The Chronicle

Leonard Ncube, leonard.ncube@chronicle.co.zw GOVERNMENT has set up a one-stop-shop to house all key stakeholders to expedite the finalisation of the concession agreement leading to the commencement of massive rehabilitation of the Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Highway. While regular spot pothole patching is ongoing to make the 900km road trafficable ahead of a major upgrade, the Government has […] …
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Rumbidzayi Zinyuke, Harare Bureau PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to officially open the inaugural Climate and Health Africa Conference (CHAC 2024) in Harare tomorrow where policymakers and other stakeholders are seeking to come up with solutions to the harmful health impacts of climate change. The three-day conference, being hosted by the Centre for Sexual Health and […] …
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Raymond jaravaza, raymondjaravaza@gmail.com THE passing away of Highlanders chief executive officer, Sihlangu Dlodlo (60), has left his family and neighbours in deep sorrow and mourning. Dlodlo, who was found dead at his home in Nketa 9, Bulawayo, on Monday evening, was a respected figure in both the sports and business industries. Dlodlo had gained vast […] …
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Fungai Muderere, fungai.muderere@bmetro.co.zw A true gentleman of the beautiful game is gone! The news of Highlanders chief executive officer, Sihlangu Dlodlo’s untimely death has left the football community devastated. As the shocking news of his sad death finally sunk in, the local football fraternity began to mourn and memorialise the 60-year-old who was found dead […] …
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Nqobile Bhebhe, nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw TANGANDA Tea Company, a horticulture firm listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), has announced its plan to transition to the United States dollar-denominated Victoria Falls Stock Exchange. Shareholders have been informed about this proposal and the company further intends to issue a Renounceable Rights Offer to raise US$7,7 million. In a […] …
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Raymond Jaravaza and Amos Mpofu, Chronicle Writers KOMBI crews, illegal tax operators and inter-city buses continue to cause chaos in Bulawayo city centre where picking and dropping off passengers at undesignated points remains commonplace despite repeated raids by law enforcement agents. Total disregard for traffic regulations and city by-laws reign supreme during peak hours in […] …
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Rumbidzayi Zinyuke, Harare Bureau PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday received a special envoy from his Djibouti counterpart President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, who has requested support for that country’s candidate for the African Union Commission chairmanship. Djibouti Foreign Affairs Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssef is one of four candidates in the race to succeed the incumbent, Moussa Faki, who […] …
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IN a positive investment story we carried in yesterday’s issue, retail clothing group, Edgars Stores Limited, acquired modern machinery to rejuvenate its Bulawayo manufacturing division, Carousel factory, where it now derives positive fruit through increased production and more job opportunities. Part of the new machinery has already been delivered and installed at the factory to […] …
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Senior Business Writer THERE is an urgent need to restore order and organised commerce to promote stability in the marketplace as speculative malpractices pose a significant threat to the viability of the local manufacturing sector, a Cabinet minister has said. Speaking at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Annual Strategic Planning Review Workshop in Mutare […] …
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Ashley Phiri, ashleyphiri66@gmail.com COMMUNITIES must invest in the education of their children to develop an empowered society that is capable of eradicating poverty and creating a legacy for future generations, Deputy Minister of Defence and Umzingwane legislator, Brigadier-General (Retired) Levi Mayihlome has said. Speaking during the recent commissioning of a bus at Mzingwane High School, Brig-Gen […] …
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