PRESIDENT BIDEN IS BOOSTING U.S. troops in Europe because of Russia’s war in Ukraine MADRID — President Biden announced that the U.S. would enhance its military presence in Europe, including more naval destroyers stationed in Spain, two F-35 fighter jet squadrons positioned in the United Kingdom and a permanent headquarters in Poland for the U.S. 5th Army Corps.This increased force posture comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags on and countries in Europe grow increasingly…

CITIZENS Coalition for Change CCC activists Joanah Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri, who are accused of faking their abductions, have rejected the submission of a video footage as evidence in their trial. The State is seeking to submit the footage through a police officer, Richard Muvhuro Mhlanga, a detective chief inspector at the Criminal Investigations Department Cyber laboratory. The CCTV footage is from three different locations Chicken Inn, Bon Marche and Zuva service stations in Harare….

CHINA HAS DONATED the recently completed new US$100 million Parliament Building in Mt Hampden Harare to Zimbabwe to boost friendship and solidarity between the two countries. Government has, however, been describing the US$100 million project as one a of Zimbabwe’s many development successes. Addressing journalist during a familiarisation tour of the new Parliament building, Shanghai Construction group manager Libo Cai said: “Zimbabwe’s new Parliament building is one of the most important projects in the China-Africa…

BREAKING: Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) bosses arrested Cotton Company of Zimbabwe Limited  bosses Pius Manamike and Maxiwell Njanji have been arrested on graft allegations.  The two were arrested last night and are sent to appear in court today. The pair is not new to corruption allegations  as they were arrested  for allegedly defrauding US$2 million from Cottco  in 2018  and were released on $500  bail each  by magistrate  Rumbidzai Mugwagwa. Njanji is eying ZANU…

Airline passengers hit out at the “total chaos” at Heathrow on Thursday morning after the airport ordered flights to be cancelled because it could not handle them. Thousands of travellers were disrupted by a rare “schedule intervention” which led to the scrapping of 30 flights during the morning peak. Some passengers did not find out their flights were cancelled until they arrived at what is the UK’s busiest airport. A Heathrow spokesman said the airport…

42 GOATS AND ONE COW DEAD after allegedly drinking water contaminated with urea, a fertiliser chemical from the Arda farm that is situated in Zwehamba Village, about 25 kilometres from Maphisa Centre under Chief Nyangazonke. ChronicleMS Thembinkosi Ndlovu, shows dried meat from the goats lost after they drank water from the ARDA Irrigation, Maphisa scheme

‘I’m always surrounded by more than 100 security personnel and I don’t know even how to use a swipe card, never free’ Mnangagwa PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday says he no longer enjoyed public life because he was always surrounded by more than 100 security personnel. Addressing businesspeople at the official opening of the Highlands Park Shopping Mall in Highlands, Harare, constructed by Telecel Africa, Mnangagwa said: “I have not been in a village walk or…

ZIMBABWEAN DOCTOR at centre of Grace Mugabe farm ‘gift’ charged with medical misconduct; risks being struck off by tribunal A doctor at the centre of a 2016 farm seizure row in Zimbabwe is appearing before the UK Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) over allegations of mistreating patients. The tribunal, underway in Manchester, is determining Dr Sylvester Nyatsuro’s fitness to practice. Allegations against him include inappropriately prescribing drugs and allowing examinations to be done by staff…