The Chronicle

Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter NOTHING to write home about is happening at Egodini in Bulawayo, years after a tender was awarded to a company to transform the terminus. The Egodini Mall contractor, South African civil engineering firm Terracotta Trading (Private) Limited (TTPL), has admitted that they are way behind schedule and on the ground, the […] …
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Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter LORYN Phiri could not have asked for a better start to the year than being recognised as one of the best female cricket players in the world. Her story is one that could inspire generations. The 22-year-old spin bowler was this week selected into the International Cricket Council Women’s Twenty20 International […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu in Nkayi EXACTLY 3 kilometres from Mr Julius Ncube’s homestead lies a pathway connecting Forest Area to the Nkayi main road, where the last footprint of kidnapped Awakhiwe Ackim Ncube was found on December 4, 2016. Members of his paternal family had gone to the fields that morning leaving the boy, who was […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter BULAWAYO’S supply dams have received insignificant inflows since the start of the rainy season and the local authority has said if the situation does not improve the city faces water challenges ahead. The municipality yesterday released statistics on water inflows showing that the most critical dam to the city, Umzingwane is […] …
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Harare Bureau VETERAN musician and songwriter Zex Manatsa, 78, succumbed to cancer yesterday afternoon. The Tea Hobvu hit-maker died at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals where he had been admitted as he was battling multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells. His son, Tendai, confirmed the news and said it was saddening for the family, fans […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Health Reporter BULAWAYO has recorded a decrease in new tuberculosis and drug resistant TB cases over the past year owing to travel restrictions necessitated by Covid-19. A majority of new cases emanate from returning residents who stay or work in neighbouring South Africa, which has the highest TB prevalence in the world. […] …
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Bongani Ndlovu, Online Reporter A dispute during a game of snooker ended in tragedy in Bulawayo after a player allegedly slit his rival’s throat following a misunderstanding over a US$5 winner-takes-all game he had lost. The gruesome killing happened on Wednesday night at around 11.30PM. Arnold Mlalazi from Mahatshula was stabbed by a man only […] …
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Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief ALL roads from local authorities in Zimbabwe are leading to Kudzanayi Long Distance Bus Terminus in Gweru where councils are going on look-and-learn visits. The US$1,4 million project is a partnership between Gweru City Council (GCC) and a private company, Bentach Resources. Already, GCC has received over $6 million in […] …
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Yoliswa Dube-Moyo, Mat South Bureau Chief AT Gwanda Prison, there is a belief that Saidi Banda (38), an inmate serving a 16-month sentence for illegal gold mining must really have a good set of hands after one of the cows under his care at the prison farm gave birth to twin calves recently. Normally, cows […] …
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It was with great delight that we read yesterday about the progress being made towards revival of steel maker, Zisco. The Government-owned Redcliff-based company collapsed in 2008 under the weight of mismanagement, mounting debts and lack of capital. Before then, Zisco was Africa’s largest steelworks north of the Limpopo. A number of initiatives to get […] …
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