The Chronicle

Bongani Ndlovu recently in Tsholotsho WHEN Mr Nyeyani Mudau (49) of Tsholotsho in Matabeleland North was in high school, his wish was to become a farmer but ended up working as a qualified Electrical Engineer. After setting up an electrical engineering company based in Tsholotsho, he quit that job in 2009 to venture into farming […] …
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THE retail sector says it expects the power challenges in South Africa, which have affected cargo movement at the Beitbridge Border Post, to be resolved without causing major shortages of imported products or upward price movements. Rolling power cuts in South Africa are stifling travel across Beitbridge, from both sides, with long queues of cargo, […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT has introduced a “work for fees” programme targeting students at State universities who are from underprivileged families and are finding it difficult to raise tuition fees. The country as outlined in the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) and Vision 2030, is pursuing a knowledge-driven economy that is anchored on the […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter  FARMERS in Matabeleland North have increased their wheat hectarage from last year’s 950 hectares to about 3 000 hectares as the province moves towards enhancing the country’s food security and attainment of a US$8,2 billion agriculture economy in line with Vision 2030. Food insecurity is a global threat affecting almost every nation […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Reporter  BULAWAYO province recorded the best Grade Seven ZIMSEC results countrywide for the third year in a row last year with reports showing that although Covid-19 affected continuous learning, the 2021 pass rate improved from the previous year.  The 2021 Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Statistics Report shows that Bulawayo recorded the […] …
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Fungai Muderere, Senior Sports Reporter  CLIVE Augusto’s failure to score since making a return to former Castle Lager Premier Soccer League side Chicken Inn midway into the 2021/2022 season has irked club head coach Joey Antipas who has challenged the seasoned forward to up his game. Augusto retraced his footsteps to the Gamecocks after he became […] …
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Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Reporter IN a dramatic turn of events, a High Court judge has ordered the Sheriff of the High Court to immediately pay back US$18 400 to the South African Scorpion Kings’ DJ duo of Kabza DeSmall and Maphorisa which the two had paid as security to avoid civil imprisonment.  Petros Kabelo Motha (DJ […] …
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Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter  ZIMBABWEAN professional golfer, Robson Chinhoi is reveling in the glory of being crowned champion at the 24th Open De Kinshasa 2022 in Democratic Republic of the Congo last weekend.  Pros and amateurs, men and women, all took part in this 54-hole, three-day tournament. The 24th Kinshasa International Open will take place from […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter  THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is set to rehabilitate 14 key roads and the programme starts with immediate effect after Government recently released funds for road works that will be done until mid-December. Government declared all roads a state of national disaster last year February leading to the launch of the Emergency […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Reporter  FOR the past four months, Mr Stephen Sithole, a village head in Bubi District, Matabeleland North, has been doing land preparation and digging the Intwasa/Pfumvudza holes at his four-hectare plot in anticipation of a good rainy season.  In its latest seasonal forecast, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) predicted normal to above normal […] …
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