Mine accidents have reportedly been increasing, although there has been some decrease in the number of fatalities since 2022 (File Picture) Business Reporter AT least 139 people were killed in different mine accidents last year, showing a decrease from 2020, according to a leading labour body, amid a push for higher safety standards by […] …
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Monthly Archives: May 2023
Minister pestered scholarship teenager for sex, chats show
‘I believe from the day I first saw you you have developed in everything’ …
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WATCH: Schools ‘sewing’ uniform corruption
Bongani Ndlovu bongani.ndlovu@chronicle.co.zw School authorities in Bulawayo and other areas are fleecing parents by forcing them to buy uniforms from schools at double the price charged by retailers although Government has said such conduct is illegal. The position of Government is that parents should be free to buy uniforms from wherever they want as long […] …
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‘Vote for defence of independence’
Zvamaida Murwira Harare Bureau Zimbabweans should vote for the defence of their independence in the forthcoming harmonised elections, to protect the legacy bequeathed to the country by national heroes , President Mnangagwa said yesterday. Addressing mourners at the burial of national hero and Zanu-PF National Consultative Assembly member and former Mashonaland East governor Cde Abraham […] …
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Patrons damage Magwaza’s guitar
Leonard Ncube leonard.ncube@chronicle.co.zw SOME rowdy fans forced Tshibilika musician Clement Magwaza to cut short his performance in Victoria Falls after one of his bass guitars was damaged by a fan. Magwaza and his Macrey Super Sounds band had lined up a series of shows in Matabeleland North dubbed “Falls Road Invasion” that saw him perform […] …
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Zesa ringfences 120MW for winter wheat
Business Writer POWER utility, Zesa, says 120MW of electricity will be ringfenced to ensure uninterrupted power supply to wheat farmers this coming winter. This comes as Zimbabwe is steadily increasing its power generation capacity spurred by the recovery of the Kariba Hydro-Power Station and the recent successful synchronisation of the Hwange Thermal Power Station unit […] …
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Schools ‘sewing’ uniform corruption…use black market rates for fees
Nqobile Tshili nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw There is a public outcry from parents who are saying most schools are now demanding that a portion of the fees be paid in United States dollars while the remainder can be paid in local currency. Some schools are demanding that the fee be paid in full in foreign currency yet the […] …
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Chamisa takes dig at Mwonzora over Zanu PF unholy alliance
The ConCourt application was seen as yet another guileful body swerve to deceive opponents by Mnangagwa. …
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Charamba says Zimbabwe on the verge of re-joining Commonwealth
The Commonwealth is an economic and political group comprising 56 nations, mainly former British colonies. …
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High Court reverses author Tsitsi Dangarembwa’s incitement conviction
Dangarembga was arrested in July 2020 together with her neighbour, Julie Barns for holding a peaceful protest in Harare’s Borrowdale suburb. …
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