The Chronicle

RAYMOND JARAVAZA, raymondjaravaza@gmail.com AFTER spending years in Israel as part of expert farmers driving that country’s ambitious plan to plant over a million citrus fruit trees, Dr Pritchard Donga is now committed to bringing the same agricultural success to Zimbabwe. Armed with experience and knowledge, he returned home three years ago to start his ambitious […] …
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Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau GOVERNMENT has started rolling out the second phase of grain distribution to vulnerable and food insecure households around the country with all necessary steps being taken to ensure all Zimbabweans are food secure, Vice President Kembo Mohadi has said. In an interview during his recent visit to Beitbridge, VP Mohadi said […] …
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Lovemore Dube, lovemore.dube@chronicle.co.zw HIGHLANDERS Football Club have expressed their commitment to making Fair Play a cornerstone of local football. In an interview last night, club chief executive Sihlangu Dlodlo said what happened at Shamva’s Wadzanayi Stadium may have been an unfortunate incident in which the rules of the game are in variance with Fifa’s call […] …
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Sikhulekelani Moyo, mskhulekelani16@gmail.com LISTED financial services company, NMB Zimbabwe, says driving financial inclusion remains a top priority as it aims to empower women through targeted products and initiatives. The drive has seen the bank channelling about 43 percent of its loans to women and 28 percent of micro-enterprise loans to women-led small to medium enterprises […] …
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THE upcoming Zanu-PF Annual National People’s Conference in Bulawayo, themed; “Industrialise, Modernise Towards Vision 2030,” is set to place the state of the economy and strategies for consolidating transformative development at the forefront of its agenda. This focus is crucial for several reasons, as it aligns with Zimbabwe’s broader goals of achieving sustainable economic growth […] …
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Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, sukulwenkosi@chronicle.co.zw IN a huge boost to livestock production in the country and across the Southern African region, an animal Gene Bank laboratory has been established at the Matopos Research Institute, about 30km from Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, to aid preservation and conservation of indigenous breeds through artificial insemination. This is seen as a major […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw GOVERNMENT has collected approximately US$18 million from the sugar tax since the start of the year and the funds will be channelled towards procurement of cancer treatment equipment and accessories in line with the Second Republic’s commitment to improving health care services in the country. The new tax was announced in the […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw DELIBERATIONS on the state of the economy and strategies for consolidating the transformative development momentum under the Second Republic will be top of the agenda at the Zanu-PF Annual National People’s Conference slated for Bulawayo next month, party chairperson, Cde Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, has said. This year’s conference will run under the theme: […] …
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ZIMBABWE which has declared that it is ‘‘Open for Business’’ continues to attract new investors in the different sectors of the economy with the mining sector enjoying the biggest share. Many big foreign investors have confirmed that the Second Republic has created an environment that is conducive for business growth hence many new investors are […] …
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Trish Mukwazo, trishmukwazo515@gmail.com A 21-year-old woman from Cowdray Park suburb has been sentenced to perform 630 hours of community service for indiscriminately assaulting her 10-year-old stepson on several occasions as well as denying him food. Western Commonage resident magistrate, Mr Vakayi Douglas Chikwekwe, sentenced the woman to 24 months imprisonment with six months suspended on […] …
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