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Monthly Archives: November 2022
NRZ discontinues ‘freedom’ train service over ‘huge’ Zupco debt
‘The suspension was occasioned by an unsustainable operating environment arising from huge debts owed to NRZ by ZUPCO’ …
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Time up for colonial education
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter MR QHELANI Nyoni from Gwanda is a recipient of the US$1 000 Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Chancellor’s Award after he emerged as the Best Male graduating student at Gwanda State University in Matabeleland South. The Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Chancellor’s Award is awarded to the best male and female students graduating at each State […] …
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Bulawayo farmers ready for Intwasa farming season
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Reporter More than 20 000 Bulawayo farmers who are preparing for the 2022/23 farming season will today start taking delivery of inputs from the Presidential Inputs Scheme. At national level, about 4,6 million Intwasa/Pfumvudza plots have been prepared, an increase from last season’s 2,3 million while 2,7 million farmers have been trained, compared […] …
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Highlanders winger hands Mangwiro losing start
Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter TWENTY-YEAR-OLD Highlanders winger, Daniel Msendami, who is on loan at Botswana’s Premiership log leaders Jwaneng Galaxy, struck an injury time goal to sink Taurai Mangwiro’s Orapa United at Galaxy Stadium in Jwaneng, Botswana on Saturday. It was Msendami’s first goal in the Botswana Premiership since joining the diamond-rich Galaxy on […] …
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Naaz warn errant race organisers
Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter THE National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe (Naaz) has threatened to name and shame competition organisers who have failed to pay athletes after races. Naaz president, Tendai Tagara said they are concerned about “ballooning” road races that are disguised as fun runs or wellness events. He said athletes were being exposed […] …
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Livestock fodder output, the private sector needs to come to the party
CHANGES in rainfall patterns, amounts and distribution that has been seen over the years as a result of the broader climatic change phenomenon that is being experienced globally, has brought very real and observable challenges to the livestock farmer. Some of the challenges include the decrease in the productiveness of the rangelands and inadequate drinking […] …
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Bulawayo surpasses Victoria Falls in hotel room occupancy
Rutendo Nyeve, Business Reporter AN influx of Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) has seen Bulawayo having the highest growth in average hotel room occupancy, resulting in the city surpassing traditional tourism destination cities like Victoria Falls and Masvingo. MICE as a tourism strategy have been identified as one of the remedies in the recovery […] …
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Zimplow Mealie Brand implements export records 26 percent growth
Judith Phiri, Business Reporter LISTED mining and agriculture implements supplier, Zimplow Holdings Limited’s Mealie Brand recorded a 26 percent growth in the provision of export implements to its clientele against prior year performance, while more demand of their products is expected during the rainfall season. In a trading update for the nine months’ period ended […] …
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Death and illnesses: a tale of polluted Deka River
Rumbidzai Mbewe, Correspondent JOSPHAT Munsaka is a father of two from Mashala Village, 17km from Hwange Town along the Zambezi-Deka Road. All his life he has depended on selling fish and baskets from the reeds he gets from the Deka River. Since 2000, when more mining companies were given the greenlight to mine in Hwange, […] …
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