Hectic double schedule for ED in Vic Falls

Prosper Ndlovu and Leonard Ncube, Chronicle Reporters PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today lead key proceedings in a double schedule in the resort city of Victoria Falls where he is set to officially open the End of Term Judges Symposium this morning and the inaugural Zimbabwe Economic Development Conference (ZEDCON) in the afternoon. The Judicial Services Commission […] …
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1 000 jobs expected at Gwanda solar project

Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter INDEPENDENT power producer, Matshela Energy is targeting to create 1 000 jobs at its planned 100 MW solar plant in Gwanda with 880 000 households per annum expected to benefit from the energy that will be produced. Matshela is a wholly owned Zimbabwean company focused on investment and trading in […] …
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Small-scale miners contribute bulk of Zimbabwe’s gold output

Business Reporter The country’s gold output in the last seven months amounted to 18 940 kilogrammes with the bulk coming from small-scale miners who have contributed 11 444 kilogrammes while output from formal mines is 7 496 kilogrammes, latest figures from Fidelity Printers and Refiners. In the same period last year, a cumulative of 12 852kg […] …
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Fuel prices stabilise, cost of living drops

Sikhumbuzo Moyo/ Sikhulekelani Moyo, Chronicle Reporters THE continued downward review of fuel prices coupled with positive macro-economic policy interventions by the Government is fostering market stability resulting in gradual decline in the cost of living. For the past two weeks, the country has enjoyed relative exchange rate stability following adoption of fiscal and monetary measures […] …
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LSU scores national first with plastic waste to fertiliser innovation

Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter LUPANE State University (LSU) students have come up with an innovative way to turn plastic bottles into a top dressing fertiliser product called “Petilizer”, which they say could contribute towards sustainable agriculture across the country. The innovative project is part of efforts by students to provide a solution for plastic waste […] …
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Former Amakorokoza lead actor, AK returns to Zimbabwe

Yvonne Ncube, Showbiz Correspondent FORMER Amakorokoza lead actor Bhekilizwe Ndlovu, best known for his role as AK in the hit 2002 drama, has returned to Zimbabwe after 13 years in South Africa. Ndlovu, who seems to have diverted his life from art, told Chronicle Showbiz that he has taken up a senior position at a […] …
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Dendairy doubles production

Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief KWEKWE-based dairy products firm, Dendairy, has more than doubled its milk production to achieve 10 million litres a month from 4,5 million litres as its expansion drive pays dividend. The surge in Dendairy milk production comes at a time when national output has also increased by 18 percent in the […] …
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Illegal miners threaten railway tracks

Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter SMALL-scale chrome miners have invaded Mapanzure area in Zvishavane, Midlands Province, where they are conducting illegal mining activities along the Gweru-Zvishavane railway line, amid growing fears of destruction of the infrastructure, which could ultimately lead to derailments. The illegal miners have also left a trail of destruction on the environment along […] …
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Military hailed for role in Covid-19 war

Farirai Machivenyika, Harare Bureau PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday hailed the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) for playing a leading role in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, a war that Zimbabwe has emerged victorious. Although there are still isolated cases of Covid-19, by and large, the virulent virus has been contained, and the country’s security sector played […] …
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