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In presidential elections that many including Amnesty International view as simply a formality because of commonly lethal attacks on political opponents, journalists and rights activists and fear instilled by the ruling power, building up to two decades so far, Kagame has won the election.   The electoral environment was considered not to be conducive to elections as political parties were barred from displaying campaign posters in public schools which included places like schools and hospitals…

THE official opening of the United States-headquartered fast-food concern, KFC in Bulawayo under its local franchise, KFC Zimbabwe did not go well Saturday as police clashed with Bulawayo residents who felt marginalised on job opportunities.   Heavy police, CIOs deployed at KFC with dogs and Israeli made water canons, over a hundred job seekers chased away. MRP secretary for Bulawayo Province arrested and taken to Bulawayo central.   More than 100 police officers both in…

Oscar Pistorius was taken to the Kalafong Hospital in Pretoria on Thursday morning.   According to community newspaper Rekord East, Oscar was taken by ambulance to the casualty section after suffering from chest pains.   Singabakho Nxumalo, correctional services spokesman, confirmed to YOU on Thursday that the former Paralympic athlete was taken to hospital by officials but could not immediately confirm why he was hospitalised.   “I would not say he was was rushed there,”…

Police spokesperson Charamba, (JOC) , the ZDF Colonels, Mugwisi ,Nyasha and Commissioner Mvere, claim unity in joint statement.   A joint Press conference by the public relations departments of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and the Zimbabwe Republic Police lasted less than two minutes.   Police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba, flanked by members of the Harare Joint Operation Command (JOC) Colonels Overson Mugwisi and David Nyasha from the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and Harare police…

A KWEKWE gold panner allegedly stabbed his live-in girlfriend of three years nine times all over her body, killing her on the spot before blowing off the house’s roof with dynamite in a suicide attempt.   The incident which is now talk of the gold mining town happened early yesterday at House Number W128 Amaveni where Godfrey Sibanda (37) and his girlfriend Ms Moline Maimba lived.   When The Chronicle news crew visited the house…

A 27-year-old woman from Victoria Falls is battling for her life at a hospital after ten police officers – including one female – allegedly forced her to sit on caustic soda, badly burning her backside and privates in a shocking incident, NewsDay reported.   According to the publication the woman, Zibusiso Moyo, was tortured by the police, who accused her of loitering for purposes of prostitution.   “At around 3am, near Jehovah’s Witness Church in…

WHO REMEMBERS THE THEN ZIMBABWE DEPUTY MINING MINISTER ‘GIFT CHIMANIKIRE’ IN 2013 proudly announcing that Zimbabwe and Tehran had signed a memorandum of understanding over the export of uranium ore to Tehran. Deputy mines Minister Gift Chimanikire, deputy to Mines minister Obert Mpofu went on to say that the Chinese government was actively surveying yellow cake deposits in the far northeast of Zimbabwe. Iranians engineers had actually at that time reportedly been sent in to…

CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba’s wife, Eunice, was reportedly rushed to hospital following a traffic accident in Bulawayo after a Honda Fit made a sudden u-turn in front of a Ford Ranger she was travelling in.   The accident occurred in Four winds suburb on Wednesday afternoon.   A police source said who attended the scene said they were shocked to discover that it was Chief Justice Malaba’s wife in the car.   “The accident occurred…

THE South African government has resolved to extend work permits for nearly 200 000 Zimbabwe Special Permit (ZSP) holders working in the neighbouring country beyond December 31, media reports have revealed.   Issued in 2014, the permits were scheduled to expire on December 31 this year.   Zimbabweans working in South Africa under the special dispensation have been having sleepless nights after the neighbouring country had earlier indicated it would not renew them.   Zimbabwe’s…