The Chronicle

LAST week’s operation by Bulawayo police where they intercepted and seized two truckloads of outlawed alcohol could not have come at a greater time when the country is enjoying the festive season. What is clear is that the illicit alcohol was meant to be sold to members of the public during the festive period, further […] …
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Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter  CHURCHES and traditionalists in Chief Mvuthu’s area outside Victoria Falls joined forces in a rare union to pray for rain and appease ancestral spirits in light of environmental disasters that have affected the area. As part of the activities, the community set a five-day period of “prayer” which started last Thursday […] …
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Siphakeme Mnindwa, Showbiz Reporter SOUTH African Amapiano artiste Sir Trill thrilled fans in Bulawayo when he performed at The Boundary in the early hours of yesterday.  However, fans were left disappointed when the “Ghost” as Sir Trill is known among his legion of fans only performed for 35 minutes. Many felt that after his initial aborted […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter ILLEGAL gold panners have destroyed river beds in catchment areas for Bulawayo’s supply dams, raising fears that little water may flow into the reservoirs even if there is a good rainy season. The six dams that are all in Matabeleland South Province remain critically low, despite rains that are being received […] …
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Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter FOUR people died on the spot while five others were seriously injured in an accident involving a bus and two small vehicles at Stanmore, 40km from Gwanda in Matabeleland South province. The pile-up along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge highway occurred on Saturday when a Toyota Quest allegedly encroached into the oncoming traffic lane […] …
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Sikhulekelani Moyo, Business Reporter PAN-African banking group, Ecobank Zimbabwe, has launched a new product called Ellevate  aimed at facilitating financial support for women-led entrepreneurships. The bank’s head of marketing, Mrs Enelesi Masaninga, said Ellevate seeks to ensure that women-led businesses have access to funding and are able to use multiple financial services as tools to […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Health Reporter WHEN the Determined, Resilient, Empowered, Aids-free, Mentored and Safe (DREAMS) project was introduced to Zimbabwe in 2016, it brought an end to 10 years of suffering for an orphaned Bulawayo girl. From being a disadvantaged child, Michelle Madamombe is now a businesswoman who has put herself through university and has […] …
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THE country is already in the festive mood. It is clear from the glitters, the lights and the colour that adorn private and public spaces. The people are excited.  Rains are falling in decent amounts as well. Business is getting brisker across the board. We acknowledge that the economy remains challenged but at the same […] …
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Stanford Chiwanga, Saturday Chronicle News Editor LORREN KHUMALO, a professional nanny from Zimbabwe has been making headlines worldwide for making Prince Harry and Meghan Markle temporarily abandon royal parenting tricks for the “Zimbabwe style” of wrapping babies in a mud cloth. Pictures of Lorren, a neonatal nurse from Richmond Surrey, piggybacking Prince Archie have gone […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter Police yesterday cut off a njengu distribution network in Bulawayo in what is arguably the city’s biggest illicit alcohol bust in recent years. They seized two truckloads of the outlawed booze and arrested two men suspected to be major players in the underground market. Njengu is a street name for illicit […] …
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