The Chronicle

Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter LIBERATION stalwart Cde Highten Nkomo, who was the first commander of the Mkushi Women’s Camp in Zambia, has been declared a National Hero. He was 70. Cde Nkomo, who was also known as Billy Mzamo, died at his homestead in the Bengu area of Gwanda District in Matabeleland South Province two […] …
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POLICE in Bulawayo should be commended for taking action against the chaotic kombi crews that had turned the city into an eyesore. In an operation targeting the kombi crews and pirate taxis operating illegally, the police impounded 300 vehicles. Kombi crews and some transport operators had turned the city, once revered for its orderliness and […] …
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Michael Makuza, Business Reporter THE National Employment Council (NEC) for the agriculture sector and its social partners have adopted new provisions for payment of minimum wages in US-dollar terms or equivalent in Zim-dollar at prevailing official exchange rate effective September 1, 2022. The latest development has been agreed upon by employers and workers’ representatives in […] …
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Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter MR Martin Nyoni and Ms Fattela Nleya run a 3,5-hectare plot in Village Six, Heaney Junction estates along the Bulawayo-Harare highway. The plot has various farm produce, such as rabbits, layer chickens, fish, tomatoes, cabbages, green pepper, lettuce and beetroot. Their plot is going towards self-sufficiency as the fresh produce subsidises […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter ILLEGAL sanctions imposed by the West on Zimbabwe violate the country’s sovereignty and are a barrier to national development and crime against humanity. African leaders said this as they called for the immediate removal of the illegal embargo imposed on Zimbabwe by the West after the country embarked on the land […] …
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Leonard Ncube , Victoria Falls Reporter ZIMBABWEANS seeking specialised healthcare outside the country especially in India could get a lifeline as a Botswana health institution Francistown Academic Hospital (FAH) is seeking partnerships with local health service providers for locals to get medical help in the neighbouring country. Over the years, many Zimbabweans have been referred […] …
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Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter THE country’s best two teams — FC Platinum and Highlanders — in the second-half of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season face off at the weekend in an all-to-play-for encounter at Barbourfields Stadium.  FC Platinum, the league’s table-toppers have collected 27 points in the 11 second-half of the season outings, […] …
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Rejoyce Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter Mr Willard Madyiwa (27) from Cowdray Park suburb was the only male at a meeting attended by parents with children who have neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus, autism and Down’s syndrome in Bulawayo’s city centre. A father of one, a three-year-old boy who suffers from cerebral palsy, Mr Madyiwa […] …
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Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief  FARMERS in Matabeleland South Province have started receiving inputs under the Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme, popularly known as Intwasa/Pfumvudza, a development which will help them plant early. About 400 farmers from Insiza District received their seed and fertiliser at a district launch on Friday. The Intwasa/Pfumvudza programme is set to […] …
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Sikhulekelani Moyo, Business Reporter THE continued imposition of illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe by the United States of America and its Western allies is harmful to business growth as it frustrates fresh potential investments, which constrains economic growth, business leaders have said. The country has been under sanctions since the turn of the millennium after it embarked […] …
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