Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter SOME schools in Bulawayo are set to introduce Chinese language, expanding their learning areas as the country’s education system adopts more foreign languages in a bid to create globally competitive citizens. Montrose High School and Nkulumane High School are finalising the introduction of Mandarin at the learning institutions to arguably become […] …
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‘Strong farmer support must back CSC revival’
Business Reporter THE recent revival of the Cold Storage Company (CSC) must be supported by strong financial backing and technical support for livestock farmers who will provide adequate feed-stock for slaughter, which will enhance the company’s ability to resume exports and employ more workers, former general manager and economist, Mr Eddie Cross, has said. The […] …
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Chefs battle it out at Ultimate Munch Off
Yvonne Ncube, Showbiz Correspondent THE Ultimate Munch Off, a cooking competition added to the Munch & Sip Food Festival took place on Saturday at the Hillside Conservancy Tea Room with three pairs of chefs competing for a R5 000 prize money. The teams which were made up of the Head Chef and Sous Chef teams were […] …
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Police arrest five machete wielding carjackers
Flora Fadzai Sibanda & Rejoyce Sibanda, Chronicle Reporters POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested five suspected dangerous machete wielding criminals responsible for multiple carjackings in the city. The suspects have been identified as Shepherd Sibanda (19), Trevor Shangare (28), Dumisani Ncube (19), Mpilo Ndlovu (19) and Nkululeko Nkata (38). The gang moved in groups of threes and […] …
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Clubs, provinces confirm National Boxing Championships participation
Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter PREPARATIONS for the National Boxing Championships that will take place at Palace Hotel on September 24 are well on course with various clubs and provinces confirming participation. Black Rhinos, HQ 1 Brigade, 5 Brigade, Bulawayo Metropolitan, Prisons and Correctional Services, Air Force of Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, Harare, Midlands, Victoria Falls Boxing Academy, […] …
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MATOBO’S PAINTED DREAMS: How a woman’s dreams transform a rural homestead into a Neverland of artistic fantasy
Flora Fadzai Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter BEFORE she picks up her brushes and other traditional painting tools, Ms Sitshengisiwe Moyo goes to sleep and literally lets her dreams determine her next masterpiece. “I had a dream of my first design seven years ago. I was not keen on following it as I thought there was no […] …
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Herding them to the light: Herdboy brings electricity to his people
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter HE comes from a very big family of 26 children and his father could only afford to send him to school up to Sub B, equivalent to Grade Two, a fate which was met by most of his siblings. But, Mr John Linda Sibanda (70) from Linda area in Mangwe District, […] …
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Local authorities challenged to push devolution agenda
Farirai Machivenyika, Harare Bureau LOCAL authorities need to scale up their commitment to improving the quality of life by joining central Government in the implementation of the devolution and decentralisation agenda, empowering communities and ensuring equitable distribution of resources, President Mnangagwa said yesterday. Opening the second Local Authorities’ Councillors and Staff Indaba in Harare, he […] …
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Twins at birth, royals in spirit: Bosso, Libeth’s intertwined milestones
Simba Jemwa THEY were born Albert and Rhodes, sons of Njube himself the son of King Lobengula and founded an institution that has reigned for decades. Her birth name is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, daughter of King George VI himself, the son of King George V. 1926 is the year that Njube’s two boys birthed Lions […] …
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Bosso goal machine and consummate gentleman
Simba Jemwa,, Sports Reporter “Love me or hate me, both are in my favour, if you love me, I’ll always be in your heart, if you hate me, I’ll always be in your mind.” – William Shakespeare Anyone who’s played sport will have experienced the zone, those baffling moments when things are near enough perfect. […] …
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