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The Miraculous Story of Tayambutswa
HARARE mayor Herbert Gomba on Tuesday evening said five-year-old Tayambutswa Mufudza, who miraculously survived a fall from the sixth floor of Trafalgar Court in Harare three years ago, will be among ...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 05:54hrs | 1697 | by Staff reporter
Are civil servant persecuted for Mugabe's sake??
At least with respect to political appointees, not only is this allowed, but it actually happens every time an Administration changes. Zimbabwe had never had a meaningful administration change in thir...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 16:41hrs | 4093 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chamisa forced to explain
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has said his party will not hesitate to weed out mayors who build "nicodemus" and corrupt relations with Zanu-PF bigwigs for personal gain.Chamisa was reacting to all...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 11:48hrs | 7316 | by Staff reporter
Family loses entire property in inferno
VICTORIA FALLS - A Chinotimba family's house was on Sunday morning razed down by an inferno which reduced household property to ashes.According to a family member, Nelson Sibanda, the fire whi...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 05:32hrs | 1403 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Victoria resident clash over axed mayor
VICTORIA FALLS residents have resolved to protest against MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's decision to fire the resort town's mayor, Somvelo Dhlamini last week for refusing to step down and make w...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 06:01hrs | 2015 | by Staff reporter
No salary increase for Zimbabwe teachers
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavima has ruled out the possibility of teachers getting a salary hike as government was not in a position to meet that demand, due to stretched resources...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:02hrs | 1663 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba sues Chinese firm over macadamia nuts
Buhera South legislator Joseph Chinotimba (Zanu-PF) has petitioned the High Court seeking an order compelling a Chinese-owned firm, and its five directors to pay him $65 755 for supplied macadamia nut...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 06:40hrs | 1851 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls residents block labour imports from Harare
THERE was chaos in Victoria Falls on Monday night when residents opposed the employment of 29 people who had been bused by a construction company from Harare. Masimba Construction Company and ...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 06:36hrs | 1334 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls residents team up, block 22 outsiders from grabbing 'their' jobs
Residents of Victoria Falls on Monday teamed up to block the "importation" of workers by a Harare construction company, forcing the immediate dismissal of 22 employees who had been bussed from the cap...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 13:46hrs | 2499 | by New Zimbabwe
Zesa targets Zanu-PF chefs
Zesa targets Zanu-PF chefsZesa Holdings (Zesa) is going after top government and Zanu-PF officials, including other influential figures, whose failure to pay for the electricity they use is chocki...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 07:18hrs | 1548 | by Staff reporter
Citizens seriously suffer due to economic crisis
MDC Alliance legislator Tapiwa Mashakada has bemoaned the suffering experienced by citizens due to economic crisis which is being blamed on the government over spending and abuse of resources....Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:37hrs | 1232 | by Stephen Jakes
'Punish panic buying influencers'
MANGWE legislator, Obedingwa Mguni is advocating for stiffer penalties on individuals influencing panic buying by peddling lies on social media.Responding to a motion passed in parliament by H...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 16:51hrs | 1765 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs electrocuted by Zesa debts
Top Zanu-PF officials are being dragged to court by State power utility Zesa Holdings (Zesa) over unpaid electricity bills.The cases illustrate how government officials, previously shielded fr...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 12:56hrs | 1935 | by Staff reporter
'Declare hyenas state of disaster'
BUHERA South MP Joseph Chinotimba on Wednesday said hyenas were killing people in his constituency and called on government to declare the situation a state of disaster.Chinotimba made the req...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:51hrs | 4309 | by Staff reporter
Vic Falls mayor, residents spruce up town
VICTORIA Falls mayor, Somvelo Dhlamini and councillors yesterday joined hands with residents to spruce up the resort town's environs in an effort to curb the outbreak of communicable diseases....Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 05:49hrs | 886 | by Staff reporter
Madluphuthu to shoot movie in Vic Falls
SOUTH African comedian-cum-singer, Oscar Mgudlwa, popularly known as Madluphuthu who was in Victoria Falls at the weekend, is planning on shooting a movie here with locals to tell the Zimbabwean story...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 09:39hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance councillor dragged to court for impregnating married woman
VICTORIA Falls councillor Ephias Mambume (MDC Alliance) has been dragged to court for impregnating a married woman and refusing to pay for the costs involved in child birth.The plaintiff, Pret...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 07:06hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's councillor beds, impregnates married woman
MDC Alliance Victoria Falls Councillor Clr Ephias Mambume has been dragged to the Maintenance Court after bedding and impregnating a married woman. The woman, Ms Pretty Mutakela, of Chinotimba...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:25hrs | 1027 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's impressive cabinet line-up under a severe parliamentary vaccuum
For the first time in history, the new president has made constructive use of the specially elected parliamentarians window.From this window the president has addressed key discrepancies to br...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 13:35hrs | 1780 | by Reginald Thabani Gola.
