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Chronicle Reporter
Most Government departments are reportedly not paying their bills to the Bulawayo City Council amid revelations that the departments now owe council more than $5 million.
The city fathers said the development was negatively affecting the local authority’s revenue inflows.
The council is owed about $60 million by both domestic and commercial water consumers.
In February last year the Government paid slightly above $3 million to the city council from the $8,3 million it owed as of December 2010.
According to the council’s latest report, Government departments owe council thousands of dollars each.
Tsvangirai spends holiday in SA with new wife
Harare Bureau
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai spent part of the festive holidays in South Africa with his new wife Ms Locadia Karimatsenga Tembo, contrary to his claims that he terminated the relationship.
Sources said the two caught up in Durban after New Year’s Day and met the PM’s children.
SA intensifies deportation of Zimbabweans
Beitbridge Correspondent
SOUTH Africa which has intensified its crackdown on undocumented Zimbabweans on Thursday deported 672 illegal immigrants, the largest number since the resumption of deportations last October.
The deportees arrived in the country aboard eight luxury buses.
Man dies as fire extinguisher explodes in his hands
Midlands Bureau Chief
A GWERU man died yesterday afternoon when a fire extinguisher he was servicing exploded in his hands.
Hell breaks lose as woman grabs coffin from funeral parlour
Chronicle Reporter
MZILIKAZI residents were treated to a free street movie when a woman stormed a funeral parlour
Civil servants threaten to strike
Harare Bureau
CIVIL servants unions met in Harare yesterday and resolved to storm Public Service Minister Lucia Matibenga’s office next week demanding an audience with her over their salaries and conditions of service.
AirZim workers trickle back to work
Harare Bureau
SOME workers at Air Zimbabwe went back to work yesterday, while others absconded following a strike they held on Thursday.
O, A-level exam results likely to be released at the same time
Chronicle Reporter
THE country’s public examinations body, Zimsec, has announced that Ordinary and Advanced level November examinations were this year likely to be released at the same time.
Unplugged with Lenin Ndebele: January is babalaz period
January is that month when most of the time one reminisces about how life was like the previous year. Only the details of December linger in most people’s minds because it was that time when free spending was the way of life — come the dreaded January disease.
Jackson fans sue doctor for ‘emotional damage’
French fans of Michael Jackson are suing the late pop star’s doctor for “emotional damage” they suffered over his death, their lawyer said yesterday.