The Chronicle

Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter TRADITIONAL leaders have rejected the proposed land policy saying it does not reflect the country’s cultural values as it sidelines chiefs who are the custodians of the land. The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development is drafting a land policy to inform how land is managed in the […] …
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Stephen Mpofu A contentious discussion on a local radio station by heads of two rival families might no doubt have made a stranger from outer space believe that he/she had happened on two opposing families stranded in a desert with the leader of one of them preferring to negotiate the long way out and to […] …
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Harare Bureau PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday hinted that his Government would implement a compulsory National Clean Up Day as he rallied the business community to set aside two hours during the first Friday of each month to clean their surroundings. Following the inception of the National Clean-Up, which takes place on the first Friday of every […] …
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 Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief CONSTRUCTION of what will be Africa’s biggest iron ore mine and a carbon steel plant in Manhize, Mvuma in Midlands Province, is on course as groundwork has been completed with electricity now connected to the US$1 billion project site. Chinese global steelmaker, Tsingshan Holding Group is undertaking the project. Administration […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT has started disciplinary hearings for teachers and school heads who did not report for duty or disrupted learning activities when schools opened last month. The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education said the disciplinary action is part of efforts to bring back sanity and confidence in the education sector. Schools […] …
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The city of Kherson, strategically located in southern Ukraine at the mouth of the Dneiper River’s exit into the Black Sea, is the first significant urban centre to fall since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. Late on Wednesday, Kherson Mayor Igor Kolykhayev said Russian troops were in the streets and had forced their way […] …
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Yvonne Ncube, Showbiz Reporter TEN-YEAR-OLD Ornald Gwiriri has broken the record by being the youngest award recipient in the history of the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama). The 20th edition of the award ceremony which took place last Saturday at the HICC saw the Grade Five pupil walking away with the Outstanding Children’s Book award, […] …
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Prosper Ndlovu in Dubai, UAE THE on-going Expo 2020 Dubai has opened a lucrative window for rural Zimbabwean women and handcrafters to connect with the global market, which has a higher appetite for such products. Rural women generally constitute a majority of producers of basketry items and textile embroidery related products, with men coming in […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter BULAWAYO and some parts of Matabeleland yesterday received rains after a prolonged dry spell that was experienced in most parts of the country. Victoria Falls, Hwange and Binga are some of the areas that have received rains, breaking a dry spell that lasted almost a month. More rains are expected today […] …
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Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter ONE of the most successful investors of all time, American business magnate and philanthropist Warren Buffett once said, it takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. In the case of a stud breeder, one inferior gene can actually diminish the quality of an entire herd […] …
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