All children below 5 to be vaccinated against debilitating illness capable of causing disability …
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WhatsApp allows users to edit messages
The function can be accessed by long-pressing the message and choosing ‘edit’ in the drop-down menu …
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Teen, accomplices nabbed with cloned credit cards
‘The accused persons were searched and were found in possession of two surgical blades, 7 bank cards, super glue and cigarette lighter’ …
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CID detective in hot water after he jokes about suicide on WhatsApp
Gun pointed to his head, cop wrote on status: ‘See you in heaven.’ …
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Eight die in two weekend road traffic accidents
‘The bodies of the victims were taken to Chivhu General Hospital mortuary for post mortem whilst the injured are admitted at the same hospital’ …
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Pope calls for rival Sudanese parties to lay down arms
‘In encouraging the partial agreements reached so far, I renew my heartfelt plea for weapons to be set aside’ …
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Drought and resilience: some lessons from Kenya
I recently wrote an article for The Conversation together with Tahira Mohamed on the drought situation in Kenya. We’d spent a few weeks in Isiolo and Marsabit counties exploring ‘resilience projects’ alongside local responses by pastoralists. The disconnect was extreme … Continue reading → …
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Swipe at Osiphatheleni…Money changers hijack POS machines for big transactions
Nqobile Bhebhe, nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw DECKED out in trendy designer wear, clutching energy drink cans and munching take-aways while engaging in high-pitched conversations, illegal money changers, popularly known as osiphatheleni who have added a new device to their operations — Point of Sale (POS) machines serve their customers. The device has become handy in facilitating transactions involving large […] …
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Consumers outcry over extortionate exchange rate, price madness
Sikhumbuzo Moyo and Eliah Saushoma, Chronicle Writers CONSUMERS have reacted with shock to the extortionate and unrealistic exchange rates being applied in the pricing of basic goods in local currency by some unscrupulous retail players in Bulawayo and other parts of the country. One of the retail operators, Basic Supermarkets in Bulawayo had by yesterday pegged […] …
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We believe in Bulawayo industrial revival: ZB
Prosper Ndlovu and Nkosilathi Sibanda, Business Reporters LISTED financial services institution, ZB Holdings, has thrown its weight behind the revival of Bulawayo industries and believes such a drive is not only feasible but crucial towards transforming the country’s economy. As Government pushes towards the attainment of an upper middle-income economy vision by 2030, ZB Holdings says it […] …
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