Will order ever return to Bulawayo? Will the City of Kings and Queens ever be clean again? Will the law ever mean anything? We have tried to get city fathers and the police to act on illegal pick up and drop off points created by unruly transport operators but to no avail. Some of these […] …
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Nkulumane market takes shape
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter A MASSIVE market place in Bulawayo, which will help decongest the city centre and redefine fruit and vegetable trading is taking shape in Nkulumane suburb. The fruit and vegetable produce distribution hub is being constructed near Nkulumane Mall where producers will be able to rent stalls and sell their produce. The […] …
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Goat population surges in Matabeleland South
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief FARMERS in Matabeleland South province have intensified commercial goat breeding activities which has seen the number of goats in the province rising to 700 000. Through the US$87 million Presidential Goat Scheme recently launched in Chipinge, Manicaland Province, President Mnangagwa has made it clear that it is no longer […] …
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Government starts Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway rehabilitation
Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter GOVERNMENT has started fixing a section of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road which was damaged by rains a month ago near Masuwe River Bridge in the resort city. Heavy rains that fell in November washed road sides, creating a sink hole that left the tarred road precariously hanging making driving past […] …
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Education 5.0 underpins socio-economic development
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE country’s socio-economic development will be underpinned by the Heritage-based Education 5.0 model with institutions of higher learning expected to lead in research and innovation in the utilisation of local resources, a Minister has said. Education 5.0 is a five-mission model of teaching, research, community service, innovation and industrialisation, established to […] …
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Pazani makes history . . . officiates HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series encounter
Mehluli Sibanda, Sports Editor ZIMBABWEAN rugby referee Precious Pazani continues to soar to dizzy heights after she became the first ever match official from the country to handle an HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series encounter when she presided over two women’s matches at the Cape Town Sevens in South Africa on Sunday. Pazani was the referee […] …
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Gold deliveries clock 33 tonnes
Sikhulekelani Moyo, Business Reporter A total of 33,31 tonnes of gold have been delivered to Fidelity Printers and Refiners between January and November this year as the country’s mining sector continues to boost its output. This is a significant increase from 25,36 tonnes delivered during the same period last year. The jump in output this […] …
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Comment:Authorities should enforce strict mining rules and regulations
THE rainy season is now upon us and as such most illegal mining pits are now a no-go area because they are now death traps. Mining in these pits or disused mines during the rainy season is a very risky undertaking which must be avoided to save lives. Those that continue mining in these pits […] …
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SDA reaches out to hardcore criminals
Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Reporter CHRISTMAS is often associated with dining, merry-making, shopping and family reunions – for the neglected and hopeless this can be a depressing season as they will be isolated and forgotten. While the day of the birth of Jesus should bring hope and salvation to everyone including prisoners, the reality is a […] …
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Two illegal miners die… 5 trapped as mine shaft collapses
Rutendo Nyeve and Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporters TWO illegal gold miners died while five more are feared dead after they were trapped underground when a shaft in which they were illegally mining gold collapsed and buried them. The incident occurred in the early hours of yesterday at Interfah Mine also known as Success Mine in […] …
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