The Chronicle

From toothpicks to purified water; from hand sanitiser to protective clothing; from fruit juices to improved animal genetics; from mobile applications to drones, students and their lecturers at local colleges and universities are going big. To advance its agenda for an education that produces goods and services, the Government launched innovation and industrial hubs at […] …
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Mbulelo Mpofu, Showbiz Reporter AFTER a four-year hiatus, Sizinda traditional dance ensemble Khaya Arts will return to the Bulawayo Theatre this weekend to stage a play titled Ngomdladla The Dunamis. The last time the ensemble performed at the Bulawayo Theatre was in 2018 when they staged Dlala.  Khaya Arts spokesperson, Future Dube said the production, a combination of […] …
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Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter THE blockbuster tie pitting Highlanders FC and Caps United scheduled for Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday is hanging by a thread, but Bosso have not taken their eye off the ball as they are intensively preparing for the Battle of the Cities. It’s all gloom in the visitors’ camp ahead of one […] …
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Mashudu Netsianda/ Thupeyo MuleyaMashudu, Chronicle Reporters GOVERNMENT has stepped up the rehabilitation of critical roads in Matabeleland South province under the Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) with motorists praising the Second Republic for transforming the road network. Works on many roads in the province are at various stages of completion, a development that has reduced […] …
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Flora Fadzai Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter A SHOEMAKER from Bulawayo’s Mzilikazi suburb took a leap of faith in 2016 and abandoned his job in the construction industry to concentrate on his childhood hobby of making shoes. Mr Gift Chipungu (43) who was convinced there was a gap in the shoemaking business, is now an employer of 15 […] …
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Michael Makuza, Business Reporter THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has said there is a need to match the cost of basic commodities with salaries of both private and public sector workers. This comes after the reduction of fuel prices over the past few weeks but the prices of basic commodities such as mealie-meal, sugar […] …
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Tafadzwa Chibukwa, Chronicle Reporter CASES of suicide among young people in the country are alarmingly on the rise, which is a major cause of concern for society. Many reports have been shared of students at local universities committing suicide. Mr Frank Chirisa (22) who once attempted to take his own life spoke out on the […] …
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Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief MIDLANDS State University (MSU) has realised $112 million profit from products made at its industrial park and its latest offering, Nature Burst juice made from mangoes, oranges and guavas is proving to be popular on the market. In line with value addition being promoted by the Government, the university is producing […] …
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Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter FARMERS in Matabeleland are geared for the summer cropping season following the delivery of agricultural inputs for the 2022/2023 farming season under the Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme, popularly known as Intwasa/Pfumvudza. Government is targeting to produce 3 million tonnes of maize during the 2022/23 summer cropping season with land preparations already […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Health Reporter OUTSIDE Ms Sitheni Ncube’s (42) kitchen sits a group of children born with HIV drawn from Ibaza, Impu, Khozi, Mazhowe and Bhembelele villages in Dula, Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province. These bubbly youngsters are munching on fire baked buns and corn snacks — one of few meals they have per […] …
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