adminCharity match built bridges
Entertainment Reporter
THIS year’s annual charity match organised by Chipaz Promotions and Pacific Storm has given Bulawayo artistes hope that tremendous transformations can be made if people work together. The event, which was held at Rufaro Stadium in Harare last
Gaddafi loyalists attack several Libyan towns
Benghazi – Forces loyal to Libya’s late leader Muammar Gaddafi have launched a series of attacks across several cities, killing seven fighters who helped topple the former regime, officials and residents said. The violence on Monday comes as Libya’s new leaders struggle to stamp out lingering resistance from pro-Gaddafi forces and try to unify a deeply fractured
Indigenisation board begins preps to establish regional offices
Business Reporter
THE National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board (NIEEB) has started mobilising resources to establish regional offices in all the provinces of the country. The setting up of regional offices is part of efforts to ensure the Indigenisation and
Zanu-PF politburo to meet
Chronicle Reporter
THE Zanu-PF Politburo will today hold its first meeting since last year’s 12th Annual National People’s Conference in Bulawayo.
The party’s secretary for administration, Cde Didymus Mutasa, confirmed today’s Politburo meeting, which he said will be largely
Companies must use $40m fund wisely
WE welcome the release of the $40 million by the Government earmarked for struggling companies in Bulawayo under the Distressed Industries and Marginalised Areas Fund (Dimaf). While $40 million might not be a lot of money given the requirements of industry in the city, we believe this is a good start and underlines Government’s commitment to reviving
Aretha Franklin calls off wedding
Washington – Aretha Franklin and her fiancé William “Willie” Wilkerson are rethinking plans to marry this summer, the soul diva said on Monday, three weeks after the couple announced their engagement. “Will and I have decided we were moving a little too fast, and there were a number of things that had not been thought through thoroughly,” said Franklin, 69, in a statement
Overnight explosions heard in Nigeria’s Kano
Explosions and gunfire were reported early yesterday from an area near a police station in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, where co-ordinated attacks and gun battles last week killed about 178 people. The AFP news agency reported early yesterday that its correspondent heard a series of blasts and gunshots coming from an area where a mobile police
Mining fees set to go up
Harare Bureau
GOVERNMENT is proposing hefty registration, rental and licence fees for mining activities. Mines and Mining Development Permanent Secretary, Mr Prince Mupazviriho, confirmed that new fees will be announced soon. He, however, declined to
I have a lot to offer : Mabhena
By Lovemore Dube
CHRONICLE Sport will in the run up to the 5 February Highlanders Football Club elections run profiles of all the candidates vying for posts. Three posts fall vacant on the day with Themba Ndlela being challenged by two-time club secretary Peter
Saleh seeking exile in Oman: diplomats
MUSCAT – Yemen’s outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh is seeking exile in neighbouring Oman, but the sultanate is reluctant to host him for fear of hurting its relations with any future Yemeni government, diplomats said yesterday. Saleh left Sanaa on Sunday and headed to the United States for medical treatment following a brief stopover in Oman, though he said in a parting