Ditch presidential voting system, says Chinotimba
ZANU PF Member of Parliament for Buhera South, Joseph Chinotimba has called on government to do away with the direct voting system which saw President Emmerson Mnangagwa getting fewer votes than his l...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:55hrs | 1927 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Chinotimba's opinion on GNU with Nelson Chamisa
Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba's opinion on GNU with Nelson Chamisa.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1VEYeiZLH8...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 21:24hrs | 6364 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba angered by delay
BUHERA South Member of Parliament Honourable Joseph Chinotimba has lamented the delay on national economic development soon after harmonised elections.Hon Chinotimba, who was among the MPs who...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 21:25hrs | 5054 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls residents warn MDC Alliance over mayor
VICTORIA Falls residents have warned the MDC Alliance not to meddle in council affairs by imposing a mayor, saying this would lead to a revolt.This was heard on Monday night at Chinotimba Hall...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 1415 | by Staff reporter
Changing age limits must be resisted
The debate in Zanu-PF on plans by some in the ruling party to push for a constitutional amendment that will raise the minimum presidential age limit from the current 40 to between 55 and 60 years is v...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 17:15hrs | 2601 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths to resist raising presidential age limit
ZANU-PF youths have vowed to resist any move to increase the presidential age limit for contestants from the current 40, describing the proposal as "selfish, evil" and potentially self-defeating, NewZ...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 09:26hrs | 2018 | by Staff reporter
Age limit plans divide Zanu-PF
Ructions are emerging in the ruling Zanu-PF party over its plans to increase the minimum presidential age limit from the current 40 years to between 55 and 60 years.Early this month, controver...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 16:40hrs | 2801 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa failing to handle defeat
Zanu-PF party is reportedly seeking to raise the presidential age limit "to ensure only mature people contest for the highest office in the land".According to the state-owned Herald newspaper,...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 15:56hrs | 3177 | by Staff reporter
Weekend bashes wife over small portion of sadza
The love of too much sadza has landed a Guruve man in trouble after he allegedly assaulted his wife twice and was subsequently sent to Guruve court yesterday facing assault charges.Weekend Kat...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 18:31hrs | 1850 | by Simbarshe Sithole
Zanu-PF's bid to amend Constitution faces hurdles
ZANU-PF's bid to amend the Constitution is likely to face hurdles because it does not have a two thirds majority in the Senate, which would have allowed the party to ride roughshod over the opposition...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 13:05hrs | 3804 | by Staff reporter
'Reduce presidential aspirants age limit to 30'
THE Southern African People's Solidarity Network (Sapsn) has said the presidential aspirants' age limit in the southern region should be 30 years to accommodate youths.In its 2018 Sadc People ...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:50hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba unleashes youth on rival war veterans
OUTSPOKEN Zanu-PF legislator (Buhera South) and former war veterans leader, Joseph Chinotimba, has been accused of unleashing party youths to intimidate and beat up war veterans perceived as having de...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:43hrs | 931 | by Staff reporter
Storm over plan to bar Chamisa from polls
Zimbabwe risks confirming its pariah status in spite of claims by the new dispensation that it has broken away from former president Robert Mugabe's autocratic rule if it tweaks with the Constitution ...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 12:52hrs | 4985 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba chased war vets way from Heroes Acre
Re-elected Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba created drama at the Buhera District Heroes' Acre in Murambwi under Chief Nyashanu on Monday when he chased away six war veterans for being sell-outs....Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 07:25hrs | 2756 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to raise minimum age for presidential aspirants
ZANU-PF is mulling using its super majority in Parliament to effect a raft of constitutional amendments, including raising the minimum age for presidential aspirants from the current 40 years to 55, t...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 14:38hrs | 3784 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa councillors snatch seats in Joseph Chinotimba's constituency
