Mkhululi Ncube, Chronicle Reporter BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday unveiled its US$157,99 million revenue budget and is proposing to set aside US$106 million to fund key infrastructural development projects that include construction of classroom blocks, clinics, servicing of stands and and construction of roads among others. The budget was presented by the chairperson of the Finance […] …
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Monthly Archives: October 2022
Zimbabwe agriculture on a rebound
Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief ZIMBABWE’s agricultural sector is on a recovery trajectory as evidenced by increased production in tobacco, wheat, maize and horticultural crops as Government works to enhance food security and nutrition. Government launched the Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation Strategy whose aim is to ensure the country produces enough maize, wheat and soya […] …
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30 Zimbabwean firms for Botswana Global Expo
Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor A TOTAL of 30 Zimbabwean companies will participate at the 2022 Botswana Global Expo, which begins today in Gaborone as the country scales up efforts to boost its export earnings and steer robust economic transformation. The annual multi-sectoral exhibition is organised by the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) and this […] …
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Bulawayo City still hopeful
Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter IF Bulawayo City are to go down, they will certainly not do so without a fight. The municipal side could have been relegated from the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League had they lost to ZPC Kariba on Saturday. However, a 1-0 victory away from home gave City a lifeline. Zimbabwe Prisons and […] …
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Residents engage security company
Flora Fadzai Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter MORE than 1 000 residents of Lobengula West in Bulawayo have pooled resources together to fight crime in the suburb and have since engaged a private security company to patrol the area both during the day and at night. The initiative follows a series of criminal activities that have plagued the […] …
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NUST lecturer to pay Malunga, partners US$340k over farm invasion
Dumisani Madzivanyati ‘tampered with the irrigation system and deprived crops of water during critical reproductive stage’ …
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Works affect Forbes Border Post
Source: Works affect Forbes Border Post -Newsday Zimbabwe Forbes Border Post THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says installation works for an automatic high-rapid speed boom barrier at Forbes Border Post have affected the border post’s traffic handling capacity. Forbes Border Post near Mutare serves traffic between Zimbabwe and Mozambique, bordering the Machipanda Border Post on […] …
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Human rights group welcomes delayed relocation of Lubimbi villagers
Source: Human rights group welcomes delayed relocation of Lubimbi villagers -Newsday Zimbabwe THE Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has welcomed the delay in relocating Lubimbi villagers who will be displaced to pave way for construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam. Matabeleland North minister of State Richard Moyo recently said government had postponed the relocation exercise […] …
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Party splashes on cars for top chefs
Source: Party splashes on cars for top chefs –Newsday Zimbabwe Zanu PF top chefs cars ZANU PF has splashed millions of dollars on cars, party regalia and improving the welfare for its chefs ahead of next year’s polls. This is despite that the majority of citizens in the country are wallowing in poverty. The party’s […] …
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Bulawayo residents warned of ‘pain’ ahead as city unveils US$158 million budget
Finance committee warns failing economy will continue to frustrate service delivery …
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