The Chronicle

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter COMING from a rural background, IT specialist, Mr Ntokozo Ncube has managed to defy the odds through development of software and applications that are being used in several countries across the globe. His Sadc Open Internet Education Project (SOIEP) application, which he developed under the Internet Society of Zimbabwe, now has […] …
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Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter POLICE in Bulawayo have launched an operation targeting long distance buses using illegal pick-up points, impounding the vehicles and arresting both drivers and passengers. The operation started on Wednesday and on Thursday morning, police officers were involved in running battles with long-distance buses who load passengers at undesignated spots. A Chronicle […] …
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SCHOOLS and parents must work together to eliminate illegal practices at learning centres by pupils including the intake of harmful and addictive substances. The country is dealing with a drug problem especially among youths and it will take efforts from everyone to stop the scourge that threatens the nation’s future generations. President Mnangagwa in February […] …
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Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter HIGHLANDERS yesterday unveiled Baltemar Jose De Oliveira Brito as their new head coach at the club offices, filling the vacancy left after Mandla Mpofu was sacked a fortnight ago. Brito, who turns 71 today, will be in charge of the team until December 2023 and brought his own assistant coach Antonio […] …
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Mbulelo Mpofu, Showbiz Reporter BULAWAYO-born singer Thandolwethu Emily Nomvula Sikwila popularly known as Thando is upbeat about her singing career after she had a podium finish at the just-ended The Voice Australia 2022 singing contest. Lachie Gill, from Rita Ora’s team, was named the winner of The Voice Australia 2022 and walked away $100 000 […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE completion of Lake Gwayi Shangani will spur rural industrialisation through provision of electricity and clean water to villages while weaning off some Bulawayo supply dams in Matabeleland South to cater for other developmental projects. Bulawayo draws water from Umzingwane, Lower Ncema, Upper Ncema, Insiza, Inyakuni, Mtshabezi dams. However, due to […] …
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Stanford Chiwanga, Online News Editor PERHAPS it should come as no surprise that Kudakwashe Mahachi and his wife, Rose Mahachi have returned to Zimbabwe to defend themselves from accusations that they were abusing their four-year-old son and topped off the cruelty by scalding him with boiling water from a kettle when he visited them in […] …
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Raymond Jaravaza, Showbiz Correspondent TUCKED away on the outskirts of Bulawayo’s central business district, a dilapidated building stands at the corner of a crowded street. The building is still in use as evidenced by hordes of people walking in and out. Its dilapidated state, walls that are in desperate need of a lick of paint, […] …
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Yoliswa Dube-Moyo, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief TRADITIONAL leaders will no longer have to pay transport fares on all Zupco buses across the country, Vice-President Dr Constantino Chiwenga told mourners at the homestead of the late Chief Nhlamba in Gwanda yesterday. Chief Nhlamba, who died last weekend after a long illness at the age of 75, […] …
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Senior Business Reporter PHARMACEUTICAL and personal care products manufacturer, Datlabs Limited has announced the retirement of its Chief Executive Officer, Mr Todd Moyo. Mr Moyo is due to step down on 30 June after serving the company for 37 years. “The shareholders and Board of Datlabs wish to advise of the retirement of Mr Todd […] …
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