The Chronicle

Brandon Moyo, Sports Reporter Zimbabwe continued their fine run in the Africa Netball World Cup Qualifiers with a victory over Namibia in their second match of the campaign at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, yesterday. On Sunday Zimbabwe beat Botswana 49-41. The Gems beat neighbours Namibia 45-41 to hand Namibia their second defeat. […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter ILLEGAL miners in gold rich districts of Matabeleland are causing massive land degradation, endangering communities and livestock as they leave areas that they would have been operating in littered with un-reclaimed pits. Some use dangerous chemicals and burn grass, starving livestock of pastures. Livestock farmers are counting their losses as they […] …
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If there is a motto that can be adopted by the City of Bulawayo in place of “Si Ye Pambili” (Let us go Forward), it’s the unofficial Milton High School prefects’ motto: “Order First, Liberty Last.” There is no going forward in Bulawayo. Siye Phambili is a Rhodesian motto that has lost currency in the […] …
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Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter  Transmission and distribution works on the US$1,4 billion Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7 and 8 expansion project are nearing completion with a 345km transmission line and a new 250 000 cubic metre reservoir having been constructed. Projected to inject an additional 600 megawatts to the national grid, the first unit of […] …
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Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor GOVERNMENT has so far disbursed a total of US$311 million funds received through the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) towards financing priority development projects with transformative impact on people’s livelihoods.  Under the general allocation of the IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDR456 billion), which are equivalent to about US$650 billion, […] …
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Over the next three years, Binga would be a totally new district thanks to the projects that the Government is implementing there. Roads are being built, boreholes are being drilled, two tertiary education institutions are being built, a border post has just been launched and 17 kapenta fishing rigs have started work. Kapenta handling facilities […] …
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Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Reporter Imagine going to school blindfolded and copying notes from the chalkboard, while writing examinations in the same condition.  This is a real life experience for a Bulawayo man.  His two-year teacher training course at Hillside Teachers’ College more than a decade ago was a testimony of brute force and resilience and now, […] …
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Mthabisi Tshuma/Mbulelo Mpofu, Showbiz Reporters Andrea The Vocalist’s visit to South Africa is paying off as he has started working on his debut EP and visuals for the track Uhambo which features South African rapper and record producer Aubrey Qwana. Last Friday, the teenage sensation flew to the neighbouring country for a series of projects. The […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, recently in Binga THE Presidential Fishing Rigs that were allocated to Binga chiefs have created employment for locals, improved food security and provided a source of livelihood for beneficiaries. In April, President Mnangagwa donated 17 fishing rigs to chiefs in Binga, women and youths as part of Government’s empowerment initiatives. The Second Republic […] …
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Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief KWEKWE Polytechnic students have developed a paraplegic hand control device that can be fitted into a car to  enable people living with disabilities to drive. Importing a vehicle modified with adaptive equipment makes the car more expensive and out of reach for many but the innovation by local students will […] …
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