing a four-under 68 at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am to sit five strokes back of a trio of leaders.
Biti acts on cash crisis
Harare Bureau
FINANCE Minister Tendai Biti will next week announce a raft of measures aimed at easing the liquidity challenges in the economy.
Minister Biti said that the liquidity challenges should only be seen as temporary.
“We have a temporary liquidity crisis in the economy and not a banking crisis. However, to ensure that we address the situation, I will in the course of next week announce measures to deal with the situation,” he said.
Ivorians predict difficult Cup final against Zambia
Cote d’Ivoire say they have learnt from “mistakes” and will not underestimate Zambia in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final.
Foreigners kick Zimbabwe in the teeth
Despite strenuous and politically motivated efforts by Western Europe and North America to drive Zimbabwe into a paria state – even for international finance by freezing credit lines – this country remains a hugely popular destination for those who do not use politics as a weapon to try to tame weaker nations.
Gunmen kill Boko Haram critic
Kano – Gunmen in Nigeria’s flashpoint city of Kano on Thursday shot dead a man known for publicly criticising Boko Haram Islamists, blamed for a series of recent attacks in the area, residents said.
MDC-T structures in tatters as members defect
Midlands Correspondent
MDC-T Midlands North provincial structures are in tatters as more than 180 party members representing different districts of the province have reportedly defected to the faction led by Professor Welshman Ncube.
Courts closed as magistrates develop running tummies
Harare Bureau
THE Harare Magistrates’ Courts were yesterday forced to close after a suspected typhoid outbreak that affected magistrates and other staff.
Zahara coming to Zimbabwe
By Givemore Muzariri
SOUTH Africa-based singer Zahara will be in Zimbabwe in the first week of March, where she is expected to hold two shows in Bulawayo and Harare.
Woman begs court to have hubby jailed
Chronicle Reporter
A Pumula North woman in Bulawayo stunned the court when she pleaded with it to send her husband of six years to jail because he was abusive.