Source: PNL lines up bumper programme –Newsday Zimbabwe They are set to clash in two venues — Gweru and Beitbridge with the latter hosting some of the highly-anticipated clashes. The Premier Netball League (PNL) is expected to serve a netball fiesta this weekend with potentially exciting matches lined up between today and tomorrow. They are […] …
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Winky D music goes global
Source: Winky D music goes global –Newsday Zimbabwe Winky D THERE is no stopping Zimbabwe’s dancehall president Winky D, whose imprint now straddles the globe after getting recognition from the home of dancehall music, Jamaica. He is the Bob Marley of Zimbabwe, relatable to everyone, especially the ghetto whose struggles he highlights in the hard-hitting […] …
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Mudenda blasts absentee ministers
Source: Mudenda blasts absentee ministers –Newsday Zimbabwe SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda on Thursday blasted ministers who are failing to attend Parliament and warned that they were abusing their offices. Only a handful of Cabinet ministers turned up during the question-and-answer session this week. Mudenda confirmed […] …
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How one man is attempting to run the length of Africa … in just 240 days
By Ben Church, CNN Russell Cook, 26, plans to run 360 marathons in 240 days. (CNN) Sweltering deserts, giant rainforests and dangerous wildlife are just some of the hurdles that Russell Cook says he’ll encounter as he attempts to complete the gargantuan task of running the length of Africa. Starting at the most southerly point in South Africa, the […] …
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You are deluded, Biti tells Mthuli
Source: You are deluded, Biti tells Mthuli –Newsday Zimbabwe Tendai Biti FORMER Finance minister and opposition legislator, Tendai Biti, says the government’s latest interventions to save the free-falling local currency exposes panic in President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration. Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube on Thursday announced a number of measures to stem the spike in prices of […] …
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Call for prayers as Zimbabwe cricket legend Heath Streak falls ‘critically ill’
‘Heath Streak is on his last legs. Family en route to South Africa from the UK’ …
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Zimbabwe eyes Egyptian medicine, signs MoU with EDA
My ministry believes that this partnership will provide us with an opportunity to learn from Egypt’s experience in medicine manufacturing …
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WATCH: Killing the formal way of doing business. . . City council watches helplessly as illegal vendor menace grows
Nqobile Tshili – nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw BULAWAYO City Council’s “Siye phambili” motto has always been associated with the city’s forward thinking and developmental trajectory. It spoke to the pride of the city, once a highly industrialised area and the cleanest city across southern Africa. Today, the city is synonymous with illegal vending among other vices, betraying the […] …
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The curse of owning a mansion in rural Kezi
Raymond Jaravaza – raymondjaravaza@gmail.com NESTLED deep in rural St Joseph in Kezi, Matabeleland South Province, is a mansion that one can barely miss when driving along the dusty road leading to the area’s shopping centre. Equipped with the latest security features that will leave homeowners in affluent Bulawayo suburbs green with envy, the mansion makes […] …
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WATCH: Born and bred for H’landers. . . Mushore brothers ready to rock
Ricky Zililo, ricky.zililo@chronicle.co.zw THERE’S an IsiNdebele idiom that says: “Ukuhamba kuzal’inkosi”. This sounds true of the Mushore brothers, McKinnon and Mason, who are set to find the crest at Bulawayo soccer giants, Highlanders. Bred in Harare’s Budiriro 3 high-density suburb, the Mushore brothers who arrived at Highlanders last year, believe the country’s oldest club formed […] …
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