Six hour siege, fists, stabbings as Zanu-PF rival groups clash at Zanu PF party’s offices at Davies Hall in Bulawayo

VIOLENT scenes erupted at Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial headquarters, Davies Hall, yesterday when rival groups clashed during a provincial co-ordinating committee (PCC) meeting.   The violence saw provincial youth league chairperson Cde Anna Mokgohloa being assaulted by war veterans, while Bulawayo Central District chairperson Cde Magura Charumbira was stabbed in the head and face.   Youths and war veterans laid an almost six-hour siege at the hall while Central Committee members, Politburo members, provincial executives and…

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50% new HIV/Aids infections re among young women aged between 15 and 24 with highest HIV infection in Sub-Saharan Africa

50% new  HIV/Aids infections re among young women aged between 15 and 24  with highest HIV infection in Sub-Saharan Africa

AT least five in every 10 new HIV/Aids infections are among young women aged between 15 and 24, an official from World Education has said.   Speaking during a belated Mother’s Day Ladies’ Luncheon hosted by SOS Children`s Village at a Bulawayo hotel, World Education programmes coordinator Ms Banele Mandaza said young women have the highest incidence of HIV infection in Sub-Saharan Africa.   Ms Mandaza said women must educate their children about sexual intercourse…

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Driver who side swiped Proliner bus killing 31, suffers hallucinations, and incoherent speech while remanded in custody to June1

THE driver of a South African-registered haulage truck which sideswiped a Johannesburg-bound Proliner bus killing 31 people on the spot and leaving 40 others injured near Mvuma along the Harare-Masvingo Highway, has reportedly become mentally unstable. Regis Mangwari appeared before Mvuma resident Magistrate Mr Tayengwa Chibanda facing 31 counts of culpable homicide. He was not asked to plead and was remanded in custody to June 1 when the State expects results on the state of…

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Zimbabwean woman (22) based in South Africa, allegedly gang raped by 11 Tanzanians while coming from work last week

Zimbabwean woman (22) based in South Africa, allegedly gang raped by 11 Tanzanians while coming from work last week

A 22-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean woman based in South Africa was allegedly gang raped by 11 Tanzanians while coming from work last week.   The incident occurred in Johannesburg and the Zimbabwean Embassy is investigating the sexual assault.   The woman’s identity has been withheld for ethical reasons.   Zimbabwe Consul-General in South Africa Mr Batiraishe Mukonoweshuro said his team was on the ground to establish what really occurred.   “We’re investigating a case where a 22-year-old…

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THREE criminals, one on death row, allegedly killed a fellow cellmate at Wha Wha after he refused to join prison break plot

THREE dangerous criminals — one of them on death row — allegedly killed a fellow cellmate in cold blood at Wha Wha Medium Prison in Gweru after he refused to join their plot to break out of prison.   Two of the convicts — Wellington Gadzira (46) and Moses Pedzisai Mahuvava (38) appeared before Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Martin Makonese yesterday facing one count of murder each.   The duo together with their accomplice…

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Stabbings and violence as Zanu PF youths and war veterans block executive from meeting at Davies Hall Bulawayo

Violence broke out at Davies Hall today as suspected Zanu PF youths and war veterans blocked the executive from holding a provincial coordinating committee meeting. The youths allegedly used pepper Spray in a bid to force provincial executive members out of the hall.   Police have arrested a number of youths while some party members were allegedly assaulted and stabbed in the melee. source-Temba Dube,chronicle  

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TWENTY NINE DEAD including sixteen illegal Zimbabwe miners in South Africa mine explosion

TWENTY NINE DEAD including sixteen illegal Zimbabwe miners  in South Africa mine explosion

SIXTEEN of the 31 people who died after a mine shaft collapsed in South Africa have been identified as Zimbabweans.   Yesterday, The Chronicle reported that Zimbabweans were feared dead following a mine explosion that killed 29 people while 11 others were rescued.   The explosion occurred after suspected illegal miners blew up the defunct Harmony Gold mine shaft in Welkom, Free State, last week on Thursday and the disaster was discovered earlier this week….

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Zimbabwe Communist Party in Gauteng elects its top leadership in a meeting in Johannesburg

Zimbabwe Communist Party in Gauteng elects its top leadership in a meeting in Johannesburg

Today , the Zimbabwe Communist Party in Gauteng elected its top leadership in a meeting in Johannesburg to carry forward the struggle for socialism. The following comrades constitute the leadership : Secretary – Cde Takura Chipindura; Chairperson : Cde Tracy Mabhena ; Political Commissar ; Cde Nobuhle Ndlovu; Deputy Secretary ; Cde Minenhle Nyathi. Cde Takura Chipindura is from the private sector; Cde Tracy Mabhena is an educator ; while Cde Nobuhle Ndlovu and Cde…

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‘OPPOSITION GRAND COALITION to hold primary elections to choose leader to contest 2018 ballot’-Joice Mujuru.

‘OPPOSITION GRAND COALITION to hold primary elections to choose leader to contest 2018 ballot’-Joice Mujuru.

The former Vice President to Zimbabwe, later the leader of the short lived Zimbabwe People First Party Joice Mujuru now the leader of the embattled National People Party (NPP), claims that a leader for the opposition grand coalition parties will be elected through primary elections. Joice Mujuru announced yesterday that the chosen leader will then contest the position of Zimbabwe’s President as the grand coalition leader against the despot President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu-PF…

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Zimbabwe Human Rights Organisation (ZHRO – Zorro) Petition to the UN UN, UK, US and EU etc

Zimbabwe Human Rights Organisation (ZHRO – Zorro) Petition to the UN UN, UK, US and EU etc

A PETITION TO THE UN, UK, US and EUROPEAN UNION etc. Over 4million Zimbabweans, roughly a third of the population are living outside their home country. The exodus of millions was motivated by failing economic and political conditions. The diaspora sends millions of dollars in cash remittances to Zimbabwe. These remmitances have kept the country afloat, and the government has admitted that without this financial support, our country would be in a worse situation. The…

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