Monthly Archives: August 2022

Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter A SYMPHONY of massive flood lights illuminates the sky at night at the construction site of the gigantic Lake Gwayi-Shangani in Hwange District in Matabeleland North province. The clangour of the heavy construction equipment fills the night air. Silhouetted against the dimly-lit sky, construction workers, in their protective clothing, meticulously carry […] …
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Nqobile Tshili in Binga MORE than 60 years ago, Sister Gladys Mupeta, a young girl at the time, told her parents she wanted to be a nun. Little did she know that later in her teenage life, she would ultimately realise her childhood dream of becoming a Roman Catholic nun. Sr Mupeta (67) has been […] …
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Zimbabwe on Thursday witnessed a milestone achievement when the Cold Storage Company resumed operations under a new name CSC- Boustead Beef after 22 years of closure. The giant beef processing plant which is a game changer for the country’s livestock farming, was officially opened by Vice President, Dr Constantino Chiwenga who said the company will […] …
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Flora Fadzai Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter FEMALE farmers are defining the country’s farming success story with many contributing significantly to the nation’s food security as they compete with their male counterparts. One such famer is Ms Duduzile Ncube (43) of Umguza District in Matabeleland North province. Having benefited from the Presidential Inputs Scheme, Ms Ncube planted […] …
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Raymond Jaravaza, Sports Correspondent PUSHED to the periphery of football royalty for years now, two of Zimbabwe’s biggest clubs rightly deserve to be called fading giants. Numbers don’t lie. Numbers reflect and display what their fans would rather keep in locked closets. Two decades ago, who would have thought that Highlanders and Dynamos would be […] …
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Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter VICTORIA Falls-based fast-rising musician Andrea The Vocalist yesterday left the country for South Africa where he is expected to meet up with Amapiano kingpin, celebrated South African producer – DJ Maphorisa for their much-anticipated collaboration. The collaboration had been hinted at for a while and in April this year, it was […] …
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Tafadzwa Chibukwa, Chronicle Reporter EMKAMBO in Makokoba suburb is the go-to place for those seeking a jack of all trades market in Bulawayo. Chickens, traditional herbs and medicine, hardware, spares, furniture, work tools, garden tools and even small-scale mining tools are sold there. The odds and ends market better known as Emkambo by most of […] …
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Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena’s anguishes continue to mount after alert border authorities in Beitbridge impounded two of his top-of-the-range vehicles which he allegedly intended to furtively take to South Africa. Wadyajena, together with three Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) bosses, is already facing US$5 million fraud charges after allegedly using […] …
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Yoliswa Dube-Moyo, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief BLOOD and guts have become a common sight at the Greenland tuckshops in Phakama suburb, Gwanda. There, guns and blades are used unreservedly and lives are lost all too often. The illegal tuckshops are said to harbour criminals who swoop on unsuspecting residents. There, illicit drugs and alcohol are […] …
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Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter REIGNING Chibuku Super Cup champions FC Platinum and Harare City are the two most successful clubs of the relaunched tournament that made its return in 2014. The two teams have lifted the trophy twice but is one of them going to lift the trophy for the third time this season? […] …
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