The Chronicle

Flora Sibanda and Suku Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Writers A TOTAL of 27 babies were born at Bulawayo’s major hospitals- Mpilo Central Hospital and the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) – on Christmas Day. Regarded as a special annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, Christmas Day is observed every December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw FLOOD-prone communities have been urged to be on high alert as heavy rains coupled with hailstorms are expected throughout the country until Saturday with members of the public warned against crossing flooded rivers. The Meteorological Service Department (MSD), in a statement, said heavy rains are expected in the northern parts of Manicaland, Mashonaland […] …
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Mkhululi Ncube, themkhust@gmail.com RHUMBA legend Mthimbani “Boyoyo” Mathe continues to grace the music scene, delighting fans with his 10th solo album, “Ijubane Lesikhwehle” featuring Boss Maponda. The album, a festive season present to his admirers, was recently launched in South Africa. Besides the title track, the album features songs like Basboy Maponda, Malayitsha, Emandulo, Bantungamili, […] …
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MEMBERS of the public are encouraged to always find peaceful ways to resolve conflict and avoid resorting to violence that could result in injury and in extreme cases, loss of life. We reported on Monday about a shocking incident where a 38-year-old Bulawayo man cold-bloodedly murdered his girlfriend at a bed and breakfast lodge in […] …
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Sikhulekelani Moyo, mskhulekelani16@gamail.com IN line with global trends, local mobile network operators are moving away from the deployment of 2G and 3G technologies to long-term evolution (LTE) which offers high capacity, and faster download and upload speeds, the Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has said. In a statement accompanying its third-quarter performance […] …
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Chronicle Writers CHRISTMAS shopping and travelling continued until late yesterday in most parts of the country as Zimbabweans from all walks of life jostled to deliver an exciting toast of today’s holiday season with close family members and friends. The usually quiet and empty Sunday was a hive of activity in big cities such as […] …
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Peter Matika, peter.matika@chronicle.co.zw A 38-year-old Bulawayo man cold-bloodedly murdered his girlfriend at a bed and breakfast lodge in Bradfield, Bulawayo, on Saturday evening before committing suicide by crashing his vehicle onto an oncoming bus along the Bulawayo-Gwanda Highway. Mandlenkosi Dube of Cowdray Park suburb allegedly strangled Precious Dube (29), from Nketa suburb over an undisclosed dispute […] …
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Prosper Ndlovu, prosper.ndlovu@chronicle.co.zw ZIMBABWEAN companies including small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are expected to benefit from the US$25 million line of credit facility recently extended to the Central Africa Building Society (CABS) by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group to boost production and trade. The regional financier’s board of directors announced the approval of the trade […] …
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MARKETS in Bulawayo were busy over the weekend with roads becoming parking lots as people made last-minute shopping sprees ahead of Christmas Day today. The people were full of excitement as they pushed around trolleys full of goodies in supermarkets and clothing outlets. Vegetable markets in the city were busy as well. That was the […] …
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Fungai Muderere and Gerald Sibanda, Sports Writers THREE days before Christmas, Zimbabwean coach Taurai Mangwiro found out he was out of job and would spend the festive season without a paycheck after he was sacked by Botswana Premier League side Orapa United. The decision to fire Mangwiro was reached by the club after Orapa United lost […] …
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