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Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter
GENERAL Solomon Mujuru was alive when fire gutted his farmhouse and might have died from inhaling carbon monoxide, a local pathologist said yesterday. However, a South African pathologist hired by the Mujuru family said the autopsy was not
Zim, Iran to strengthen relations
Harare Bureau
TWO visiting Iranian high-ranking officials have pledged to strengthen ties between their country and Zimbabwe. Iranian Vice President responsible for Management and Human Capital Development Dr Lotfollah Forouzandeh Dehkurdi yesterday paid a
Preps for 21st February Movement gala on course
Harare Bureau
MANICALAND province has stepped up preparations for the 21st Movement Celebrations to be graced by secretaries general of liberation movements from Sadc. The commemorations are held annually to celebrate President Mugabe’s life. The main
Girlfriend butchers chief to death
Harare Bureau
A CHIPINGE chief’s live-in girlfriend allegedly went berserk last week and butchered the traditional leader in cold blood with a machete in a pit toilet on suspicions of infidelity. Chief Mpungu of Chisumbanje was buried last Wednesday after
Kwekwe miner’s chamber application set for Monday
Court Reporter
THE hearing of the urgent chamber application, which was filed by a Kwekwe miner last month seeking an order that he be allowed to work on his claim in Sherwood Block, has been set down for Monday. Robert Chipwanyira on 17 January filed an
Chief Njelele worries over bogus son
Midlands Correspondent
CHIEF Njelele has expressed concern on the growing reports of an unidentified man who is going around in Gokwe masquerading as his son while duping villagers using his name. An unknown man identifying himself as Emmanuel Njelele last
Businesses demand names of Dimaf beneficiaries
Chronicle Reporter
BUSINESSES in Bulawayo yesterday demanded the publication of names of companies that will benefit from the Distressed Industries and Marginalised Areas Fund (Dimaf) to promote transparency and avoid abuse of the funds. Last week the
Five MDC-T activists in court over violence
Midlands Correspondent
FIVE MDC-T activists were yesterday arraigned before Gweru magistrate Ms Florence Nago facing charges of inciting public violence. The five, Tendai Nhamo (32), Edmore Masepa (31), Livingstone Chiminya (31) Hanani Makava (32) and Silas Mhere
Villagers’ livelihood under threat as Zesa switches off power to irrigation scheme
Chronicle Reporter
THE livelihood of hundreds of villagers is under threat after one of the largest irrigation schemes in the drought prone Matabeleland South province stopped functioning three months ago following the disconnection of electricity by Zesa over an
Schools urged to care for the environment
Chronicle Reporter
FIVE Bulawayo schools yesterday received 100 trees as part of commemorations to mark National Tree Planting Day amid calls to take care of the environment for future generations. The five schools are Ingubo, Inzwananzi, Josiah Chinamano,