The Chronicle

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, smoyo@chronicle.co.zw  GOVERNMENT has availed $7 billion and a borehole drilling rig for Bulawayo as part of short to medium-term interventions to address the city’s water shortages while pushing the Lake Gwayi-Shangani project, which is expected to start pumping water to the city next year. The $7 billion fund will be channelled towards repairing broken-down […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw GOVERNMENT is in the process of setting up a US$50 million crop buffer fund administered by the AFC Bank to expedite payments to farmers who usually experience challenges due to delays in payments for grain deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB). Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Minister Dr Anxious Masuka […] …
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President Mnangagwa has said the Second Republic’s engagement and re-engagement policy is opening new avenues for co-operation and strategic synergies that has seen the country enjoying development and economic growth despite the illegal economic sanctions.  Addressing congregants that attended the 7th edition of the annual National Thanksgiving and Dedication Service in Bulawayo at the weekend, […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe, nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has availed a US$5,32 million grant to Zimbabwe to finance the Institutional Support for State Enterprise Reform (ISSER) project.   The principal objective of the project is to strengthen governance and management of public entities thereby reducing fiscal risks and facilitating economic recovery. In a recent update, AfDB […] …
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Blessing Malinganiza, Sports Reporter  STRIKER Michael Charamba wants to repay Chicken Inn for rescuing his football career and is already dreaming of leading them to the 2024 Castle Lager Premiership title. Charamba has renewed his contract at Chicken Inn and feels indebted to the Bulawayo side after they stood with him following a career threatening injury, […] …
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Sikhumbuzo Moyo, smoyo@chronicle.co.zw PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has congratulated his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart, President Félix Antonie Tshisekedi Tshilombo, for clinching a landslide victory in the mineral rich country’s recent elections. President Tshisekedi secured his second term with a clean sweep of 73 percent of the vote while his closest challenger, Mr Moise Katumbi, trailed from afar […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, thandeka.moyo@chronicle.co.zw THE National Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) is operating with a critically low supply of Blood Group ‘O’ following a surge in festive season demand amid calls for eligible citizens to urgently donate blood and save lives.  More than 52 percent of Zimbabweans are in Blood Group O and the rest are in […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe, nqobile.bhebhe@chroncle.co..zw LISTED firms on both the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) and Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) have effective 1 January been granted a two-year waiver to also submit unaudited half-year results if audited results are not ready within a specified reporting period without the need for review by external auditors. Listed firms normally file […] …
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Innocent Kurira, innocent.kurira@chronicle.co.zw BULAWAYO Chiefs are close to agreeing to terms with Thulani Sibanda who is set to be head coach of the team this season. The Chiefs top job was left vacant after the club decided against renewing Johanisi Nhumwa’s contract which lapsed on December 31. Sibanda left Triangle four games before the end of […] …
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Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, sukulwenkosi.dube@chronicle.co.zw MS Phantell Phiri (23) from Gwanda District has proved that one does not always have to go to affluent schools to excel after she received seven awards during the Midlands State University (MSU) graduation ceremony last November. The young graduate achieved a first-class Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Animal and Wildlife Sciences […] …
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