COMMENT: IPPs must come online or they lose their licences

ENERGY and Power Development Minister, Zhemu Soda on Wednesday delivered a ministerial statement in Parliament on the power situation in the country. This followed a drastic decline in electricity generation at Lake Kariba since late last month. Initially, the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA), the managers of the dam on behalf of Zimbabwe and Zambia, had […] …
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Zimbabwe baker honoured at Cake International

Flora Fadzai Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter TWENTY-THREE years ago, Grace Kanengoni started a hobby, today that hobby has seen her on stage in England’s city of Birmingham where she was awarded the second prize at the Cake International exhibition. Cake International is the original and biggest cake show and competition in the world. With a vast […] …
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Nobuntu duo goes AWOL

Bongani Ndlovu,Chronicle Reporter Two members of the all-female Imbube group, Nobuntu disappeared while on tour to the United States of America, with the group describing their actions as selfish. Nobuntu was on a two-month tour of the United States of America, dubbed the US Fall Tour 2022 that started in October. Nobuntu is a five-member […] …
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‘Varsities must be agriculture, economic engines’

Harare Bureau UNIVERSITIES and tertiary institutions must be engines of the country’s agriculture and other economic sectors through conducting research and innovation, which should be anchored on knowledge and technology to drive away poverty from people, President Mnangagwa has said. He said universities should be at the forefront in providing technology-driven agricultural and related solutions. […] …
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More police deployed to deal with festive season crimes

Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has deployed more details countrywide to protect and serve citizens during the festive season. Police said the festive season is synonymous with an upsurge in criminal activities such as armed robberies, murder, rape, drug abuse, stock-theft and unlawful entry and theft. A campaign dubbed “Join Hands […] …
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Zimbabwean literature in doldrums?

Stephen Mpofu,Perspective OR is it more precise for this pen to suggest, contrary to the heading above, that our literature as the collected creative writing of our nation or group of people is at a crossroads or under siege by us, Zimbabwean people?A prominent, longtime scribe who preferred anonymity claimed this week that Zimbabwean literature […] …
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