The Chronicle

Mkhululi Ncube , Chronicle Reporter VILLAGERS from three wards in Bulilima District, Matabeleland South Province have raised US$14 500 to rehabilitate a strategic dam which burst its wall in 2005. Nunu Dam, located in the grazing areas, supplied water for livestock.  After it burst its wall, villagers have had a torrid time supplying water to […] …
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Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter JUST when revellers thought the partying was done since the festive season has come to an end, little did they know, November and December were only teasers to more interesting shows. Bulawayo is indeed the country’s party central with shows held in the city last year being testament. To keep the […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter NEARLY 1 000 motorists were arrested on Saturday, the first day of an ongoing countrywide police operation targeting drivers of unregistered vehicles and those without number plates. Police have said unregistered vehicles are being used as getaway cars in the commission of dangerous crimes including armed robberies. In the past, the […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Reporter THERE are concerns over the rising number of divorces in Zimbabwe, with analysts saying the collapse of marriages could be fueled by Covid-19 related disruptions, infidelity, abuse and job losses. Statistics from the High Court show that at least 1 351 divorce cases were handled in 2021, up from 1 117 […] …
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BRUISED Warriors will be out for a face-saver when they play their last Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals Group B match against Guinea in Yaoundé, Cameroon tomorrow. Zimbabwe became the first team to be knocked out of the Afcon finals after surrendering a 1-0 lead to lose the game 2-1 to Malawi last Friday. […] …
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A genocide of Muslims in India could be about to take place, an expert said to have predicted the massacre of the Tutsi in Rwanda years before it took place in 1994, has warned. Gregory Stanton, the founder and director of Genocide Watch, said during a US congressional briefing there were early “signs and processes” […] …
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Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) is rolling-out an ambitious strategic plan to bolster value addition in the cotton-clothing value chain and productivity in line with the National Development Strategy 1. Under the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS 1), a five-year macro-economic policy running between 2021-2025, the Government is focusing […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Reporter “YOU will definitely lose cases because you will not be able to see the demeanour of witnesses.” Mr Mehluli Ndlovu, a legal practitioner (44) from Njube suburb, in Bulawayo remembers how these words from his former boss pierced through his heart when he requested full access to the courts in 2009. […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Health Reporter ACTING President Dr Constantino Chiwenga, who is also the Minister of Health and Child Care, has extended the country’s lockdown by further two weeks, saying schools’ opening may be scheduled after the period lapses depending on the prevailing Covid-19 situation. In a statement, Dr Chiwenga said schools and parents will […] …
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Tadious Manyepo in BAFOUSSAM, Cameroon Malawi 2-1 Zimbabwe JUST when they had raised the nation’s hopes, especially after scoring first, the Warriors connived to once again disappoint in this African Cup of Nations defeat to Malawi here yesterday to become the first team to exit the tournament before they are even done with group proceedings. […] …
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