Explosion sets 9 vehicles on fire
Whinsley Masara, Chronicle Reporter NINE cars were burnt to shells following an explosion at a vehicle workshop in the early hours of yesterday in Bulawayo’s Thorngrove suburb. Police suspect foul play...
View ArticleFuel sector normalises
Harare Bureau NORMALCY has returned to Zimbabwe’s fuel sector as queues have dissipated while the rampant black market has all but vanished. A survey by our Harare Bureau yesterday showed that, after a...
View ArticleKombi operators agree to reduce fares
Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter COMMUTER omnibus operators in Bulawayo have resolved to reduce kombi fares across city routes to $1,50 from $2 with immediate effect. This followed calls by residents...
View ArticleUPDATED:Tuku declared national hero
Farirai Machivenyika/Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporters THE late international music icon, Dr Oliver Mtukudzi, was yesterday declared a national hero, becoming Zimbabwe’s first musician to be accorded...
View ArticleGovernment to investigate soldiers’ misconduct allegations
Harare Bureau GOVERNMENT will investigate allegations of misconduct by security forces, including abuse of citizens during demonstrations that rocked the country last week, two senior officials said...
View Article43 buses for Tuku’s rural home burial
Daniel Nemukuyu, Harare Bureau NATIONAL hero Dr Oliver Mtukudzi will be buried tomorrow (Sunday) at his rural home in Madziva. The international music icon died at the Avenues Clinic in Harare on...
View ArticleED meets Belgian investors
Farirai Machivenyika, Harare Bureau President Mnangagwa yesterday met a three-member delegation of Belgian investors who expressed interest in exploring business opportunities in the country. The three...
View ArticleCivil servants opt for dialogue…Shelve industrial action plans
Felex Share, Harare Bureau Civil servants have given dialogue a chance and will meet Government on Monday over their salaries and conditions of service. The Government workers had issued a 14-day...
View ArticleManhunt for MDC officials
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter POLICE have launched a manhunt for at least 27 MDC-Alliance officials and activists, including their civil society partners, for allegedly organising the so-called...
View ArticleTuku: An epitome of ubuntu/hunhu. . . Let’s emulate him, says President
Cletus Mushanawani in Madziwa PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on Zimbabweans to take a leaf from the late national hero, Oliver Mtukudzi who never despised or sought to harm the nation despite...
View ArticleJUST IN: 32 year imprisonment for Zupco arsonists
Harare Bureau SIX men who burnt a Zupco bus and a car belonging to Chegutu East legislator Webster Shamu’s wife during the recent violent protests that rocked Harare and other cities have been jailed...
View ArticleJUST IN: Mzembi trial stalled due to illness
Harare Bureau Former Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Walter Mzembi is in a critical condition and according to his lawyer Mr Job Sikhala, he is unable to stand trial. He is facing $1.6...
View ArticleLaw Society of Zimbabwe appoints new boss
Auxilia Katongomara, Chronicle Reporter BULAWAYO lawyer Mr Thandazani Masiye-Moyo has been elected as the new Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) president, taking over from Mr Misheck Hogwe, whose tenure...
View Article36 years jail for burning bus
Tendai Rupapa, Harare Bureau SIX men who were part of a gang that burnt a Zupco bus and also torched a vehicle belonging to Chegutu East legislator Cde Webster Shamu’s wife during recent protests that...
View Article10 times maid stabber 3-year-run ends in suicide
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court Reporter A MURDER suspect who absconded to South Africa after allegedly fatally stabbing the family maid 10 times for spurning his sexual advances, committed suicide in...
View ArticleRBZ incorporates US$ on RTGS platform
Oliver Kazunga, Acting Business Editor THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has upgraded the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) platform to include the United States dollar as the institution seeks to...
View ArticleIncentive for civil servants. . .Government to unveil $60m housing facility
Elita Chikwati and Felex Share, Harare Bureau Government will tomorrow unveil a $60 million housing facility for civil servants as part of non-monetary incentives to its workers. Tomorrow’s event will...
View ArticleBREAKING: Beitbridge border post warehouse goes down in flames
Thupeyo Muleya Property worth thousands of dollars was on Tuesday morning destroyed when a state warehouse caught fire at Beitbridge Border Post. Border authorities said the cause of the fire was yet...
View ArticleRogue cop shown on Sky TV arrested
A MEMBER of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has been arrested for misconduct after he was shown in a video broadcast on British broadcaster, Sky News, assaulting a civilian in Harare. Following the...
View ArticleTerrorised villagers get protection
Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter POLICE have set up a temporary base at a school in Figtree after a suspected serial robber unleashed a reign of terror on pupils and teachers. The suspected fugitive,...
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