Villagers monitor cattle during a grazing day in Chinyika Village. – Picture: Charity Kwezani. Enacy Mapakame For 40 years, Vimbai Mlambo, a 61-year-old subsistence farmer, has watched how soil degradation and limited rainfall have decimated her farm output in her village Chinyika, in Gutu District in south central Zimbabwe. With the production of sorghum, finger […] …
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Monthly Archives: September 2022
Chivayo trial hits snag
Wicknell Chivayo Herald Reporters THE trial of Intratrek Zimbabwe and its managing director, Wicknell Chivayo, due to start yesterday, was postponed after the State said it needed time to attend to issues the businessman raised through a letter addressed to the prosecution. Mr Tafara Chirambira and Mrs Tendai Shonhai, appearing for the State, asked for […] …
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City threatens to remove billboards
Municipal Reporter CASH-strapped Harare City Council, which is losing potential revenue from illegal advertising billboards, has issued a one-month notice threatening to remove unmaintained and dilapidated billboards across the city. As with much in the city, there are by-laws that demand city council approval and fees that must be paid, but these in recent times […] …
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Solar plant lights up rural Tsholotsho
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter It is solar energy in almost every home in Bemba area, Tsholotsho and this has completely transformed the people’s lives. Tsholotsho which over the years had earned the tag, komnyama ubambile (backward area) has completely changed as villagers now have television sets, fridges and stoves among other appliances in their homes, thanks […] …
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Oldest African dinosaur found in Zimbabwe
Bret Kamutenga, Chronicle Reporter THE skeletal remains of the oldest dinosaur to roam Africa have been found in Zimbabwe, a new study reveals. Yes, you read that right. The plant-eating dinosaur species has been discovered in Mashonaland Central province’s Mbire district. The almost complete skeleton is now at the Natural History Museum in Bulawayo. Scientists began […] …
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Meet Zim’s Miss World Heritage rep
Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter UBLIME model Botsi Lyra Noko is preparing to represent the country at the Miss World Heritage contest that kicks off in Asia next month. Miss World Heritage is a pageant dedicated to women around the world to voice and represent their unique cultural identity on a bigger platform. With the phrase “Unity […] …
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Minister Mutsvangwa spells out role of media in national development
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT has said the media cannot be bystanders in the country’s development agenda and has to be responsible and ensure that it does not hurt brand Zimbabwe in its reportage. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said this yesterday in Bulawayo as she delivered her keynote address during the two-day […] …
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COMMENT: Private sector must be more involved in BOT projects
The success of the ongoing US$300 million Beitbridge Border Post Modernisation project is a confirmation of what can be achieved when Government and the private sector partner to develop the country. The project is being implemented through a public-private partnership arrangement between Government and ZimBorders Consortium. The ZimBorders Consortium is made up of Zimbabwean […] …
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Gwanda solar: Chivayo says ZPC owes Intratrek US$600k as trial fails to take off
‘It escapes the mind how the charge of fraud, or any other criminal charge for that matter, can be sustained’ …
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Ex-VP Mphoko’s son Siqokoqela charged with 3 counts of rape, escaping police
Former Choppies director accused of raping 12-year-old niece …
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