Natasha Mutsiba, mutsibanatasha@gmail.com In a move aimed at assisting the less privileged and vulnerable people in Bulawayo, House in CBD, a prominent entertainment brand, is organising a food drive at Stop Over Bar and Restaurant. This inaugural event taking place on Sunday, has been themed “The GoodWill”. It is designed to provide meals to those in […] …
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The Chronicle
No more bullying of nations, G77 declares
Kudakwashe Mugari in Kampala, Uganda Group of 77 plus China, commonly known as G77 members, has called for united efforts in the face of multi-faceted global threats, particularly neo-liberalism, conflicts, climate change and global pandemics. The leaders of the group expressed dissatisfaction at the relations between the Western world and other regions. The current unfair […] …
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140 boreholes for cholera hotspots
Nqobile Tshili, nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw GOVERNMENT has drilled 77 boreholes in cholera hotspots across the country out of a target of more than 140 as it steps up efforts to fight the deadly water-borne disease through increased access to clean water. The country is battling a cholera outbreak that has so far claimed 71 lives while more than […] …
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COMMENT: Bring sanity to the currency sphere
GOVERNMENT has announced that it will soon unveil new interventions which may include broad reforms to the foreign currency auction system to deal with the volatility affecting the local currency. The weakening of the Zimbabwean dollar has been attributed to speculative behaviour and shortage of hard currency in the market. The Zimbabwean dollar has lost […] …
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ZNCC lures Pakistani investors
Sikhulekelani Moyo, mskhulekelani16@gmail.com ZIMBABWE National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) has taken advantage of the just-ended third edition of the Engineering and Healthcare Expo held in Lahore, Pakistan to lure investors to invest in different key industries in Zimbabwe, which include pharmaceuticals and agriculture. The expo, which ended last Saturday, was attended by ZNCC Matabeleland Chapter […] …
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Ministers Felix Mhona and Mateus Magala Visit Forbes Border Post and Machipanda to assess progress of 24-hour operation and transport cooperation
Online writer THE Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development Felix Mhona and His Mozambican counterpart, the Minister of Transport and Communications Mateus Magala toured the Forbes Border Post and Machipanda in Manicaland, on Friday. The Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services reports that the agenda of the tour was to check on the […] …
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Kidnapper of 25 kids worked normally at school for 8 years
Freeman Razemba and Trust Freddy FORMER colleagues of a 60-year-old man who was arrested in Macheke on allegations of kidnapping 25 pupils at David Livingstone Primary School in Harare on Thursday afternoon, have said they worked well and normally as drivers with the suspect for eight years and his strange behaviour this week was inexplicable. […] …
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Prison escapee in carjacking spree
Liberty Dube,Weekender Correspondent An unrepentant thief who escaped from Hwahwa Young Offenders Prison where he was serving a 14-month jail term was recently re-arrested, together with two other suspects, in connection with a spate of cases of unlawful entry and theft of motor vehicles reported in Nyanga, Mutare and Harare. The crimes were reported between […] …
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BCC backtracks on controversial decision to bar debit card payments
Sikhumbuzo Moyo,smoyo@chronicle.co.zw BULAWAYO City Council has made a dramatic turnaround on its shocking resolution to only allow debit cards bearing the name of the house owner to be used in the payment of rates and water bills. The order was to take effect on Monday. “Residents and stakeholders of the City of Bulawayo are […] …
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Tragic road accident claims four lives
Kudzai Gaveni, Online Writer FOUR people died in a collision between a Toyota Sienta and a Haulage Truck on 19 January. The smaller vehicle was overtaking the haulage truck at the 103km peg along the Harare-Bulawayo Road near Chegutu around 1pm, when it somehow crashed into it. In a statement, police said: “The ZRP reports […] …
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