Boitumelo Makhurane, Chronicle Reporter THE country recorded 42 more deaths and 1 370 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24-hour reporting cycle. All cases are local transmissions. The country has so far recorded a total number of 108 860 confirmed cases and 3 532 deaths since the first case in March last year. There were […] …
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LATEST: Zimbabwe has six months supply of Covid-19 test kits
Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Reporter ZIMBABWE has more than six-month supply of Covid-19 test kits. This came out during a parliamentary question-and-answer session on Wednesday when the Health and Child Care Deputy Ministry was asked to confirm if any sick members of the public were being turned away from healthcare centres without being tested for Covid-19. […] …
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Gwayi-Shangani lake master plan set in motion
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT is working on an integrated master plan for the renamed Lake Gwayi-Shangani in Hwange District, Matabeleland North as Treasury is set to release $2,2 billion next month to speed up the completion of the massive project. The construction of Lake Gwayi-Shangani is expected to be completed in December this year […] …
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Xhosa uphold circumcision of boys culture
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter THE Xhosa community in Mbembesi, Matabeleland North has continued to uphold its culture of circumcising boys who have attained the age of 18, and five were ushered into manhood yesterday. According to Xhosa culture it is compulsory for all boys to get circumcised upon attaining the age of majority. The ceremony […] …
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‘Mwonzora free to join Polad’
Harare Bureau PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said MDC-T leader Mr Douglas Mwonzora was free to join the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) if he wishes. He said this at State House yesterday while handing over 19 Isuzu D-Max vehicles that he promised principals of Polad so that they seamlessly implement national programmes. The President said he met […] …
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Former teacher embarks on transforming learning of science in schools
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter MR Nkosana Masuku (26) quit his job as a high school teacher two years ago after being frustrated by shortage of laboratory equipment. He was at Lubhango Secondary School in Matobo District, Matabeleland South when he came face-to-face with problems faced by rural science pupils and their teachers. The former St […] …
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Bulawayo doctor succumbs to Covid-19
Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Health Reporter MORE healthcare workers continue to succumb to Covid-19 in Zimbabwe with the latest victim being Dr Surprise Shamiso Matekere who paid the ultimate price for saving people’s lives. Her death on Thursday is not just a reminder of Covid-19’s ruthlessness but has robbed thousands of villagers in Matabeleland North and […] …
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LATEST: Bulawayo Queens donates money to families that lost relatives in SA accidents
Mkhululi Ncube, Chronicle Reporter TOUCHED by the plight of the two Bulawayo families which lost relatives in a horrific accident that claimed six lives in South Africa last two weeks ago, a local organization-Bulawayo Queens has donated over ZW$44 000. Bulawayo Queens donated ZW$25 000 and some groceries to the Mkandla family which lost five […] …
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JUST IN: COMESA deploys election observer mission to Zambia
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has started deploying its election observer mission to Zambia ahead of general elections set for August 12. COMESA secretary general Ms Chileshe Mbundu Kapwepwe said the team will be led by its Committee of Elders, headed by Ambassador Gamal Rashed of Egypt, […] …
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JUST IN: Police warn illegal transport operators
Mkhululi Ncube, Chronicle Reporter POLICE in Bulawayo have enough manpower to deal with rowdy illegal transporters who are blocking Zupco buses from transporting passengers to and from town and will not hesitate to arrest them. On Thursday night and Friday morning traffic movement was affected along Luveve road as illegal kombi drivers and Honda Fit […] …
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