Nqobile Tshili and Sikhulekelani Moyo Chronicle Writers A CABINET committee has been set up to investigate the latest spate of basic commodity price increases as Government moves to ensure corrective measures are taken to protect consumers. The intervention follows an outcry by consumers who say they are being pushed to the receiving end by a […] …
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Monthly Archives: May 2023
Edgars remodels business to tap new opportunities
Business Writer LISTED clothing retailer and manufacturer, Edgars Stores Limited, says it is remodeling its business to tap into new opportunities while focusing on cost containment to ensure the long-term viability of the business as the group eyes expanding its geographic footprint. Despite the challenges in the operating environment, the company is optimistic that recovery […] …
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Bulawayo mayor prepares for life outside council
Nqobile Bhebhe nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw BULAWAYO mayor councillor Solomon Nguni is preparing for life outside council as he has already requested to purchase the mayoral pool vehicle at a give-away price of US$16 494 as his exit package. Clr Mguni (Ward 23) was elected in September 2018 and his first term in office is drawing to an […] …
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Bosso strikers curse a threat to championship
Ricky Zililo ricky.zililo@chronicle.co.zw HIGHLANDERS Football Club’s quest to end a 17-year-old Premier Soccer League title drought might come to naught if their strikers continue firing blanks. The Bulawayo soccer giants who last won the league championship in 2006 are presently at the top of the table tied on 15 points with Caps United who have […] …
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Mnangagwa bans public disclosure of govt procurements
Gazetted as general notice 635 of 2023, the shocking directive prevents reporting of corupt public procurement. …
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Wearing of masks no longer a must in Zim
Cabinet directed that mandatory wearing of face masks be lifted as the country adopts the strategy on the long-term management of the COVID-19 pandemic …
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Chegutu tops vasectomy percentage in Mashonaland West
Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau CHEGUTU district had more men in the province that underwent vasectomy, a minor medical surgery to make them sterile. Out of the 16 that went through the process during the last quarter of 2022, 13 were done on Chegutu. Makonde had one while Mhondoro-Ngezi district had three The revelation came […] …
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Musengezi issued with warrant of arrest
Sybeth Musengezi Yeukai Karengezeka Herald Correspondent The trial of political activist Sybeth Musengezi failed to continue today after he failed to turn up at the court. His lawyer Mr Douglas Coltart told the court that his client was sick. “I have been advised that the accused person has fallen ill and was unable to attend […] …
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Six armed men rob farmer of 36 bales tobacco
Victor Maphosa Mashonaland East Bureau Six suspects armed with an unknown rifle pounced on security guards manning Kudenga Farm in Marondera, and severely assaulted them before they went away with 36 bales of tobacco, cellphones, handheld radios, a welding machine and a grinder all valued at US$20 000. The incident occurred on May 6, at […] …
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Banket teenagers burial today…almost two months after crash
Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau Three of the five road accident victims who perished along the Harare-Chirundu road 4km out of Chinhoyi towards Banket two months ago will be buried today. The five youths who were coming from a popular joint in Chinhoyi were involved in a head-on collision with a truck at around 10pm […] …
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