The Chronicle

Business Correspondent STANBIC Bank’s parent company, Standard Bank Group, has emerged as the best bank in Africa in Global Finance’s 29th world’s best banks 2022 awards for the second consecutive year in recognition of its evolving platform business strategy. The bank was also named as the best bank in Malawi and South Africa. “Receiving the […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Health Reporter THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has named its best and worst performing primary schools in last year’s Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Grade Seven examinations. From these, Mawaba Primary School in Lobengula West suburb had the highest number of leaners passing six subjects. Also top among the 29 primary schools […] …
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Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter COVID-19 tests will not be required from vaccinated members of the public who want to attend the Independence Day main celebrations to be held at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo on 18 April. It is only those in the VIP and the VVIP area who should be tested and the rest will […] …
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Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter BUROMBO Flats in Bulawayo, named after one of the country’s founding nationalists and a trade unionist who organised workers’ strikes against all forms of discrimination against blacks during the Rhodesian era, has significant history in the country’s fight for independence. The Bulawayo City Council (BCC)-owned property, while having deteriorated over the […] …
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Lumbidzani Dima, Chronicle Reporter THE Mashu family could not contain their happiness that came sooner than expected, after being blessed with triplets delivered prematurely through a Caesarean section at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) on Monday. The identical girls add on to two of their older siblings, a boy and a girl born in the Mashu […] …
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LOCAL industry says it is excited by the massive infrastructure projects being implemented by Government across various sectors of the economy which has seen local companies reaping huge profits from Government contracts. Treasury has allocated ZW$156,4 billion to support infrastructure projects this year alone. Among the major projects being undertaken are the construction of the […] …
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Langalakhe Mabena DJ Liz does not need any introduction to the arts industry because her works speak volumes of her prowess on the decks. She is a giant and she is good at what she does. DJ Liz has shared the stage with many South African DJs that include DJ Tira, Fresh, Oskido, Black Coffee, […] …
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Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief GWERU City Council has received $125 million in devolution funds since 2019 which helped it avert a potential water shortage disaster as the local authority was failing to raise money to buy water pumps. In 2019, the local authority received the first batch of $9,3 million in devolution funds enabling […] …
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Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter ON Thursday, April 7, the first term of the schools’ calendar came to an end and most learners from public schools went home without participating in any form of sporting activity. It was a wasted term as the National Association of Primary Heads (Naph) and National Association of Secondary Heads […] …
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Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Online Reporter A Filabusi High School teacher was found dead six days after he had gone missing. The car he was driving is still missing. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Loveness Mangena confirmed the incident. She said Creedence Ncube (41) went missing on April 1 and his body was found in an […] …
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