The Chronicle

Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena’s anguishes continue to mount after alert border authorities in Beitbridge impounded two of his top-of-the-range vehicles which he allegedly intended to furtively take to South Africa. Wadyajena, together with three Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) bosses, is already facing US$5 million fraud charges after allegedly using […] …
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Yoliswa Dube-Moyo, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief BLOOD and guts have become a common sight at the Greenland tuckshops in Phakama suburb, Gwanda. There, guns and blades are used unreservedly and lives are lost all too often. The illegal tuckshops are said to harbour criminals who swoop on unsuspecting residents. There, illicit drugs and alcohol are […] …
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Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter REIGNING Chibuku Super Cup champions FC Platinum and Harare City are the two most successful clubs of the relaunched tournament that made its return in 2014. The two teams have lifted the trophy twice but is one of them going to lift the trophy for the third time this season? […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter THE revamped Cold Storage Company (CSC)-Boustead Beef plant, which resumed operations yesterday after 22 years of closure, will never be allowed to collapse again as its re-opening is anchored on renewed business modeling that connects more livestock farmers and downstream industries with prospects for greater job opportunities. Vice President, Dr […] …
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Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief USING waste materials, three Grade Six pupils from Errymaple Junior School in Zvishavane have built an egg incubator which is now being showcased at the ongoing Midlands Show. The three are members of the school’s science club. An egg incubator is a machine that creates the perfect conditions for an […] …
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Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter NATIONAL Hero Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole left a legacy of uplifting Ndebele culture and history as he wrote the first isiNdebele novel, Umvukela wamaNdebele published in 1956 detailing the Ndebele resistance to colonialism. The colonial government banned the book in the 1960s and it was later republished under the title “AmaNdebele kaMzilikazi.” […] …
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Michael Makuza, Business Reporter A NEW agriculture implements supply company, Ecoville Agro, has opened shop in Bulawayo and targets doing business with key stakeholders across Matabeleland region. Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) president for Matabeleland Chapter, Mr Raymond Shonhiwa, presided over the launch on Friday where he said the firm will play a key role […] …
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India 192 for 0 (Gill 82*, Dhawan 81*) beat Zimbabwe 189 (Chakabva 35, Ngarava 34, Axar 3-24, Chahar 3-27, Prasidh 3-50) by 10 wickets DEEPAK Chahar’s probing new-ball spell on his impressive return after six months followed by a century stand between in-form openers Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill hurtled Zimbabwe to their 13th straight […] …
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Patrick Chitumba and Nqobile Bhebhe, Business Reporters BUSINESSES should progressively reduce prices of goods and services to ease the burden on consumers in line with the continued drop in fuel prices, which all along has been cited as a major cost driver, stakeholders have said. The steady decline in fuel costs since the beginning of […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter A re-vamped Cold Storage Company (CSC) Boustead Beef Zimbabwe processing plant resumes operations in Bulawayo today with officials optimistic that all measures have been taken to ensure smooth operations. The massive beef processing plant is being revamped under a US$400 million Joint Venture Farming Concession Agreement with Boustead Beef Zimbabwe, […] …
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