The Chronicle

Business Reporter THE AfreximBank has concluded a new three-year US$1,2 billion syndicated term loan facility whose proceeds would largely be used to refinance existing facilities. AfreximBank said in a latest statement that the facility, which has been oversubscribed, was launched to a limited group of relationship banks in November last year. “AfreximBank on 21 December […] …
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Dr. Obadiah Thembani Moyo The late Ndumiso Gumede was a dedicated and honest sport administrator who dedicated his professional life to the growth of football in Zimbabwe. Our football history will not be complete without the mention of Gumede and the immense role he played in promoting local and national football administration. As a former […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has tightened the noose on littering and is in the process of engaging Government to impose deterrent fines on litter bugs. This year council will arrest and fine any resident found littering. Bulawayo was in the past renowned for its cleanliness and ranked among the world’s cleanest […] …
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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Health Reporter ONE of the country’s six referral hospitals, United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), has expanded its paediatric unit to cater for children in need of medical attention from the southern region. All along paediatric services, the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents, could be accessed […] …
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A South Korean person crossed the heavily fortified border into North Korea on New Year’s Day, the South’s military said. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said yesterday that its troops spotted the person – with surveillance equipment – at the eastern portion of the border at 9:20pm (12:20 GMT) on Saturday. It sent […] …
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Lumbidzani Dima/ Rumbidzai Zinyuke, Chronicle Reporters THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Ordinary and Advanced level examinations are set to resume today after a two-week festive holiday break. The last papers were written on December 17 and resumption of examinations comes just two days after New Year’s Day celebrations. The 2021 examination classes experienced a […] …
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Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief WHEN the Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe (MSD) announced that the country will have normal to above normal rainfall, farmers were excited and embarked on land preparations. However, it wasn’t the case for residents in Gweru’s low-lying areas like Mtapa, Mambo, Ascot, Mkoba 6, 4, 9 as they are still […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday postponed the first term 2022 schools opening to a later date citing the need to mitigate Covid-19 infections that are being recorded across the country causing a rise in deaths. In the past three days, the country has been recording an average of 30 Covid-19 related deaths and […] …
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter ZANU-PF has announced preliminary results for its provincial executive elections, which were held on Tuesday with Cde Jabulani Sibanda being elected Bulawayo provincial chairman. Cde Sibanda, the former chairman of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) bounced back to the political scene after a long absence. Cde Nqobizitha Mangaliso […] …
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Mbulelo Mpofu, Showbiz Reporter GIVEN a chance to describe how 2021 was, what could you possibly say? A total waste? A stressful period? One to forget? The aforementioned statements are some of the sentiments that most of us would have when quizzed about our thoughts and feelings of the past year. This has been the […] …
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