BCC water shedding programme under scrutiny

Sikhumbuzo Moyo , Senior Zimpapers Reporter THE Government has challenged the Bulawayo City Council’s (BCC) water rationing programme, suggesting the local authority is not being transparent about water distribution. Minister…

TRIBUTES POUR IN FOR THE ‘NDEBELE ROCKSTAR’

Langalakhe Mabena-Zimpapers Arts and Entertainment Hub THE sudden death of popular radio personality and entertainer, Babongile Sikhonjwa, affectionately known as ‘‘The Ndebele Rockstar,’’ has sent shockwaves throughout Bulawayo, in particular,…

Zimbabwe launches crackdown on cross-border financial crime

Nyore Madzianike, Harare Bureau A MAJOR multi-agency operation targeting illicit financial flows across Zimbabwe’s borders — including tax evasion and entrenched corruption — is now in full swing, as the…

Beitbridge facelift boon to regional integration

Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The US$300 million Beitbridge border modernisation project has set the country on the road to achieving improved port efficiency and regional and international trade, as set…

FIVE ARMED MEN INVADE SHRINE, STEAL FROM WORSHIPPERS

Arron Nyamayaro FIVE men, armed with machetes, invaded a shrine where six worshippers were praying along Arcturus Road in Mabvuku and stole their belongings. There were four men and two…

BCC allocates over US$1m to rehabilitate Lobengula Street and Third Avenue

Raymond Jaravaza, Chronicle Reporter THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) will spend over US$1 million on rehabilitating a section of Lobengula Street and Third Avenue, roads that had become riddled with…

Robber blames stepmother

Trish Mukwazo and Kimberley Chitambara ,Chronicle Writers A 28-year-old man from Njube suburb in Bulawayo, who was sentenced to nine years in prison for robbery, has attributed his descent into…

H-TOWN RESIDENTS FED UP . . . Nightclubs, noise, criminals cited at Indaba

Peter Tanyanyiwa HARARE residents are FED UP with an explosion of noise and night clubs mushrooming in their neighbourhoods, including homes which are being converted into night spots, and the…

189 Zim students enrol for free Russian language courses at UZ

Raymond Jaravaza, [email protected] A total of 189 Zimbabwean students have registered for free Russian language courses at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), offered by Russia’s Centre for Open Education at…

Golfing elite set for Mulota showdown in Sterling International Pairs finale

Brandon Moyo ,Zimpapers Sports Hub THE race to the 2025 Sterling International Pairs National Finals is entering its final days, with the country’s top amateur golfers set to converge on…