Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief GOVERNMENT has tarred 10km of the Mberengwa-West Nicholson Road in Mberengwa linking Midlands and Matabeleland South provinces under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2). The Mberengwa-West Nicholson Road will become the shortest link from Gweru to Beitbridge. The road is 90km long and plans are underway to commence phase two […] …
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Gukurahundi hearings receive showers of blessing
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa was the first to look up at the sky, Chief Charumbira, the president of the National Council of Chiefs, was the next and almost involuntary, traditional leaders and every delegate gathered at State House followed suit. They were not looking at a drone, or a plane heading to the […] …
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Khumbula High, the school of choice in Tsholotsho
KHUMBULA High School is a Brethren-In-Christ Church-run boarding school located in Tsholotsho District’s Ward 7, about 200 kilometres west of Bulawayo and 85km from Tsholotsho Business Centre. It is a fast-growing school with a total population of more than 400 people. Due to the school’s academic excellence, Khumbula High School has now become the most […] …
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COMMENT: Sanctions must be removed now!
SADC countries will on Tuesday join Zimbabwe to commemorate the Anti-Sanctions Day. In 2019, Sadc Heads of State and Government proclaimed October 25 as a day of solidarity with the Zimbabwean people against sanctions. On this day member states engage in different activities to mark the Sadc Anti-Sanctions Day. Sadc, the AU and the rest […] …
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Farmers heed Government call on smart farming
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief LIVESTOCK farmers are taking Government’s call to increase the national herd by adopting smart farming practices such as stud breeding, artificial insemination and intensive fodder production. Government, through the Agricultural Rural Development and Advisory Services (ARDAS), formerly Agritex, has also rolled out various programmes to capacitate livestock farmers in adopting […] …
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Building ‘community resilience’ through the pandemic in rural Zimbabwe
‘Community resilience’ is one of those policy buzzwords that has emerged through the pandemic. With the clear limitations of many public health measures, particularly in settings where health systems are weak, relying on community capacities to respond to pandemic shocks … Continue reading → …
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Competing COVID-19 narratives in rural Zimbabwe
The first case of COVID-19 was identified in Zimbabwe on March 20 2020. Having seen what was happening elsewhere in the world, Zimbabweans were fearful of what was to come. Following World Health Organisation guidelines, the government imposed a strict … Continue reading → …
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ED delivers on Binga promise as Binga Polytechnic opens
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter BINGA Polytechnic in Binga, Matabeleland North has opened for its first group of students with 45 locals enrolling at the new institution in line with President Mnangagwa’s policy of inclusive development. The Polytechnic was established at the request of the community when President Mnangagwa visited Binga in April . The first […] …
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Learning in a pandemic: real-time research on COVID-19 in rural Zimbabwe
In March 2020, when COVID-19 first arrived in Zimbabwe, we decided to switch our research focus to study the unfolding implications of the pandemic in our rural sites across the country. We did not expect to continue for over two … Continue reading → …
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How does agricultural commercialisation affect livelihoods in Zimbabwe?
The question of how agricultural commercialisation affects livelihoods has been central to the recently completed APRA programme (Agricultural Policy Research in Africa), which, along with Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania, had work going on in Zimbabwe. A core part of … Continue reading → …
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