Gold panners’ activities affect Bulawayo’s water bodies

Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter ILLEGAL gold panners have destroyed river beds in catchment areas for Bulawayo’s supply dams, raising fears that little water may flow into the reservoirs even if there is a good rainy season. The six dams that are all in Matabeleland South Province remain critically low, despite rains that are being received […] …
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4 killed in 3-vehicle pile-up

Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter FOUR people died on the spot while five others were seriously injured in an accident involving a bus and two small vehicles at Stanmore, 40km from Gwanda in Matabeleland South province. The pile-up along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge highway occurred on Saturday when a Toyota Quest allegedly encroached into the oncoming traffic lane […] …
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Ecobank launches finance programme for women entrepreneurs

Sikhulekelani Moyo, Business Reporter PAN-African banking group, Ecobank Zimbabwe, has launched a new product called Ellevate  aimed at facilitating financial support for women-led entrepreneurships. The bank’s head of marketing, Mrs Enelesi Masaninga, said Ellevate seeks to ensure that women-led businesses have access to funding and are able to use multiple financial services as tools to […] …
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DREAMS helps change girl’s storyline from grass to grace

Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Health Reporter WHEN the Determined, Resilient, Empowered, Aids-free, Mentored and Safe (DREAMS) project was introduced to Zimbabwe in 2016, it brought an end to 10 years of suffering for an orphaned Bulawayo girl. From being a disadvantaged child, Michelle Madamombe is now a businesswoman who has put herself through university and has […] …
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Doctors, medical aid societies clash 

Source: Doctors, medical aid societies clash – The Standard Private medical players say they are struggling to finance their operations due to some medical aid societies that are delaying payments or not paying at all. Medical and Dental Private Practitioners of Zimbabwe Association (MDPPZA) president Johannes Marisa said they were surprised when patients vent their […] …
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