Nqobile Bhebhe, nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw Premier African Minerals Limited on Friday announced a £540,000 raise via a 2.7 billion new ordinary share subscription to provide working capital to support essential operational requirements. The firm states it is fundamentally important for it to continue supporting all essential operational requirements at both Premier and the Zulu Lithium and Tantalum […] …
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Government commends Bulawayo for leading the anti-smuggling campaign
Nqobile Bhebhe, nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw PRESIDENTIAL Affairs and Devolution Permanent Secretary, Engineer Tafadzwa Muguti, has commended Bulawayo Metropolitan Province for effectively leading the anti-smuggling campaign. He was speaking in the city on Thursday where met various stakeholders and conducted a tour of some manufacturing companies. “I am happy that the anti-smuggling campaign in Bulawayo was the most […] …
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Man jailed for raping maid
Sinokubonga Nkala, sinokubongapnkala@gmail.com A 45-year-old man from Zhombe, Midlands Province has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars for raping a 16-year-old maid from the same area. On January 6, the assailant ambushed the victim from behind, grabbing her waist and silencing her cries with a cloth, before raping her. The man then reportedly casually […] …
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Robber stabs man five times and steals his cellphones
Sinokubonga Nkala sinokubongapnkala@gmail.com A 23-year-old man has been handed an eight-year prison sentence for a brazen robbery in Beitbridge, where he brutally stabbed his victim and made off with two stolen cellphones. On November 10, 2024, Gerald Gumbodete launched a brutal attack on Avant Mugweva in Beitbridge, inflicting five stab wounds with an okapi knife. […] …
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Man caged 15 years for raping prison inmate
Sinokubonga Nkala sinokubongapnkala@gmail.com A 39-year-old man has been slapped with a 15-year prison sentence after raping a fellow inmate at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison while he was asleep. In statement on X, the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) said: “The court heard how the convict raped a fellow inmate (36) on 29 October 2024, […] …
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Presidential Affairs and Devolution Permanent Secretary, Muguti, tours Carousel factory in Bulawayo
Nqobile Bhebhe, Nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw CAROUSEL Manufacturing, a Bulawayo manufacturing division of clothing firm, Edgars Stores Limited is enjoying a new lease of life sparked by investments in equipment worth more than US$1 million. The firm is experiencing increased production and more job opportunities. Part of the new machinery has already been delivered and installed at the […] …
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BAZ to revise frequency allotment plan
Judith Phiri THE Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has announced its intention to revise the Broadcasting Frequency Allotment Plan as it seeks to increase frequencies for non-language-based community radio stations and codify variations of the Allotment Plan into one instrument. The Broadcasting Frequency Allotment Plan in Zimbabwe is a document that outlines how the radio […] …
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National Foods’ egg production programme empowers youth in Matabeleland South
Nokuthaba Brita Ncube, ncubenokuthababrita@gmail.com NATIONAL Foods Limited’s egg layer production programme continues to transform lives in Matabeleland South, particularly, in the Ndiweni community of Bulilima District in Matabeleland South Province. The initiative, which started a year ago, has empowered youth to become self-reliant while addressing food security and promoting rural industrialisation. As the sole egg […] …
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Councils should embrace digitisation to achieve Vision 2030
Mthabisi Tshuma, revmmthiretshuma@gmail.com Local authorities across the country should fully embrace digitisation processes to help realise the Government’s vision of creating an upper-middle-income economy by 2030. Zimbabwe Local Government Association (ZILGA) president, Dr Aaron Shamu, made this remark on the sidelines of a handover ceremony in Harare on Monday, where the Ministry of ICT, Postal […] …
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Worker, supervisors in violent confrontation at Chinese mine
Online Reporter A violent clash unfolded on Tuesday this week at a Chinese-owned mining firm after a worker, reportedly seeking unpaid wages, confronted his supervisors. This incident has since ignited outrage on social media. The confrontation took place at Bijou Farm in Gweru and involved Kholwani Dube, an excavator operator employed by Ming Chang Sino-Africa […] …
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