Mehluli Sibanda, Sports Editor ZIMBABWE Cricket have announced the starting of a new franchise-based T10 league, known as Zim Afro T10 league, that is scheduled to start in March next year. According to ZC, the first edition of Zimbabwe’s latest domestic competition will involve six privately owned teams. The league was established in association with […] …
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Scramble for Form One places… Government allays fears of shortage of vacancies
Nqobile Tshili/Flora Sibanda, Chronicle Reporters Government has said there are adequate Form One places to absorb all pupils that wrote the Grade Seven public examinations this year. The announcement comes as parents and guardians have started scrambling for Form One places for their children ahead of the 2023 Term One. Parents and guardians seeking boarding […] …
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Gwanda court construction on course
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief CONSTRUCTION of the Gwanda Magistrates’ Court in Gwanda has gained momentum after the Government under the Second Republic allocated funds for completion of the project which is one of the priority projects under the 100-Day Cycle. Construction of the building began in June 2004 but work was suspended in […] …
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Zimbabwe is very much food secure
Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE has adequate maize and wheat stocks that could last beyond the next harvesting season, according to the latest Government report. In her post-Cabinet briefing yesterday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa reassured the nation that the available grain stocks indicate that the country is food secure. “Cabinet advises that […] …
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WATCH: Lithium project gains traction
Nqobile Bhebhe in Fort Rixon THE construction of a multi-million US dollar world class lithium mining plant, which seeks to feed into the future of electric vehicle manufacturing, is gaining momentum in Fort Rixon, Matabeleland South. Lithium is increasingly becoming a key mineral worldwide with its demand surging for use in the ceramics industry, mobile […] …
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Government rehabilitates 10km of Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter Government has rehabilitated a 10km stretch along the Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road as the Second Republic steps up efforts towards completing outstanding infrastructure development projects in the Matabeleland region. Under the Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa, Government is scaling up rehabilitation of major roads across the country as a key enabler to […] …
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COMMENT: Arrest school authorities who demand ‘top-up’ fees
The move to allow parents to pay school fees in the currency of their choice at the prevailing official exchange rate, is a responsive intervention which proves that Government is alive to the challenges facing the nation. In a bid to beat inflation, schools have been pegging fees in foreign currency. However, some schools have […] …
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MSU pathology centre opens
Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief THE state-of-the-art Midlands State University (MSU) National Pathology Research and Diagnostic Centre (NPRDC) is now operational following the final inspection and certification of the laboratory by the Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe. The NPRDC was officially commissioned by President Mnangagwa on July 15. The opening of the NPRDC will widen […] …
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WATCH: Government steps up health access efforts…Cowdray Park facility ready to take patients
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter The new 20-bed Cowdray Park Health Centre in Bulawayo has been completed and equipped with state-of-the-art equipment as part of Government’s efforts to improve access to health. The clinic is part of the 30 health facilities being constructed by Government through a US$200 million loan facility from the United Kingdom. Government is […] …
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Infrastructure development underpins NDS1 success
Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter THE robust infrastructure development projects being rolled out by the Second Republic across the country are driving the success of Government’s National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), the five-year economic blueprint spanning 2021 to 2025. The development transformation momentum is being enhanced by improved fiscal space that has been ushered in by […] …
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