Barnabas Masimba The date is June 24 and it will be an exciting day for racing lovers in Bulawayo as Calvin Rademeyer, John Dube, Angelo Tavaress, Melissa Watt, Darren Winterboer, Dino Khamal, Sam Nyampheka, veteran Richard Robinson in the Toyota Supra, the Perrys in their BMWs, will meet. It will be that time of the […] …
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Monthly Archives: June 2023
Man knifed to death during brawl over sex worker
The suspect allegedly stabbed the victim, Brian Dube, 21, with a knife on the shoulder after an argument over a commercial sex worker. …
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Real Shona sings on youth’s mental health
Mthabisi Tshuma, revmthiretshuma@gmail.com REAL Shona is set to release a track which encourages youth’s to take note and care for their mental health at a time the generation is faced with great difficulties. The song titled Namatai was produced by Hitkid and That Flamerz and will be released on June 17. “I will be dropping […] …
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Stage set for DJ Yugoe’s birthday bash
Mthabisi Tshuma, revmthiretshuma@gmail.com THE stage is set for the sixth edition of DJ Yugoe’s annual birthday celebrations slated for Chicken King in Plumtree this Saturday night. The gig, which has become part of the entertainment calendar in the border town of Titji will be headlined by the birthday boy DJ Yugoe, Bulawayo’s finest wheel spinners […] …
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In Zimbabwe, announcement of election date triggers both hope and despair
Source: In Zimbabwe, announcement of election date triggers both hope and despair | AP News HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Munyaradzi Mushawatu, an electrician in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, was both ecstatic and jittery after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced recently that national elections would be held on Aug. 23. “I have voted in every election since 1990. I can’t […] …
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‘A journey without maps’
The discussion was about vaping. The presenter said it is a problem with young people. They see it as a substitute for smoking – not harmful to health and yet giving a kick like smoking. Besides, it is ‘cool’ and there is peer pressure to get into it. But, she said, it is now known […] …
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Byo Cllrs blast Mthuli Ncube for fixing Cowdray Park roads without council permission
Source: Byo Cllrs blast Mthuli Ncube for fixing Cowdray Park roads without council permission – #Asakhe – CITE Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube Bulawayo councillors have taken a swipe at Zanu-PF aspiring Cowdray Park Constituency parliamentary candidate, Professor Mthuli Ncube for fixing roads and sinking boreholes without council permission. The councillors said Prof Ncube was committing a criminal offence by […] …
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Porous borders make gold smuggling easy
Source: Porous borders make gold smuggling easy – #Asakhe – CITE Despite the government’s intentions to raise US$4 billion in gold revenue this year, a large amount of the mineral is allegedly smuggled out of the country, according to a parliamentary report on mineral security. The leakages are caused by porous borders, poor enforcement by […] …
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Teacher shortage hits Gwanda district schools
Source: Teacher shortage hits Gwanda district schools – #Asakhe – CITE The shortage of teachers in Matabeleland schools is an ongoing concern with parents forced to engage the few available teachers to teach their children privately at an extra cost. The issue was discussed at a Gwanda Rural District Council meeting held on Monday, with […] …
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Books behind bars: Uniform is orange, headmaster is an inmate, and the school is a prison
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, smoyo@chronicle.co.zw Inside the high walls of Khami Maximum Prison, a profound transformation is taking place. Through education and skills development, inmates are finding new paths towards personal growth, empowerment, and redemption. Far from being a place of despair, the penitentiary offers hope for a better future to most of its inmates. Located just 25 […] …
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