Canditar Chapanduka, Chronicle Reporter STRUGGLING to put food on the table and pay off your bills and debts and you think starting a business is the solution to all your problems? Know this — all you need is just US$20 and a will to succeed. That’s how Rumbidzai Patricia Marodza (25) from Bulawayo’s Cowdray Park […] …
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Binga Football Academy sends out appeal
Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter BINGA Football Academy have raised an SOS in appeal for funding for their trip to Mutare, where they are taking part at the Mai Hondo Junior Football Tournament. The team is already in the eastern border town but, owing to a limited budget, their expedition could end in ruin. Binga […] …
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$1bn set aside for Beitbridge VID construction
Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau GOVERNMENT continues to breathe new life into Beitbridge and has since committed $1 billion to resume work on the construction of a new Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) depot in the border town as part of efforts to decongest the modernised border post. Presently, VID services are being offered at Beitbridge Border […] …
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Pazani makes history . . . officiates HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series encounter
Mehluli Sibanda, Sports Editor ZIMBABWEAN rugby referee Precious Pazani continues to soar to dizzy heights after she became the first ever match official from the country to handle an HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series encounter when she presided over two women’s matches at the Cape Town Sevens in South Africa on Sunday. Pazani was the referee […] …
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Navigating uncertainty, predicting the future: the importance of religion in Zimbabwe
In today’s uncertain world, having a sense of what the future holds is vital. This is why biblical predictions and prophecies hold so much cachet, offering hope in times of turmoil. While religion may be the ‘opium of the people’ … Continue reading → …
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SDA reaches out to hardcore criminals
Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Reporter CHRISTMAS is often associated with dining, merry-making, shopping and family reunions – for the neglected and hopeless this can be a depressing season as they will be isolated and forgotten. While the day of the birth of Jesus should bring hope and salvation to everyone including prisoners, the reality is a […] …
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Two illegal miners die… 5 trapped as mine shaft collapses
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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