The Chronicle

Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter BULAWAYO and Matabeleland North youths yesterday received heifers donated by President Mnangagwa under the Presidential Heifer Pass-on Scheme. Last month, President Mnangagwa launched the Provincial Integrated Youth Skills Development Centres for each of the country’s 10 provinces where 500 youths will be recruited annually to learn agriculture skills. Each Provincial […] …
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The National University of Science and Technology (Nust) opened for the first time on 8 April 1991 with 270 students, 28 lecturers and three faculties . As is the norm with new public institutions of higher learning in the country, lectures were at then being undertaken at various centres in Bulawayo since the university’s infrastructure […] …
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Yoliswa Dube-Moyo, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief Rhodesian farmer, Mr Douglas Rogers had vast tracts of land in the West Nicholson area in Gwanda District in which he built a bridge to protect his business interests. The bridge, which locals have christened after Rogers, now separates West Nicholson from Mbembesi, a fast developing peri-urban centre in […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, ChronicleReporter THE opening of schools comes into full swing today when Form One classes join the rest of the learners, with teachers also expected to resume their normal duties. Schools opened for the First Term of the year last Monday, but Form One classes had not opened as the learners were still securing […] …
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Oliver Kazunga , Senior Business Reporter LUPANE State University (LSU) has partnered with organisations in East Africa to research and promote production of upland rice by small-holder farmers in order to enhance national and regional food security. Upland rice is a crop that is grown in the same environmental conditions as natural maize or sorghum. […] …
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IN the past, members of the public have bitterly complained about poor service in public hospitals where medical staff are accused of dragging their feet when attending to patients. In some instances, the medical staff has been accused of gross negligence that has led to avoidable loss of life.  At the beginning of this month, […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter BULAWAYO remains a viable investment destination contrary to misperception that more business prospects were possible in the capital. Harare-based businessman, Dr Alexious Masere, said this as he dismissed as a ‘myth’ the notion that Bulawayo has limited business opportunities. He said his Harare-headquartered car hire company has opened a branch in […] …
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Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter FAMILIES, friends and couples were yesterday treated to a steam train safari experience, as they celebrated Valentine’s Day with a ride from Bulawayo to Figtree and back. The whole world is celebrating Valentine’s Day today as the month of love comes to a climax. The National Railways of Zimbabwe decided to […] …
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Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter WHEN Mr Thembinkosi Tshuma and Ms Memory Ngwenya heard that they were going to be relocated to make way for the Hwange Expansion project, they thought it was a lie. They were not sure that Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC)’s promise to build them a house was going to be fulfilled. The […] …
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Stanford Chiwanga HE handles the rotary diamond saw like the pro that he is and cuts the huge granite slab before him into smaller slabs. Then he takes one of the smaller slabs and polishes it to a smooth, glossy finish. But he is not done yet, he makes a vertical cut through the polished […] …
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