The Chronicle

Chronicle writer  AUTHORS and publishers are being fleeced of their dues through piracy as some unscrupulous individuals are now involved in the business of replicating copyrighted literature through scanning, photocopying, printing and electronic duplication of books.  Pirated copies usually cost less than half the original work, sounding a potential death knell to the formal sector […] …
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Peter Matika, peter.matika@chronicle.co.zw  ILLEGAL alcohol sellers that have sprouted across the city are crippling the business of registered nightclubs and bars while Government has set high standards of operation to bring sanity to the distribution, trends, and patterns in the industry. Popularly referred to as dollar deals, the illegal players are mostly selling their liquor from […] …
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Innocent Kurira, innocent.kurira@chronicle.co.zw NODUMO Nyathi, who wants to be the next Highlanders chairperson, has said if voted into office, he will bring a whole new dimension into how the club ought to be led. The elections, which will also usher in a new executive secretary and committee member, will be held on February 4, a week […] …
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ZIMBABWE’S successful land reform programme vindicates the Zanu-PF-led Government for taking the bold step of reconciling the land with the masses, a move that earned it punitive illegal sanctions from Western countries who favoured a situation where a few white farmers held on to vast tracts of land at the expense of landless blacks. Zimbabwe’s […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe, nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw ZIMBABWE Investment and Development Agency (Zida), enthused by the high uptake of its double online matchmaking mining and tourism initiatives that seek to link mining and tourism players with potential local and foreign investors plans to aggressively upscale the initiatives and partner with line ministries and agencies to facilitate a comprehensive promotion of […] …
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Leonard Ncube in Kamativi  WITH a wide smile, Mr Christopher Mvula, originally from Zambia, could hardly hide his joy recently witnessing the reopening of Kamativi Mine, Hwange district in Matabeleland North province, which has breathed a new lease of life in the area. Mr Mvula worked at Kamativi Mine for 22 years before it shut down […] …
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Blessings Chidakwa, Harare Bureau Agriculture remains a key pillar for the country’s economic growth, while the nation continues to foster a culture of innovation, productivity and prosperity, President Mnangagwa has said. Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector has been blooming over the last few years with the Second Republic transforming it from a US$2 billion industry to over US$8 […] …
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Leonard Ncube in Kamativi  KAMATIVI Mining Company (KMC) has set a target of increasing its lithium ore production from 1 000 tonnes per day to 6 000 tonnes daily starting in June when its bigger plant is commissioned. Kamativi Tin Mine closed in 1994 when the international price of tin plummeted to unsustainable levels. At […] …
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The Government has scored yet again, this time  with the recent reopening of Kamativi Mine. Storied as a tin mine, the only one in the country and among the largest in Africa, It shut down in 1994 as tin prices fell globally. With the shafts shuttered, the compound whose well-being revolved around tin, became a […] …
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Raymond Jaravaza, raymondjaravaza@gmail.com WITH modern architectural designs, interior and exterior features coupled by breathtaking landscaping ideas that will rival plush homes in Bulawayo’s affluent suburbs when completed, a new dawn beckons in Nkayi as homeowners construct magnificent houses in the once under-developed business centre. A couple of years ago, the mention of a gated community style […] …
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