Mbulelo Mpofu, mbulelo.smpofu@gmail.com Sandra Ndebele-Sibindi, Bulawayo Ward 20 councillor and musician, will face a barrage of jokes and insults from a panel of comedians at a comedy roast organised by Umahlekisa Entertainment on February 17 at Rainbow Hotel. The event, which will be a tables and cocktail affair, will have no mercy for anyone in […] …
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Financing agriculture: what are the challenges and opportunities in Zimbabwe?
The previous three blogs have offered some insights into the different dynamics of financing agriculture in Zimbabwe – covering in turn loans/credit, remittances and savings clubs. What is clear is that financing for commercialising and intensifying small- and medium-scale agriculture, … Continue reading → …
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Managing money: savings and investment in Zimbabwean agriculture
The previous two blogs have explored how people in rural settings get hold of money, either through loans/credit or from remittances, but making use of and managing money is a challenge, especially in a high-inflation economy and one with parallel … Continue reading → …
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The changing remittance economy in Zimbabwe
The flow of remittances to Zimbabwe is huge, with diaspora remittances from outside the country estimated at over US$1 billion per annum, or around 16% of total foreign exchange receipts. This comes from a large network in the diaspora, whether … Continue reading → …
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Why financing agriculture in Zimbabwe needs a rethink: limited credit and few loans
Finance is crucial for agriculture – for inputs, for labour, for capital investments and for dealing with emergencies – yet in Zimbabwe agricultural financing is tough. In part this is because of the state of the economy as farmers have … Continue reading → …
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Zimbabwean drumming icon Gali Ncube seeks assistance for medical care
Mkhululi Ncube,themkhust@gmail.com LENGENDARY Zimbabwean drummer Mbuso Gali Ncube who has played drums for numerous top musicians is unwell in South Africa with plans underway to bring him back home to recover. Gali became popular during the days of the united Ndolwane Super Sounds as he was the last man standing among the band’s first instrumentalists. […] …
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Three dead in horrific accident
Kudzai Gaveni, Online Writer A HORRIFIC road traffic accident claimed three lives on the spot when an Isuzu Rigid truck collided head-on with a Jaguar vehicle. In a statement on X, police said the accident occurred at the 239km peg along Harare-Masvingo Road on Thursday around 1 am. Three passengers from the Jaguar vehicle died […] …
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Zimbabweland end-of-year wrap-up, 2023
As has become traditional, I have compiled a list of blogs published during 2023 that have been most read. Always slightly arbitrary I know as those published most recently don’t get much of a chance to appear – anyway, the … Continue reading → …
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Bulawayo honours GBV victims, survivors in a moment of silence
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, smoyo@chronicle.co.zw GENDER-BASED violence (GBV) is a daily reality for many people, who suffer physical, emotional, or sexual harm from their intimate partners, family members, or strangers. Some of them lose their lives or become disabled, while others endure the trauma in silence. Some of them are even forced to share a bed with […] …
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President jets into Madagascar
Fungi Kwaramba In Antananarivo, Madagascar PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today join world leaders to witness the inauguration of President Andry Rajoelina in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo. The President was last night welcomed at the Antananarivo Airport by Madagascan Prime Minister Christian Louis Ntsay. The Indian Ocean island, which is a member state of Sadc, held its elections […] …
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