Raymond Jaravaza, Saturday Chronicle Correspondent CLOSE to 20 pirate taxis drivers wait patiently for their turn to board passengers at a busy street corner on the outskirts of the Bulawayo city centre, but under all that calm exists a dark side of the transport business — a well-organised, efficient and ruthless cartel that controls the […] …
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Pictures of vehicles ‘sinking’ in potholes shock the city
Raymond Jaravaza, Saturday Chronicle Correspondent POSITIONED in the middle of a busy road, convenient but totally out of place, is a yellow metal dustbin that a motorist has placed to deter other drivers from plunging into a “deadly” pothole. The pothole, one that can be easily mistaken for a large crater left by construction workers, […] …
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COMMENT: Cremation — Bulawayo residents must accept change for the better
IF getting a residential stand in Bulawayo is almost impossible, how can one expect to get burial space easily? The living cannot get land to build homes and start their families. That’s the reality of our time and the fruit of our votes. Bulawayo’s city fathers usually get things wrong, but the mandatory cremation of […] …
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Zimbabwe meals to the world
Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter WHICH Zimbabwe signature traditional foods can be exported? Can it be inkobe, ibhobola, ulude, amasi, amahewu, amacimbi, or umfushwa? Preparing these traditional dishes is something that has been passed down from generation to generation. There are not many recipe books lying around laden with information on how to prepare these dishes. […] …
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The love story of Esrom Nyandoro and Ruth Banda
Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter THE day after Christmas, Boxing Day will always be special for arguably the most fancied Zimbabwean sports couple, former national soccer team players Esrom Nyandoro and his wife Ruth (Banda). Boxing Day always ignites sweet memories for the couple who wedded on December 26, 2004 at a lavish ceremony at […] …
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A clean environment is an anchor for economic growth—Acting President
Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent ACTING President Constantino Chiwenga has implored Zimbabweans to continue with the journey towards achieving a clean, safe and healthy environment saying it is a strong anchor for a growing economy and promotes environmental stewardship. He made the remarks during a national clean-up campaign in Redcliff on yesterday. In December 2018, the […] …
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Pop!. . . boy or girl. . .Gender reveal parties now popular in Zimbabwe
Flora Fadzai Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter ONE of the biggest highlights to expecting parents is finding out the gender of their baby and letting the family know. Over the years this has shifted from the old and most reliable way of waiting till the baby is born to using scans and revealing the gender to the […] …
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Let’s beware the political virus
Stephen Mpofu, Perspective ZIMBABWEANS who love our independence and sovereignty and appreciate the sacrifices by the gallant sons and daughters of the soil who laid down their lives when wrestling our motherland from usurpation by those without knees must stop at nothing in preventing the spread of a new political propaganda virus intended to annihilate […] …
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Schools’ sport is back, baby!
Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter LEAVING hyper energetic school children with raging hormones unoccupied is a definite recipe for disaster. For National Association of Secondary School Heads (Nash) president Arthur Maphosa, dealing with school children in the last two years has been a nightmare. He has had to watch pupils go rogue all because there is […] …
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Government arms Air Force with fuel to respond to floods
Midlands Bureau Chief GOVERNMENT has capacitated the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) with fuel worth US$800 000 as part of preparations to rescue Zimbabweans who will be affected by floods. Other departments under the Civil Protection Unit such as the police sub-aqua unit and the department of social welfare have also been capacitated to deal […] …
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