Rutendo Nyeve and Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporters TWO illegal gold miners died while five more are feared dead after they were trapped underground when a shaft in which they were illegally mining gold collapsed and buried them. The incident occurred in the early hours of yesterday at Interfah Mine also known as Success Mine in […] …
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Crisis as suburbs go for 7 days without water
Rejoyce Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter BULAWAYO has been hit by a serious water crisis with most suburbs going for more than a week without running water amid fears of a disease outbreak. The water crisis has also led to residents travelling long distances to fetch water. The disruption in the water supply has been caused by […] …
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Baronesses of sex real estate… Inside Bulawayo’s red light district turf wars…older sex workers set boundaries as ‘amateurs’ invade ‘prime’ pick-up spots
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter DURING the day, the alleys, streets and pavements belong to people who are trying to make an honest buck, but the moment light makes way for darkness, the city centre of Bulawayo belongs to practitioners of the oldest trade — sex workers. Since the Constitutional Court, in 2015, outlawed the arbitrary […] …
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A village under siege… Villagers agonise as rogue tsikamutandas empty their kraals, leave behind divided communities
Raymond Jaravaza in Gwelutshena, Nkayi UNLIKE some who have been cowed into submission, she would rather be banished from her village than lose self-respect and livestock to strangers who have invaded the village under the guise of being spiritual healers and exorcists. Deep in the heart of Nkayi, in Gwelutshena Village, lies a home where […] …
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The first of many… Parents rejoice as ECD learners graduate
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief THE third term has come to an end, marking the conclusion of the 2022 academic year for learners. One of the major highlights of this term was the graduation of Early Childhood Development (ECD) learners. Pre-school administrators organised elegant graduation ceremonies for the little learners, which were a befitting […] …
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Zimbabwe seeks to ramp up imports as power crisis deepens
Zimbabweans are having electricity for less than 6 hours daily in some of the worst power cuts ever …
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The politics of religion in Zimbabwe: land, agriculture and citizenship
Religion and politics have always had a close relationship. The early European missionaries provided a platform for the establishment of the colonial state and a modernising vision, while today the Pentecostal denominations along with the prophets from indigenous African churches … Continue reading → …
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GBV and the red flags
Lumbidzani Dima, Chronicle Reporter IT all starts during the dating phase! The red flags will be there, but ignorance, love and dependence on a perpetrator overshadow them. Young women silently suffer the bashings and try by all means to cover the blue eye with makeup all in the name of “he will change” and “what […] …
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ICASA set to reinvigorate HIV response
Mukudzei Chingwere, Harare Bureau Zimbabwe will use the opportunity of hosting the 22nd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa in 2023 (ICASA 2023) to sharpen and re-invigorate the national responses to HIV, President Mnangagwa said to mark today’s commemorations of the world AIDS day. This day is set aside globally on December 1 […] …
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Government rolls out community information centres
Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent THE Ministry of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier Services has commissioned 16 communication information centres (CIC) and school computer laboratories as the government continues its journey towards a digitally connected upper middle-income society by 2030. ICT Minister, Dr Jenfan Muswere led a team that commissioned community information centres and […] …
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