The Chronicle

Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE is expected to reduce tallow and stockfeed import bills by 40 percent once the Cold Storage Company (CSC), which is presently undergoing rehabilitation, starts operating at full capacity at least by April this year. The country’s largest beef processor and marketer is scheduled to resume operations in April this […] …
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HARDLY two days old, Mr Nelson Chamisa’s new political outfit, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), was on course for another split as evidenced by factionalism during the sitting of the Nomination Court for by-elections set for March 26. As we reported yesterday, the CCC double-fielded candidates in two Bulawayo wards. Apparently, two national signatories — […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter DECEMBER 23, 2021, will forever be etched in the minds of Mpofu villagers in Lupane, Matabeleland North, following their payout for working at the Bubi-Lupane Irrigation Scheme managed by the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda). President Mnangagwa launched the Bubi-Lupane Irrigation Schemes late last year which was identified as a […] …
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Chronicle Reporters CONFUSION reigned supreme in the newly formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party when it double fielded candidates in two Bulawayo wards at yesterday’s seating of the Nomination Court for by-elections set for March 26. Bulawayo has seven wards which will hold by-elections on March 26 and CCC registered two candidates in both […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE Roman Catholic Church’s St Andrew’s Parish in Kingsdale, Bulawayo, has been forced to suspend services after thieves stole sacred vessels used to conduct mass on Monday. They stole ciboriums, which are considered the most important aspect of the catholic service. Ciboriums are goblet-shaped vessels for holding Eucharistic bread in Holy […] …
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Stanford Chiwanga, Online News Editor HAWKFLIGHT Construction is battling to evict a group of people squatting in its Emthunzini suburb houses in Bulawayo after the High Court cancelled their agreement of sale for failing to pay monthly instalments. What started as a straightforward eviction by the Sheriff of Zimbabwe has spiralled into a legal standoff […] …
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ON Monday, Mr Nelson Chamisa, the former MDC-Alliance leader formed a “new” party the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) after throwing in the towel in the battle for the control of the MDC-T party, properties, colours and symbols. Mr Chamisa claimed that the party was starting afresh by abandoning everything associated with MDC-Alliance and MDC-T […] …
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Nqobile Tshili and Patrick Chitumba, Chronicle Reporters THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has nullified vacancies for six constituencies, including Nkulumane and Pumula as well as Bulawayo’s City Council Ward 3 since their status is being contested in court. The constituencies and ward had been announced vacant following proclamation of the March 26 by-elections. The Nomination Court […] …
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Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter Residents in Bulawayo’s eastern suburbs have resorted to hiring security guards to patrol at night in a bid to stop electricity cable theft. In suburbs such as Kingsdale, Famona, Hillcrest and Hillside, residents have been living in the dark following the theft of cables. Thieves have been wreaking havoc in Zimbabwe, […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Health Reporter BULAWAYO Province recorded a rise in new hypertension and diabetes cases in 2020 and 2021, a development which health experts say could be closely linked to effects of Covid-19. Monthly statistics gathered from 30 Bulawayo health institutions show that in 2020, a total of 1  019 new hypertension cases were […] …
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