Simba Jemwa, Showbiz Reporter Blues, jazz, and summer. Get ready for a day of fun this afternoon at the Spring Feelings Jazz Concert where Sama award-winner and saxophonist, McCoy Mrubata is headlining a star-studded coterie of jazz aficionados! Wine glasses will clink and friends will share laughs as the sunshine beats down onto the scenic […] …
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The Chronicle
‘Zimbabwe, Botswana must share expertise’
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke, Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE and Botswana should leverage on each other’s strengths in various areas of the agriculture sector to increase their comparative and competitive advantages and enhance production, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has said. Officially opening the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show in Harare yesterday, President Masisi said the agricultural sectors of the two countries were […] …
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Globe-trotting environment ambassador believes in young voices
Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter Inyathi High School headboy Nkosilathi Nyathi has a dream to change the world’s perception of the environment through young voices. At 19 years of age, he is one of the most well travelled Victoria Falls youths, if not in Zimbabwe as a whole, as he has criss-crossed the world attending high […] …
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Solar plant lights up rural Tsholotsho
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter It is solar energy in almost every home in Bemba area, Tsholotsho and this has completely transformed the people’s lives. Tsholotsho which over the years had earned the tag, komnyama ubambile (backward area) has completely changed as villagers now have television sets, fridges and stoves among other appliances in their homes, thanks […] …
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Oldest African dinosaur found in Zimbabwe
Bret Kamutenga, Chronicle Reporter THE skeletal remains of the oldest dinosaur to roam Africa have been found in Zimbabwe, a new study reveals. Yes, you read that right. The plant-eating dinosaur species has been discovered in Mashonaland Central province’s Mbire district. The almost complete skeleton is now at the Natural History Museum in Bulawayo. Scientists began […] …
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Meet Zim’s Miss World Heritage rep
Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter UBLIME model Botsi Lyra Noko is preparing to represent the country at the Miss World Heritage contest that kicks off in Asia next month. Miss World Heritage is a pageant dedicated to women around the world to voice and represent their unique cultural identity on a bigger platform. With the phrase “Unity […] …
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Minister Mutsvangwa spells out role of media in national development
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT has said the media cannot be bystanders in the country’s development agenda and has to be responsible and ensure that it does not hurt brand Zimbabwe in its reportage. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said this yesterday in Bulawayo as she delivered her keynote address during the two-day […] …
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COMMENT: Private sector must be more involved in BOT projects
The success of the ongoing US$300 million Beitbridge Border Post Modernisation project is a confirmation of what can be achieved when Government and the private sector partner to develop the country. The project is being implemented through a public-private partnership arrangement between Government and ZimBorders Consortium. The ZimBorders Consortium is made up of Zimbabwean […] …
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WATCH: Beitbridge sets pace for other border posts
Mashudu Netsianda in Beitbridge PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned the US$300 million Beitbridge Border Post modernisation and upgrade project as the Second Republic makes a bold move towards implementing innovative financial instruments and solutions to modernise seamless and cost effective national and trans-boundary infrastructure. The model, which will be replicated in other inland ports of entry, […] …
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Beitbridge-Vic Falls highway on Government radar
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT has shifted focus to rehabilitating and modernising the Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway as the Second Republic continues accelerating infrastructural development. Yesterday, President Mnangagwa commissioned the US$300 million Beitbridge Border Post modernisation and upgrade project. Construction of world-class roads and other infrastructure is in line with the NDS1 key priorities and is critical […] …
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