The Chronicle

The SA Police Service (SAPS) has been inundated with calls for swift action against the attackers of well known Ndebele artist Esther Mahlangu who was robbed and attacked at her home. The incident, which was met with shock on social media, has been described as shameful. Police said Mahlangu, 87, was robbed of her firearm […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Reporter SINCE 1957, women in Zimbabwe have had the right to vote in elections and although they are the majority, they have not used that advantage to elect fellow females into positions of power. To date only a handful of women have made it into local authorities and Parliament. Although reports and […] …
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Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter THE parole system will now allow every prisoner to apply for early release regardless of the nature of sentence they are serving and the prison system will now cater for the needs of pregnant women, juvenile offenders and persons with disabilities. Currently only female prisoners, juveniles under the age of 18 […] …
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Angela Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT has acquired an assortment of new equipment to be distributed to dental centres across the country so as to improve oral health service delivery. Health Services Board (HSB) executive chairperson, Dr Paulinus Sikhosana, revealed this during the World Oral Health Day commemorations that were held at Ingutsheni Central Hospital in […] …
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Mthabisi Tshuma, Online Reporter SLOWLY and surely, the heavens are smiling down on the man of the cloth Pastor Barak as his music career is flourishing. The gospel artiste is unstoppable and reminds many of the heydays of Baba Charamba and Blessing Shumba among others. His dominance has been shown through the Wavuma video that […] …
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Mthabisi Tshuma, Online Reporter SUNGURA musician Davidson “Davy” Dube and his Ingcitshi Challengers outfit are putting the final nails to their latest offering, an album called Sengiyavuma. The seven-track album will be released on March 30. It has songs Sengiyavuma, Umona, Lalangokuthula, Rugare, Akwande, UDumengani and Lapho Ke. Produced by Neshville of Rockup studios, this […] …
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Mbulelo Mpofu, Showbiz Reporter ZIMBABWE reggae and dancehall artiste Nutty O has made it a point to collaborate with international artistes in the near future. Posting on Facebook, the Handipere power singer implored heavenly intervention in his quest to break into international markets. “I want that Justin Bieber, Burna Boy, Patoranking, Beyonce and Popcaan collaboration […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu and Patrick Chitumba, Chronicle Reporters THE national Covid-19 vaccination blitz targeting school pupils started on a higher note yesterday as pupils turned up in their large numbers to receive the jab. The upgraded Covid-19 vaccination blitz targeting everyone above 12 years was launched by Vice-President and Minister of Health and Child Care Dr […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter ZIMBABWE yesterday marked exactly two years since recording its first Covid-19 case, taking it through four waves of the pandemic and emerging stronger than some well-resourced countries. On March 20 2020, a Victoria Falls resident, Mr Graham Simmonds, who had travelled to the United Kingdom became the country’s first confirmed Covid-19 […] …
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Fungi Kwaramba, Harare Bureau IN light of a huge appetite by the Zimbabwe Diaspora community to invest in the country given the array of skills they have acquired abroad, President Mnangagwa has directed relevant ministries to set up a working committee on diaspora affairs. The committee, President Mnangagwa said, will redress deficiencies in the current […] …
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