The MDC Alliance made a remarkable achievement in Buhera West Constituency after snatching four wards in one constituency that were previously controlled by Zanu PF.The victory by Zimbabwe's l...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 18:27hrs | 7439 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF extends lead
The ruling Zanu-PF has extended the lead in early returns. Zimbabweans went to the polls on July 30 in historic elections which take place nine months after the fall of Robert Mugabe. Below ar...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 07:08hrs | 1027 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF still in the lead, wins 110 seats out of 153 announced
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced a further 50 National Assembly results, bringing the total so far to 153.Of the 153 Zanu PF has won 110 seats while the MDC Alliance got 4...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 06:27hrs | 3244 | by Staff Reporter
We sink or swim together, says Mnangagwa
AFTER the elections are done, Zimbabwe will remain home to both winners and losers, President Emmerson Mnangagwa who is also Zanu PF presidential candidate has said.In an impassioned address t...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 07:14hrs | 1868 | by Staff reporter
'Where has ZEC deviated from the law?' asked Muzanenhamo - in failing to deliver free elections
"People have different views and opinions. Where has ZEC deviated from the constitution. Point and then I can be held liable. To just say elections are not free and fair without facts and evidence of ...Published: 22 Jul 2018 at 14:18hrs | 1154 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chinotimba warns chiefs dabbling in politics
Zanu-PF National Assembly candidate for Buhera South Joseph Chinotimba has taken a swipe at Chief Chamutsa from Buhera for meddling in political issues. Chinotimba described Chief Chamutsa as ...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:29hrs | 631 | by Staff reporter
Cheating couple locked up
SOME residents of Chinotimba suburb in Victoria Falls teamed up to help a neighbour trap a man who had been cheating with his wife.Concerned neighbours, who had been seeing Mr Tafireyi Zimba s...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 06:36hrs | 1887 | by Staff reporter
Open air worshippers protest over ban
APOSTOLIC churches in Victoria Falls are up in arms with the local authority following a ban on open air worship services.The furore came after town clerk Ronnie Dube wrote to apostolic sects ...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 07:22hrs | 1107 | by Staff reporter
Khupe knocking on doors
MDC-T President Thokozani Khupe has started door-to-door campaigns in Matabeleland region to solicit for votes ahead of the July 30 elections amid appeals from villagers for equal distribution of reso...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 08:17hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa works miracle crowds
ELECTIONS have always been a numbers game. With this in mind, ZANU-PF seems to be taking this numbers game seriously. It started in earnest in Masvingo, then it moved to Gokwe and yesterday, Bindura m...Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 12:53hrs | 804 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba claims, 'They want me dead'
The clown prince of Zanu-PF politics Joseph Chinotimba, who is the Buhera legislator has sensationally claimed that there are people who want to see him dead, alleging that his would be 'killers' want...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 18:43hrs | 5270 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF returns to violence'
Zanu-PF has launched a terror campaign in Manicaland with cases of violence being recorded in Nyanga with fearsome intimidation and threats for a repeat of the 2008 violent clampdown of opposition sym...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 17:38hrs | 2006 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls vendors share & drink poison
ONE person died while his brother is admitted in hospital after they allegedly drank a suspected poisonous liquid they thought was red wine.The Chronicle learnt that a group of curio vendors w...Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 07:52hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Hit and run driver arrested
POLICE in Victoria Falls have arrested a 44-year-old motorist for fatally knocking down a Grade Four pupil at Baobab Primary School on Wednesday morning.The accused, Takawira Kawadza from Mond...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:32hrs | 704 | by Staff reporter
Mujuru's PRC pledges to implement devolution of power
OPPOSITION People's Rainbow Coalition (PRC) vice-president Samuel Sipepa Nkomo says once voted into power his party will ensure that devolution of power is implemented from ward level so that there wa...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 07:09hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba would rather work with opposition than unruly comrades
Joseph Chinotimba, Zanu-PF MP for Buhera South, has warned aspiring candidates in the forthcoming general elections that gone are the days when the electorate would vote for political parties....Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 09:08hrs | 4454 | by Staff reporter
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