From lemons to lemonade:Semi-arid Lupane turned into productive agriculture land

Nqobile Tshili, nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw  WHEN the British settlers colonised Zimbabwe, they pushed the indigenous Africans out of their productive land and resettled them in what later became known as reserves where the land was infertile. One such reserve is Lupane, in Matabeleland North which has Kalahari sands. For years, villagers in the areas such as Mpofu have […] …
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Price manipulators to be locked up

Joseph Madzimure, Harare Bureau EVIL machinations from the country’s detractors to reverse successes registered by the Second Republic through asymmetrical warfare in the form of currency manipulation and price distortions will come to naught with perpetrators being brought to book, President Mnangagwa has said. The President spoke as the country is witnessing wanton price increases especially […] …
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Convergence of official and unofficial exchange rates possible: IMF

THE International Monetary Fund has urged Zimbabwe to take further steps on currency reform after the southern African nation stopped short of free-floating its local dollar.  The credibility and effectiveness of the recent measures by authorities will depend on the “swift resolve” to liberalise the foreign exchange market with a view to transition to market-based […] …
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Neshamwari Matabeleland North winners break 10-year jinx

Leonard Ncube, leonard.ncube@chronicle.co.zw VICTORIA Falls-based Imvimbi Traditional Dance Group has broken a 10-year jinx to win the 2023 provincial Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Festival it last won in 2012.  Following the win, the group is set to represent Matabeleland North at the national finals taking place next month. Imvimbi, formed by school-going youth from Entumbane suburb […] …
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