The Chronicle

Nqobile Tshili, Business Reporter GOVERNMENT has upped the pace towards assuming controlling stake at the ailing Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) by the end of next month and has already started paying $2 billion outstanding for deliveries by cotton farmers across the country. This follows a Cabinet resolution last year in May where the Government […] …
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Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor GOVERNMENT is working on securing direct procurement of critical health products and equipment from global health producers in order to cut exorbitant middleman costs, while ensuring delivery of affordable health services to patients across the country. In view of the growing domestic capacity in the production of hygiene and personal protective […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT will construct hydro-electric power stations at every new major dam to boost power production in the country that will also address outages affecting the agricultural sector, a cabinet minister has said. Three major dams are being constructed in the Matabeleland region namely, Lake Gwayi-Shangani with a 650 million cubic metres holding […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT wants to make it mandatory for communal farmers to venture into sunflower farming as it seeks to substitute US$200 million worth of crude sunflower oil imports. It has already started providing communal farmers with inputs to enable them to get involved in sunflower farming.  This will ensure the country stops    […] …
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Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter OVER 10 000 motorists are arrested weekly around the country for driving unlicensed and unregistered vehicles under an ongoing operation that has nabbed 21 886 since it started on January 15. On Saturday, a total of 1 158 arrests were made countrywide, with 498 vehicles being impounded, while 677 motorists were fined. […] …
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Harare Bureau   AZAM TV, which offers a basic 100-channel service for US$5 a month, has launched its services in Zimbabwe, its seventh country, and has partnered ZBC TV in broadcasting Africa Cup of Nations games from Cameroon. The station seriously undercuts other pay television stations with its packages ranging from US$5 to US$15 a […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Health reporter ABOUT 1 200 litter bugs have been fined and more than 20 local authorities have been charged for poor waste management by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) under its blitz on accelerated solid waste management and law enforcement to complement the national clean-up campaign. EMA says poor waste management affects public health […] …
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Mbulelo Mpofu and Angela Sibanda, Showbiz Reporters TODAY, lovers of grilled meat, good drinks and amazing entertainment are set to converge at Eyadini to support local acts. Meet and Grill (M&G) is a monthly event that is held at different venues, in and around the City of Kings and Queens with hopes to expanding to […] …
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Oliver Kazunga, Senior Reporter AN enterprising rural farmer in Bubi District, Matabeleland North, is living large from her cooking oil venture that produces 200 litres per day.   The venture is not only benefitting Mrs Florence Mthimkhulu, who is running the project at her homestead with the help of her husband, Mr Paul Mthimkhulu in […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Reporter SCHOOLS will open for the first term on Monday February 7 following a decline in Covid-19 cases and deaths recorded countrywide over the past two weeks, Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga said yesterday. Dr Chiwenga also announced that curfew hours had been reviewed to start from midnight to 5.30AM and encouraged […] …
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