The Chronicle

Sikhulekelani Moyo, Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’S cotton deliveries increased by over 40 percent to 116 025 tonnes last year and a huge portion of outstanding payment on the crop delivered under the Government’s subsidy programme has been cleared. The country’s largest cotton buyer said this in its quarterly trading update for the quarter ended December 31, […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) yesterday said it is not automatic that a registered voter is drafted onto the voter’s roll as they have to authenticate the identities of registrants. The electoral body said it meticulously verifies all those who register to vote before including them on the voter’s roll. Responding […] …
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Yoliswa Dube-Moyo, Mat South Bureau Chief RENOVATIONS at Manama Mission Hospital where infrastructure and buildings were extensively damaged by a violent storm late last year are nearing completion following the erection of a new roof. Government allocated $28 million for repairs and upgrading of Manama Hospital after noting that all the institution’s infrastructure does not […] …
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Harare Bureau China donated another 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, bringing its gifts to 12 million doses, and ensuring that with its own purchases Zimbabwe now has access to adequate stocks to give the unvaccinated their two shots each and make major inroads into giving the booster shots. The latest donation, Zimbabwe’s share of […] …
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Actress and DJ Thuli Phongolo’s journey as Lerato on the popular Showmax series The Wife has come to an end after the termination of her contract. After hearing that Lerato’s character has been written out of the show, fans started wondering if Thuli Phongolo was fired from The Wife. However, Stained Glass Pictures, the production […] …
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Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter WARRIORS’ coach Norman Mapeza says his boys will go for the jugular when they take on Malawi in their second Africa Cup of Nations Group B encounter tomorrow in Cameroon as they push to get at least four points from the three matches. The Warriors opened their Afcon finals’ campaign […] …
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Angela Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter PEOPLE with blindness have been encouraged to approach Government offices for financial assistance to fund their small-scale business. This was said by Mrs Dominica Muringi, who represented the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises, during belated commemorations of the World Braille Day which were held at the Bulawayo […] …
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Chronicle Reporter In what could be the greatest stock theft case in the country’s history, 95 cattle worth US$60 000 were stolen last year from the Cold Storage Company (CSC)’s Dubani Ranch in Colleen Bawn. The theft is a major blow to CSC, which slid into insolvency due to mounting debts, poor management and alleged corruption. […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Health Reporter HEALTH experts in Bulawayo have raised concern over the increase in parasuicide cases — suicide attempts where the intention is to draw attention to a personal problem rather than to cause death. Official numbers of people ingesting pesticides or overdosing on prescription drugs show a 50 percent increase from last […] …
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Lumbidzani Dima, Chronicle Reporter GWANDA Town Council has said it will start enforcing stringent health measures that require all street vendors selling food to have medical examination certificates as part of efforts to prevent the spread of contagious diseases. The municipality said all medical examination certificates must be valid for 12 months. In an interview, […] …
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