The Chronicle

Lawson Mabhena in Dubai, UAE PRESIDENT Mnangagwa, who is here for the World Governments Summit, was yesterday charmed by artificial intelligence systems that assign police patrols across Dubai without human intervention, and vowed to get his ministers to work on cooperation and training opportunities. The President said this after he toured the Dubai Police General […] …
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Peter Matika, peter.matika@chronicle.co.zw BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) in conjunction with police yesterday launched a blitz against pirate taxis and errant kombis defying a directive to move to the newly upgraded Egodini bus terminus and other designated places as part of efforts to decongest the city centre.  The crackdown is part of efforts by BCC to tame […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw  A HORTICULTURE garden project in Nhlambabaloyi village in Umguza district, Matabeleland North is busting gender-based violence (GBV) as vulnerable and financially insecure community members have become economically viable while getting social support. Established last year, the Thuthukani Luthi B Horticulture project is part of the gender-inclusive local economic development programme being implemented by […] …
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Noting the lack of modern medical equipment and the challenges that the shortage poses in terms of public access to reliable healthcare services, the Government routinely provides the tools. The deep sanctions-induced economic challenges of the first decade of the early 2000s made it impossible for the economy mobilise enough resources to be able to […] …
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Fungi Muderere, fungai.muderere@bmetro.co.zw FORMER Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions Chicken Inn have registered 14 year-old Mpopoma High School pupil Awakhiwe Tshalibe with their first team ahead of the start of the 2024 season. Tshalibe is a pupil at Bulawayo’s Mpopoma High School. “He has been our junior player and we have seen it fit […] …
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Chronicle Writers THE recent rains recorded in most parts of the country have raised hope for farmers whose crops planted between November and December, were starting to show signs of moisture stress due to a prolonged dry spell. Zimbabwe is reeling under El Nino effects, which effectively means normal to below rainfalls are expected in […] …
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Lincoln Towindo in MAUN, Botswana  PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has expressed awe and deep admiration for Botswana’s rich natural wonders and diverse wildlife following a two-day retreat in the neighbouring country’s breathtaking Okavango Delta.  The retreat, hosted by his counterpart President Mokgweetsi Masisi, capped off a high-level meeting between the two leaders on Friday, under the Fourth […] …
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Zimbabwe and Botswana last Friday convened the High-level Fourth Session of the Botswana-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC) which further strengthened the two countries’ fraternal relations.  President Mnangagwa and his Botswana counterpart Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi once again witnessed signing of additional memoranda of understanding (MoUs) meant to further deepen trade and economic co-operation between the two countries. […] …
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Sikhulekelani Moyo, mskhulekelani16@gmail.com MINISTRY of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development with support from African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Treasury and International Labour Organisation (ILO) is set to construct 21 cubicle safe and gender responsive textile manufacturing centres in Bulawayo. This is part of the ministry’s initiative to ensure that women also […] …
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Brandon Moyo, brandonmalvin9@gmail.com ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) is set to ring in some changes into the organisation following findings that were presented by a Committee of Inquiry in Harare on Saturday. The three-member committee, chaired by Lloyd Mhishi was set up last year to probe into the Chevrons’ failure to qualify for the 2023 International Cricket […] …
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