The Chronicle

The rain season has started.  It has brought joy to farmers and the thirsty.  It, however, has brought suffering in other quarters. In Bulawayo, indeed, the rains have made residents happy as they hope that the water crisis they have been battling for months could be beginning to end if the rains become heavier and […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter THE Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) is in the market to raise one billion Zimbabwe dollars to finance the implementation of the Willsgrove Housing Project in Bulawayo. Last year, the bank issued an expression of interest to undertake the Willsgrove Park Phase 2 housing project through a Joint Venture […] …
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Mbulelo Mpofu, Showbiz Reporter AWARD-WINNING rapper, King 98 (born Ngonidzashe Dondo) has lauded Bulawayo with praise and described it as a special place after performing at the Shorts and Shades Show which was headlined by South African singer Young Stunna on Sunday. Speaking on the sidelines of the show, the Kachiri singer said there is […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has to date paid a total of ZW$25.161 billion and US$24 million for grain deliveries to farmers with the current wheat stocks amounting to 160 262 metric tonnes. Millers have 33 500 metric tonnes  in stock. In his post-Cabinet briefing on Tuesday, acting Information, Publicity […] …
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Bongani Ndlovu in Binga A SYMPHONY of boat navigation lights from a fleet of kapenta fishing rigs reflected off the Zambezi River on a dark and clear night, creating a magical streak of glittering light reaching across the water. From a distance, the all-around white lights resemble a floating city on the Zambezi River, the […] …
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Flora Fadzai Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter COPPER cables thieves are resorting to switching off electricity substations, plunging suburbs into darkness to then steal the wires. Thieves have been wreaking havoc in Zimbabwe, targeting Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) copper cables and transformers, leaving suburbs in darkness for days or months on end. The ZETDC […] …
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Mehluli Sibanda, Sports Editor CHICKEN Inn coach, Joey Antipas has not wasted time in shaping his team for the 2023 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League after he signed the skilful Calum English Brown from Whawha on a two-year deal. While the winger/attacking midfielder had been heavily linked with a move to Dynamos, whose fans showed […] …
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Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor REGIONAL economic diversification efforts and improving trade facilitation are paying dividends for the Southern African Development Community (Sadc), whose intra-trade has risen to 23 percent, up from 19 percent in 2021. The sub-regional trade level is above intra-Africa trade, which is hovering around 15 percent of total continental exports. Citing the […] …
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Bongani Ndlovu in Binga Mr Nkomichi James Dube (55) who was involved in a freak accident in Hwange, has been admitted at Binga District Hospital for the past 11 years. He has a catheter that helps him relieve himself because of the injuries he suffered following the accident. Mr Dube used to live at his […] …
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Rejoyce Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter FARMERS at the newly rehabilitated Tshikwalakwala Irrigation Scheme in Beitbridge District, Matabeleland South recorded a bumper harvest of wheat and have already put 26 hectares under maize. The harvested wheat has since been delivered to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB). The country requires about 360 000 tonnes of wheat annually and […] …
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