The Chronicle

Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter THE rainfall season is a season of productivity and multiplication, may it bring fruitfulness to your endeavours. We celebrate the opening up of the heavens which have rekindled hope for a good cropping season and better fortunes for farmers and the entire food systems chain. Unfortunately, the rainy season, which is […] …
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Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Reporter TWO of the three accused persons in the ongoing Esidakeni Farm ownership wrangle were yesterday remanded out of custody on free bail to November 23 after Bulawayo magistrate Busani Sibanda posted the court case in order to study the Section under which the accused persons are being charged. Zephaniah Dlamini (50) […] …
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Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief THE rise of the Travellers Band, an energetic Afro-fusion band from Gweru, has been enthralling to watch since its birth in 2015. The band has won numerous awards and is gradually living up to its name. From the City of Gweru to Harare and now with frequent trips outside the […] …
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Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter HAVING conceded that finishing in the top four is no longer in their control, Highlanders coach Baltemar Brito is demanding that his charges wrap the 2021/22 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season with a victory. Bosso, fifth on the table with 51 points face Harare City at the National Sports […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is today expected to lay the foundation stone for the construction of a transformative National University of Science and Technology’s (Nust) Technovation Centre, a facility where students, academics and industry will come up with various solutions to drive economic growth. The President is also expected to cap 3 087 […] …
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Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT is targeting 100 000 urban farmers in Bulawayo to benefit from the Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme, popularly known as Intwasa/Pfumvudza while 32 000 chicks will be distributed to peri-urban farmers under the Presidential Rural Poultry Scheme. Yesterday, 10 000 chicks were distributed to 1 000 households during the provincial launch of […] …
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IN SiNdebele when one is said to be flushing money down the drain, they are said to be putting money emgodini. This is exactly what is happening with the much-hyped US$60 million Egodini Mall Project. It’s an emgodini project which will never see the light of day.   The closure of Basch Street Terminus – […] …
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Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief  AN illegal industrial strike at Vubachikwe Mine in Gwanda turned violent after a group of disgruntled workers, who teamed up with illegal gold panners, went on a rampage and looted shops before they torched company vehicles, infrastructure and other mining equipment.  The incident happened on Tuesday and destroyed vehicles and […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter SEVERAL roads in Bulawayo are riddled with potholes making them death traps following the onset of the rainy season, a development that has exposed the city council for doing a shoddy job in terms of rehabilitation of roads. As a stop gap measure, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) resorted to filling the […] …
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Nduduzo Tshuma recently in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has invited investors to partner Government in rolling out renewable energy projects in the country and across the region to spur economic activity whose increasing demand outstrips current power generation capacity. With regional economies on the rebound, the President has said that demand for energy to […] …
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