Nqobile Bhebhe and Sikhulekelani Moyo, Business Writers BINGA in Matabeleland North Province is aggressively positioning itself for a massive economic takeoff as it seeks to leverage on its vast untapped tourism resources by luring potential investors to partner with it in harnessing the resources in the district. The vast district is endowed with an array […] …
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Residential fires haunt Bulawayo suburbs
Laurel Murangaridzirayi, muralaurel@gmail.com SIX houses in two neighbouring Bulawayo suburbs — Bellevue and Newton West —were razed down by fire within six months due to electrical faults, which have been attributed to an outdated wiring system in the areas. The latest incident occurred last Thursday when a house in Bellevue was burnt to ashes and […] …
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Can this Bosso be trusted to break jinx?
Innocent Kurira, kuriralnnocent@gmail.com THERE’S a dream that has come to haunt every Highlanders FC fan in their sleep. Could this be the year Bosso break the Castle Lager Premiership jinx? Bosso coach Baltemar Brito believes the boys still have to fight to achieve something at the end of the season. They have not won the […] …
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SA-based songstress nominated for Mamas
Mbulelo Mpofu, mbulelo.smpofu@gmail.com South Africa-based Afro-pop artiste Tsepiso Phuthi is set to battle it out for a Mzansi Arts and Media Awards (Mama) accolade under the “Upcoming Artist” category at an award ceremony to be held at The Carousel Casino in Hammanskraal on September 16. The Imizwilili singer said this nomination is one that is […] …
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COMMENT; Residents must periodically get their properties’ electrical wiring inspected by professionals
SIX houses catching fire in six months in generally the same area — an average one house per month — is concerning. Frightening, in fact. That is the case with two neighbouring suburbs in Bulawayo — Newton West and Bellevue, which are some of the city’s oldest. The reason why there have been so many […] …
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PARTNERS IN CRIME…Madam Boss popularised Ponzi scheme
Harare Bureau SOCIALITES Tyra ‘Madam Boss’ Chikocho and Admire Mushambi, who is popularly known as Mama Vee, were key players in popularising the E-Creator Ponzi scheme whose subscribers were duped of over US$1 million. This was heard when the E-Creator founder, Zhao Jiaotong, and director Trymore Tapfumaneyi, appeared in court over the weekend. The court […] …
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All parties are free to campaign: President
Kuda Bwititi in ZAKA ALL political parties that are contesting in the 2023 harmonised elections are free to campaign as they wish, as the Second Republic engenders political freedoms, President Mnangagwa has said. The President said this to a colossal crowd of more than 124 000 people that attended Zanu-PF’s Star Rally at Chinorumba High […] …
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WATCH: Gwanda family buries four Boksburg gas victims
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, sukulwenkosi.dube@chronicle.co.zw A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Lushongwe Village in Gwanda as relatives and friends of four family members who were part of the 17 people who died from gas inhalation at an informal settlement in Boksburg outside Johannesburg, South Africa, gave them an emotional send-off. Mrs Clester Ndlovu (26), her four-year-old son, Learnmore, her […] …
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COMMENT: Zimbabwe proving to be an investment destination of choice in the region
ZIMBABWEANS on Friday celebrated yet another milestone when President Mnangagwa commissioned the refurbished Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare whose upgrade cost US$153 million. This was just a week after President Mnangagwa commissioned the US$300 million Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe Plant in Goromonzi, Mashonaland East province. The new-look RGM International Airport will see passenger capacity […] …
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Zimplow becomes 14th counter on Victoria Falls Stock exchange
Leonard Ncube, Leonard.ncube@chronicle.co.zw THE listing of Zimplow Holdings Limited on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) on Friday to become the 14th counter on the United States dollar-denominated counter, is a confirmation of the growth of the bourse. The diversified company recently resolved to delist from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) and have the company […] …
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