Thai Court Sentences Two Burmese Men To Death For Murder Of Two British Tourists

Thai Court Sentences Two Burmese Men  To Death For Murder Of  Two British Tourists

Two Burmese men , Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo have been found guilty over the murder of  two British tourists Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Norfolk, and David Miller, 24, from Jersey. Following a highly publicised trial, Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo have been sentenced to death over the murder of the two British packers on holiday on the southern Thai island of Koh. The bodies of the two British packers were found on a beach  on 15 September…

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25 Killed And 100 Injured In Saudi Arabia Hospital Fire

25 Killed And 100 Injured In Saudi Arabia Hospital Fire

A hospital blaze that broke out in a a southern Saudi Arabia Hospital, starting in the intensive care unit resulted in at least 25 people deaths  and 100 people injured.  The devastating fire  in the intensive care and maternity departments of the Jazan General Hospital was later brought under control, and the injured were transferred for treatment at private and general hospitals in the area. By Sibusiso Ngwenya photo- theguardian

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A Landmark 1 Million Migrants Have Reached The Shores Of Europe Just This Year

A Landmark 1 Million Migrants Have Reached The  Shores Of Europe Just This Year

  The growing migrant crisis on the shores of Europe is clearly evidenced by the alarming proportion of people landing on the shores off rickety, over crowded  boats and dead bodies floating in along with regular rescue operations of people from sinking boats.   The number has now reached a landmark 1Million in numbers reaching the shores of Europe, sadly driven by war, poverty and persecution to escape from Africa and the Middle east is…

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More Than 32Trillion Litres Of Raw Sewage Flow Into US Waterways Annually

More Than 32Trillion Litres Of Raw Sewage Flow Into US Waterways Annually

There is growing concern about the pollution on the Anacostia river, the capital, Washington in the United States of America.  Every year, at  least 32 trillion litres of raw sewage and toxic materials flow into US waterways each year, destroying the quality of water as human waste and toxic materials build up on the river threatening water life such as fish.By Sibusiso Ngwenya photo-a cleanlife,-Trash on the Anacostia River after a rainstorm.

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Multi-millionaire Wicknell Munodaani Chivayo (34) Pledges To Pay Off Zifa US$180 000 Debt To Saintfiet.

Multi-millionaire Wicknell Munodaani Chivayo (34) Pledges To Pay Off Zifa US$180 000 Debt To Saintfiet.

Just over two weeks into office, ZIFA have moved to start offsetting their crippling debt with the association’s president Philip Chiyangwa yesterday securing a crucial million-dollar sponsorship deal that should ease the broke soccer mother body’s woes. Chiyangwa completed a hectic day in office which began with an emergency ZIFA board meeting by signing the massive deal in which Harare businessman Wicknell Chivayo pledged to clear some of ZIFA’s debts starting with the US$180 000…

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Looming Airtime Scratch Card Ban In Environmental Clean Up Operation

Looming Airtime Scratch Card Ban In Environmental Clean Up Operation

  Government has given mobile phone companies six months to phase out recharge scratch cards and told food shops that kaylite packaging for food will be banned at the same time.Mobile phone companies should promote technologies that can be used instead of recharge cards, while food outlets were ordered to use biodegradable materials that were environment friendly. Litter was the biggest problem. EDITORIAL COMMENT: Litter disposal measures must be sustainable The Government also wants a…

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Ex-Newcastle United Goalie, Pavel Srnicek In Induced Coma After Suffering Cardiac Arrest

  Former Newcastle keeper Pavel Srnicek on a visit to the Chronicle office Former Newcastle United Stopper Pavel Srnicek-who was in Newcastle, last week-is in an induced coma, where he will be kept until Wednesday. Former Newcastle United goalkeeper Pavel Srnicek is in critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest while running in the Czech Republic. As messages hoping for a speedy recovery flood in from his old clubs and former team-mates, it emerged that…

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The Missing, Itai Dzamara Wins Overall Human Rights Defender Award For 2015

The Missing, Itai Dzamara Wins Overall  Human Rights Defender Award For 2015

The ZimRights Female Human Rights Defender of the Year award  was given to Afro-jazz sensation Nyaradzo Mashayamombe at a function held in Bulawayo last Friday. At the same function Itai Dzamara was the overall winner of the Human Rights Defender Of the year award in Zimbabwe for 2015. Itai Dzamara disappeared inexplicably on  Monday 9th March 2015 after being kidnapped by a group of men suspected to be Mugabe’s Zanu PF security forces and has not been seen…

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“I Dedicate This Honour To The Girl Child” -Nyaradzo Mashayamombe’s Album Scoops Human Rights Award

“I Dedicate This Honour To The Girl Child”  -Nyaradzo Mashayamombe’s Album Scoops Human Rights Award

After beating popular Afrojazz musician Selmor Mtukudzi to clinch the ZimRights Female Human Rights Defender of the Year award at a function held in Bulawayo last Friday, Afro-jazz sensation Nyaradzo Mashayamombe could not hide her joy.   “I dedicate this honour to the girl child,” she said.   Apart from being the founder and current executive director of Tag-a-Life International Trust (TaLI), an organisation that advocates for the rights of girls and young women, it…

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Breaking News: Blatter And Platini Banned For 8 Years

Breaking News: Blatter  And Platini Banned For 8 Years

BREAKING NEWS: BLATTER AND PLATINI BANNED FOR 8 YEARS from all football related activity. We bring to you breaking news on the highly publicised and politicised football drama going on in FIFA. The ethics committee has found Blatter guilty and banned him and Platini with immediate effect because of a payment made by Blatter to Platini, a former captain of France, in 2011 which lacked transparency and was typically in violation of the Football Ethics…

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