The Chronicle

Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter South African record producer, DJ and Kwaito artiste, DJ Tira (real name Mthokozisi Mkhathi) has vowed to help promote Zimbabwe’s tourism through various initiatives. The Afrotainment boss who has become a regular visitor in the country met President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House last month and the two, according to DJ […] …
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Brandon Moyo, Sports Reporter Zimbabwe Cricket team is set to lock horns with, arguably, the best cricketing nation in the world, India in three One Day International matches starting today at Harare Sports Club. After the cancellation of the 2020 tour by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) due to Covid-19, India […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter ECONOMIC commentators have welcomed the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s deposit rates increase for local currency savings from 12.5 percent to 40 percent per annum but say this is not enough to effectively incentivise depositors. They said the 40 percent level was still low when compared to prevailing exchange rate […] …
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Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter SEEDED teams will start the hunt for the Chibuku Super Cup at their home grounds when the prestigious domestic football tournament kicks off this weekend. The top eight teams as at Week 17 were seeded for the first round draw, with Chicken Inn who were at the apex set to […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has said water levels at its supply dams that are 52 percent full as well as a drastic drop in supplies from Epping Forest due to vandalism of infrastructure have worsened the water crisis. The council is now implementing a 72-hour weekly water shedding programme as part […] …
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Flora Fadzai Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter A BULAWAYO teacher, Mrs Tendai Moto, has defied the odds by proving that women have the skills to advance in the construction industry, not only as ordinary labourers, but also as brickmakers. She is not deterred by spending long hours in the scorching sun making bricks, lifting heavy machinery, and […] …
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In his piece titled, Global coloniality and the challenges of creating African futures, prolific scholar Professor Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni asks: “Can Africans create African futures within a modern world system structured by global colo-niality?” The paper analyses the African Union’s Agenda 2063 in light of global coloniality as well as the Pan-African virtues of self-reliance, integration, […] …
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Sikhulekelani Moyo, Business Reporter LISTED seed producer, SeedCo Limited, has reported an eight percent drop in turnover for the full year ended 31 March 2022 attributed to a decline in sales volumes due to delayed onset of rains in the last season and pricing distortions. During the same period, the company said it also recorded […] …
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Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter FROM the basic agriculture he learnt during his school days, Bulawayo businessman Mr George Kudya (42) set off with a few bags of certified seeds and fertiliser to plant potatoes on a leased small portion of land in Montgomery, Umguza District. Today, after investing US$1 million into the venture, Mr Kudya […] …
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Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief FACED with financial challenges, some contractors halt or abandon projects in a huff, but Pevimag Contractors, has broken that tradition by getting a $45 million loan from a local bank to make sure that flats for civil servants being constructed in Gweru are completed within the set timeframe. Pevimag Contractors […] …
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