adminMLF members’ trial postponed
Court Reporter
SENIOR Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Nicholas Ndou on Wednesday allowed an application for a postponement of the treason trial of three members of Mthwakazi Liberation Front (MLF), a pressure group-cum-political party calling for the separation of Matabeleland from the rest of the country.
Child (3) raped, fed with rat poison
By Temba Dube and Nihleli Ngwenya
A Kezi woman allegedly broke her three-year-old step granddaughter’s hands in a case of brutal abuse, while her son allegedly regularly raped her before they reportedly poisoned the child to death.
Man gets four years for attempted murder
Court Reporter
A man from Tsholotsho District who stabbed his uncle thrice with an Okapi knife during a beer drinking session was yesterday sentenced to seven years in prison.
Confusion over BCC rates hike
Chronicle Reporter
CONFUSION continues to dog the Bulawayo City Council’s rates increase issue, with a number of residents in the eastern suburbs claiming council told them not to pay the rates.
Boy goes missing
Chronicle Reporter
A family from Bulawayo is looking for its 12-year-old boy who went missing in Gweru on Saturday morning.
Government sets up taskforce to investigate miners’ exploitation
Victoria Falls Reporter
THE Government has set up a taskforce to investigate the exploitation of workers in the mining sector, Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Paurina Mpariwa, has said.
NSSA garnishes defaulting employers
Victoria Falls Reporter
THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) is garnishing defaulting employers’ accounts while others have been taken to debt collectors as the authority seeks to recover contributions, general manager Mr James Matiza has said.
Villagers granted reprieve against Mohadi’s son
Court Reporter
BULAWAYO High Court judge Justice Lawrence Kamocha yesterday granted four villagers from Beitbridge a provisional order against the son of co-Minister of Home Affairs, Kembo Mohadi over some disputed land.
Nama nominees unveiled
Entertainment Reporter
The National Arts Council of Zimbabwe has released the nominees to this year’s National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) to be held next Saturday at 7 Arts theatre in Avondale, Harare.
Sata invited for economic bilateral visit to US
LUSAKA – The United States government has invited Zambian President Michael Sata to pay an economic bilateral visit to that country later this year, Zambian’s official news agency reported yesterday.