Brandon Moyo, brandonmalvin9@gmail.com THE Bulawayo Metropolitan Rugby Football Board (BMRFB) is looking to seize the excitement from the recent completion of the 2024 15s league with its first-ever Sevens tournament on Saturday. The rugby competition is scheduled to take place at the Hartsfield Rugby Grounds, where teams from Matabeleland Warriors, Old Miltonians, Bulldogs, Panthers, Highlanders, […] …
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Cabinet approves NDS2 roadmap
Nqobile Tshili, nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw CABINET has approved the roadmap for the formulation of the country’s second five-year medium-term plan, the National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2), the last lap towards the implementation of Government programmes leading to the attainment of an upper middle-income economy by 2030. Transforming ordinary people’s lives through harnessing local resources and human capital […] …
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‘President a principled revolutionary’
Wallace Ruzvidzo, Harare Bureau PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is a principled and straightforward revolutionary whose legacy should be emulated by the younger generation, Zanu-PF National Secretary for the Youth League, Cde Tino Machakaire, has said. Cde Machakaire, who is also the Minister of Youth Empowerment, Development and Vocational Training, said this at State House in Harare yesterday […] …
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Informalisation costs Zim US$1,15bn: Study
Nqobile Bhebhe recently in Vic Falls THE informalisation of the economy has cost Zimbabwe at least US$1,15 billion between 2020 and 2023 and an accumulative US$3 billion with exchange rate distortions, a research paper has shown. This comes at a time when industry experts have bemoaned the widening levels of informality across business sectors, which […] …
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Man City’s Rodri warns of strike action over fixture increase
MANCHESTER City midfielder, Rodri, has warned leading footballers could go on strike if clubs continue to face an ever-expanding schedule. City, the 2023 Champions League winners, face Italian giants Inter Milan at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, in their first match of the competition’s new league phase. The expanded 36-team tournament will see all clubs […] …
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Climate change challenges: President advocates home-grown solutions
Nqobile Bhebhe in Victoria Falls PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has called for a collective approach in crafting home-grown solutions that tackle the adverse impacts of climate change by strengthening mitigation and adaptation models in a manner that fosters consensus and inclusiveness. At a time when the country has strongly defied the baleful effects of illegal sanctions imposed […] …
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WATCH: 82 is the new 42: A royal birthday surprise
Nqobile Bhebhe in Victoria Falls DELEGATES to the Zimbabwe Economic Development Conference (Zedcon) yesterday burst into song and dance in a surprise celebration of President Mnangagwa, who turned 82 on Sunday, before gifting him with a pangolin artefact. President Mnangagwa, who was guest of honour and officially opened the high-level indaba, which is in its […] …
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Dearth of talent at Highlanders
Lovemore Dube, lovemore.dube@chronicle.co.zw FORMER Highlanders player and coach, Cosmas Zulu believes there is no talent at the club to wage a meaningful title contest. Highlanders suffered a second consecutive defeat in the Castle Lager Premiership race after losing 3-2 to Caps United in a match they led 2-0 at some stage. In an interview last night […] …
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COMMENT: President Mnangagwa’s leadership indicates a promising future for the country
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa celebrated his 82nd birthday on Sunday, September 15. His supporters and various officials have praised his dedication to the development and prosperity of Zimbabwe. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on economic reforms and infrastructure projects aimed at improving the lives of Zimbabweans. Upon assuming power in November 2017, President Mnangagwa declared […] …
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WATCH: Raging fire destroys 40+ NRZ passenger coaches
Raymond Jaravaza, raymondjaravaza@gmail.com OVER 40 National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) decommissioned passenger coaches were yesterday burnt and reduced to shells in a suspected veld fire incident that broke out at the parastatal’s giant mechanical workshop in Bulawayo. It took the Bulawayo Fire Brigade over four hours to contain the raging inferno that started at around 1pm. […] …
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