The Chronicle

Raymond Jaravaza, raymondjaravaza@gmail.com POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 36-year-old Entumbane woman for hosting a drug party for school children as young as 12 years old where they abused illicit substances such as broncleer cough syrup and smoked marijuana. The woman, Nikita Mhlanga, was picked up by police in a raid conducted by teams of […] …
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Sikhumbuzo Moyo, smoyo@chronicle.co.zw Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care Sleiman Kwidini has visited four survivors of the horrific Beitbridge bus accident that are admitted at the United Bulawayo Hospitals, two of them are in the Intensive Care Unit. The head on collision on Thursday last week between an Urban Connect bus and an Auro […] …
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Mthabisi Tshuma, revmmthiretshuma@gmail.com LOCAL municipal authorities in all the country’s districts can derive a lot of revenue and also deliver potable water in a sustainable manner through the introduction of well monitored smart water meters, a water delivery expert has said. Taf Mining Spares and Hardware managing director Mr Kenneth Mhlanga, said they were ready […] …
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  Harare Bureau PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has commissioned a Digitruck donated by Huawei Technologies as well as the Digital Skills Ambassador Programme. The digital truck features a 10 kilowatt solar-powered system that supports a mobile digital laboratory, which also has batteries that can last for more than three days without recharging. It can also accommodate 20 […] …
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Sipepisiwe Moyo, moyosipepisiwe@gmail.com Author Zibusiso Ngulube has once again proven her resilience, overcoming personal challenges through her writing. She began the year with a significant achievement, publishing her latest work, Laugh Through It Anyway, a collection of poems, short stories, and puns. Her previous works include Write: Your Ultimate Journey to Becoming a Professional Writer, […] …
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Sidumisile Mabena, sidumisile77mabena@gmail.com A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy’s disappearance has sparked a frantic search in Bulawayo, after he vanished while playing outside his home on 26 January 2025. Meluleki Junior Nkiwane, a toddler from Dankirk Farm along Solusi Road was playing outside with other minors when he went missing, leaving his family and authorities searching for answers. […] …
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Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau A 25-year-old man employed as a herd boy in the Tshinvhazwimi area under Chief Tshitaudze in Beitbridge was on Friday jailed for an effective 15 for raping a form two pupil (aged 15) who had been left in his custody on New Year’s Eve. Mickson Ncube was arrested after raping the […] …
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Diana Baloyi Moyo, Online Reporter IN a tragic incident, two children—a four-year-old boy and a nine-year-old girl—died after drowning in a neglected fish pond at Madubeko Village in Mataga, Mberengwa, on Saturday. According to a statement posted on X by the Zimbabwe Republic Police, the victims were collecting nyii fruits at an abandoned homestead in […] …
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Sinokubonga Nkala sinokubongapnkala@gmail.com A Bulawayo court has handed down a hefty 20-year prison sentence to a 61-year-old man from Upper Rangemore, convicted of the heinous crime of raping his stepdaughter, who suffers from mental instability. Allegations surfaced that on November 21, 2024, at approximately 3PM, the accused committed a serious offense by engaging in sexual […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe A Credit Registry database has revealed that men overwhelmingly outnumber women across nearly all eligible age groups seeking loans from financial institutions. The Credit Registry, which went live in 2017, addresses Zimbabwe’s ease of doing business deficiencies relating to getting credit and explores two sets of issues, strength of credit reporting systems and […] …
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