The Chronicle

Lumbidzani Dima, Chronicle Reporter GROWING up in a poverty-stricken family, and being discriminated against by her own father drove Thabiso Ndlovu straight into the hands of men. The 21-year-old from Maphane Village in Tsholotsho, is a mother to a two-year-old bouncing baby boy. Ms Ndlovu said she does not have a father-daughter relationship with her […] …
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Business Editor PROMINENT industrialist, Mr Busisa Moyo, says Zimbabwe is a country “on the move’ and has commended President Mnangagwa’s Government for coming up with policies that support economic growth. Beginning with the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP:2018-2020) and now the National Development Strategy (NDS1:2021-2025), the New Dispensation continues to fine-tune implementation of fiscal and monetary […] …
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EXACTLY two years and a day ago, the country recorded its first Covid-19 positive case. Then 38, Mr Graham Simmonds of Victoria Falls, tested positive on his return from a business trip in UK. Three days later, Zororo Makamba, then 30, became the first Covid-19 fatality in the country. By that time, Asia, Europe and […] …
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THE world-acclaimed Expo 2020 Dubai reached the remarkable milestone of 20 million visits on Saturday, 19 March, making history against all odds and bringing the globe together in the United Arab Emirate (UAE) for the largest international gathering since the pandemic. Displaying huge resilience in the face of unprecedented challenges, the biggest event ever to […] …
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Mbulelo Mpofu, Chronicle Reporter RESIDENTS of Mpopoma suburb in Bulawayo are in shock after they woke up to ‘scenes’ of a dead donkey at the gate of a neighbour’s house in Block 81 today. Circumstances surrounding how the donkey died are still sketchy but there are many suspicions being thrown around. One resident who only […] …
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Stephen Mpofu, Perspective The marriage of girls under 18 years of age which has taken place in Zimbabwe under various methods and in virtual perpetuity must go – and go yesterday – both rhetorically and practically to give the girl child a matrimonial renaissance under the Second Republic and in all postmodern Zimbabwe. The Marriage […] …
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Leonard Ncube in Hwange PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a US$48,1 million 42km pipeline which will supply water to Hwange Power Station from Zambezi River. The ceremony was held just outside Hwange town off Deka road where trenching has already commenced. The 962mm pipeline will run parallel to […] …
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Leonard Ncube and Mashudu Netsianda PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday toured Lake Gwayi-Shangani site and expressed satisfaction on progress made in the construction of the giant water project. He proved his commitment to hard work by presiding over three national events in one day. In the morning he officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of […] …
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Peter Matika, Senior Reporter WORKING with or being among the dead in a place such as a cemetery is perceived as “scary”, a profession riddled with stigma, superstition and strange beliefs. But for Mr Shadreck Marara, a 45-year-old man from Bulawayo, it is an interesting, challenging and therapeutic job. Mr Marara, who has been in […] …
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Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief A GWERU woman with disability has defied the odds after turning her 10-hectare farm into a horticulture paradise, proving that the successful land reform programme is transforming the lives of many people across the country. Former Senator, Mrs Anna Shiri (50), who is famed for advocating for the rights of […] …
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