The Chronicle

Nqobile Tshili and Peter Matika, Chronicle Writers  PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is today expected to meet chiefs from the Matabeleland region and Midlands Province to finalise the process that will ultimately mark the beginning of Gukurahundi hearings as the Second Republic takes a bold step towards finding a lasting solution and fostering national unity. The meeting will be […] …
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Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau  GOVERNMENT has deployed drones and fast cargo scanners at the Beitbridge Border Post as it intensifies the use of modern technologies to curb invasive leakages and smuggling through ports of entry to maximise revenue collection while promoting transparency and accountability in line with global best practices. Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe, nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw The country’s largest beverages maker, Delta Corporation posted a 19 percent revenue increase in the fourth quarter of 2023 in US Dollar terms compared to the prior year growth of 12 percent for the nine months. This reflects the volume growth across business units, with the proportion of US Dollar sales averaging above […] …
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Natasha Mutsiba, mutsibanatasha@gmail.com 2023 Bulawayo Arts Awards’ Best female dancer, Storm, born Mandisa Maseko, witnessed a whirlwind of success when she arrived in South Africa in October last year. What initially was meant to be a single project blossomed into a series of remarkable opportunities, propelling her career to unprecedented heights. Her first venture in the […] …
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Peter Matika, peter.matika@chronicle.co.zw THE Minister of State for Matabeleland South Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Dr Evelyn Ndlovu, on Wednesday handed over donations to three families from Bulilima District whose homes were ravaged by fire incidents sometime last year. The donations comprised 15x10kg bags of mealie-meal and an assortment of blankets that each family received.  The department […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw WHILE many farmers were mourning the late start of the rainy season and later the prolonged dry spell due to the El-Nino weather effect, a family from Bulilima District in Matabeleland South used buckets to water its Intwasa/Pfumvudza maize crop and the trick has worked perfectly well. The family proved that crops planted […] …
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Harare Bureau THE United Kingdom (UK) is keen on increasing co-operation and forging closer ties with Zimbabwe for the mutual benefit of both countries, Tewkesbury town Member of Parliament and Westminster Africa Business Group chairman, Mr Laurence Robertson, has said. The British politician, who is heading a Westminster Africa Business Group delegation that is currently […] …
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Michael Magoronga, magorongamk@gmail.com A young couple and their seven-day-old baby were swept away as they attempted to cross a flooded Sanyati River in Gokwe, Midlands Province, in a makeshift canoe. The incident occurred on Sunday at around 5PM as the couple from Mutukani Village under Chief Chireya in Gokwe North tried to take their baby to […] …
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Leonard Ncube, leonard.ncube@chronicle.co.zw VICTORIA Falls City Council has started receiving applications from home seekers who are on its housing waiting list for vetting ahead of the release of unserviced residential stands. In 2018, the city’s housing backlog was 15 000 and indications are that the number could have ballooned to 20 000. This is against the […] …
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Business Writer Zimbabwe has in just three weeks into 2024 exported about 22 million kilogrammes (kg) of tobacco worth US$146 million, according to the latest figures from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB). During the same period last year, 8,7 million kilogrammes of tobacco, worth US$36 million had been sold to overseas markets. About […] …
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