The Chronicle

Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter THREE hospitals in Matabeleland region are set to benefit from solar power plants through a project being implemented by a consortium of local independent power producers (IPPs) and German partners. Enduring Sun Energy, which is a consortium of Zimbabweans as well as Geobase Clean Energy and Frenell of Germany are […] …
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Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said going forward, the region that would be hosting Independence Anniversary celebrations, will also be required to organise a week-long conference preceding the celebrations. For the first time in the history of country, Bulawayo will host the 42nd Independence Day Anniversary and other commemorative festivities in line with […] …
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Yoliswa Dube-Moyo, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief THE Department of Veterinary Services in Matabeleland South province last week used vaccines for foot and mouth disease (FMD) worth over US$30 000 after a farmer from Sizeze Village, Gwanda District, moved cattle from an FMD red zone without a permit. Mr Thabani Mafu was given a destruction and […] …
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THE Government is working hard to build and rebuild infrastructure after years of challenges made that impossible. Indeed, the whole country is under construction and reconstruction, so to speak. New roads, dams, clinics, hospitals and schools are being built and old ones rehabilitated. Boreholes are being drilled and equipped. In fact, the Government has a […] …
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Chronicle Reporters THE mobile registration exercise aimed at issuing more than two million birth and death certificates as well as national identity documents started countrywide yesterday with a huge turnout as people thronged various centres to acquire the primary documents. The exercise is part of efforts by Government to ensure all citizens have access to […] …
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Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter ONCE a small pole and mud settlement about 130 years ago, Bulawayo’s Makokoba suburb, also known as Old Location by virtue of being the oldest township and the first black African suburb in the city, is not an ordinary suburb. It holds a special place in the history of the country’s […] …
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Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief AT around 5:30AM daily, Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) Correctional Officer Grade 1 Petronella Chadenga wakes up, does her household chores, prepares lunch boxes for her five children and husband before they leave for school and work respectively. CO Chadenga works at WhaWha Medium Prison on the outskirts of […] …
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Government yesterday launched a national mobile registration exercise to issue up to two million birth, death certificates and national identity documents. The backlog for identity documents is estimated at one million but the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage is of the opinion that the number of people in need of the papers could, […] …
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Chronicle Reporters DEFENCE and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has urged local authorities to adopt the greening approach in their cities towards sustainable communities. She said this in a speech read on her behalf by the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Judith Ncube during the Bulawayo provincial clean-up campaign that was […] …
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Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter FOOTBALL fans in Bulawayo are in for a two-day treat when Castle Lager Premier Soccer League leaders Chicken Inn host rejuvenated Manica Diamonds at Luveve Stadium this afternoon, before Bulawayo Chiefs cap the weekend with a clash against Ngezi Platinum Stars tomorrow. Both matches have what appears to be the […] …
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