The Chronicle

Business Reporter The Ministry of Industry and Commerce will today hold a stakeholder consultative meeting in Bulawayo on consumer protection policy with outcomes expected to feed into the draft Consumer Protection Policy document that is being developed. The consultative meeting runs concurrently with consumer education awareness, which the ministry in collaboration with the Consumer Protection […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter VILLAGERS participating in the Bubi Lupane Irrigation Scheme are set to be paid a dividend of nearly US$1 000 and $600 000 each after delivering 900 tonnes of maize to the Grain Marketing Board. This is the second time the scheme members are being paid a dividend as they received $250 […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has signed a power purchasing agreement with an independent power producer, Matshela Energy Limited, for a 100MW solar plant in Gwanda. The project is touted as one of the biggest renewable solar projects in the country and the Southern Africa region. Zimbabwe […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Reporter An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck in Kariba and surrounding areas on Tuesday evening with officials saying tremors of such magnitude are not expected to affect the structural integrity of the Kariba Dam. In a statement issued by the Zambezi River Authority’s chief executive officer, Engineer Munyaradzi Munodawafa on Thursday, the […] …
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Michael Makua, Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has said a group of people masquerading as its officials and purporting to be conducting audits are on the prowl. In a notice on Thursday, the revenue authority said the fraudsters who are claiming to be conducting audits to issue Audits Clearance certificate or compliance clearance […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter LOCAL  sugar industry players are engaging the Government over the continued proliferation of cheap imports as saying the move is exerting undue competition on local products. Cheap low quality sugar is reportedly being smuggled into the country mainly from the region. In a trading update for the year ended 31 […] …
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Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter UNITED Kingdom-based musician Donel Mangena is in the country to reconnect with his roots. Donel touched down at the Joshua Mqabuko International Airport in Bulawayo yesterday night for a two-week holiday. Donel was met by his doting grandmother Nita Mangena, his father Nkosana Mangena and his brothers who include gospel sensation […] …
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Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter EROTIC dancer Bev this weekend returns to the City of Kings and Queens where she is billed to perform at Waverley and Palace Hotels. Accompanied by her Sexy Angels, Bev alongside Bulawayo-based Sungura Masters will start off the weekend tomorrow at Waverley Hotel before wrapping up her gigs at Palace Hotel […] …
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Senior Business Reporter BUY Zimbabwe has set up a local content office as part of measures to promote and buttress the need to procure local goods and services and deepen local value chains. In a statement today, Buy Zimbabwe General Manager Mr Alois Burutsa said the establishment of the local content office follows a Public […] …
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Mbulelo Mpofu, Showbiz Reporter LAST Friday, the National Gallery of Zimbabwe Bulawayo’s weekly performance shows dubbed Friday Late saw the reintroduction of live poetry performances which had been absent for a considerable amount of time at the establishment. Philip Ian Butler, who originally introduced Friday Late events back in 2018, said he was keen to […] …
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