The Chronicle

Chronicle Reporters TREASURY has gazetted the suspension of Value Added Tax (VAT) on selected basic commodities with effect from today as part of Government measures to tame price increases while boosting consumer purchasing power and aggregate demand for businesses. Consumers and economic analysts have welcomed the gazetting of the new regulations, which give full effect […] …
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Zvamaida Murwira in ROME, Italy ZIMBABWE is set to partner the Food and Agriculture Organisation under a co-operation framework that is set to revolutionise the country’s agriculture sector as Harare pushes to restore its breadbasket status in the Southern African Development Community region. With more than 12 high impact dams for irrigation across the country, […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe, nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw GOVERNMENT will not entertain new appeals for approval of blocked funds from companies and individuals as the process was completed in 2020 and the Treasury has completed the registration and validation, Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube has said. The term blocked funds describes money that a foreign […] …
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Innocent Kurira, innocent.kurira@chronicle.co.zw HIGHLANDERS players returned to training yesterday though the session got delayed by close to two hours as players continued to demand their dues. Bosso owe several players their signing-on fees dating back to last year. On Monday, the players refused to train as they demanded what they are owed. On Tuesday morning, […] …
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Sikhulekelani Moyo, mskhulekelani16@gmail.com A BLEND of creative design and visual art skills is all a Bulawayo ceramics company needs to convert locally available raw materials into attractive finished home decoration and kitchenware products for the domestic and export markets. Trading as Hippo Studios, the business of decorating ceramics started in 1997 and over the years its […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw In the face of worsening basic service delivery in many local authorities, including Bulawayo, ratepayers have raised concerns about certain privileges granted to serving councillors.  Specifically, they are calling for the revocation of lifetime residential and commercial land rights that have been granted to the most powerful residents. Government through Circular No 12 […] …
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Zvamaida Murwira in Rome, Italy Italian investors want to build a 100 megawatt solar station near Gweru and yesterday met President Mnangagwa in Rome to discuss the investment and how the necessary land can be allocated, the final step before work starts. President Mnangagwa also met Food and Agriculture Organisation director general Qu Dongyu who […] …
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Flora Fadzai Sibanda, florafadzaisibz@gmail.com AN organised cattle rustling syndicate has reportedly descended on Umguza District on the outskirts of Bulawayo where one farmer has been left counting losses after the thieves raided his farm and stole 50 head of cattle on different occasions since the beginning of last year.  Working closely with locals, police have escalated […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe, nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw CHINESE investor — Canmax Technologies Co Ltd has offered mining and natural resource development company Premier African Minerals which has an outstanding balance of US$3 million for the non-delivery of products in November and December last year, a lifeline as it has pushed forward the payments. This has given the lithium firm […] …
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Mbulelo Mpofu, mbulelo.smpofu@gmail.com At the turn of the millennium, the Urban Grooves genre made a resounding entrance into the Zimbabwean music scene, bringing with it a wave of fresh and innovative sounds. Amidst this musical revolution, the trio known as Mafriq, comprising Tungamirai “Tunga T” Tavi, Lovedale “Discord” Makalanga, and Pauline Gundidza, quickly carved a […] …
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