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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New look Binga emerges
Bongani Ndlovu recently in Binga Binga Aerodrome has the capacity to accommodate up to four planes daily. This is driving tourism as Binga District in Matabeleland North province is on the corridor for tourists from Victoria Falls to Kanyemba. Binga is moving in the right direction in terms of development with some projects awaiting commissioning […] …
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La Dee ready to uplift Bulawayo artistes
Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter SONGSTRESS La Dee says she is ready to work with local up-and-coming and established artistes in Bulawayo to ensure that the city retains and grows its cultural hub status. The Happiness love hit-maker is in the process of setting up a recording studio in the city after she was recently provided […] …
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From security guard to owner of two companies
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter MR Wilson Sibanda from Southwold suburb in Bulawayo is living his dream as he believes he has achieved heights that he never thought he could reach. Mr Sibanda (47) recalls that in 1998 he moved from his rural village in Filabusi, Insiza District, Matabeleland South in search of employment in the […] …
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Religion, agriculture and market dynamics in Zimbabwe
The last blog offered a brief overview of different churches across our study sites. This second blog in this series focuses on their role in agriculture and markets, and more broadly rural livelihoods. Given their different histories, forms of organisation, … Continue reading → …
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