Christy Kinahan Snr Crime Reporter Plans by an Irish drug lord, Christy Kinahan Snr, to start a new life Zimbabwe were blocked recently when he was reportedly denied residency after buying properties, with authorities arguing he was not a suitable person to live in the country. According to media reports, Kinahan had tried to establish […] …
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GMB takes delivery of US$25m, $30bn wheat
Mr Rockie Mutenha Edgar Vhera Agriculture Specialist Writer WHEAT farmers had by November 13 delivered 120 000 tonnes of wheat worth over US$25 million and $30 billion to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB). GMB chief executive Mr Rockie Mutenha yesterday confirmed the deliveries saying 55 000 tonnes of the cereal were in the premium grade […] …
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9-year-old Tsholotsho girl gives birth
First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa gives a motherly embrace to the impregnated 9-year-old girl in Bulawayo on Saturday. Herald Reporter THE nine-year-old Tsholotsho girl, who is admitted at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) after it was discovered that she had been raped and fell pregnant, has given birth. Although hospital officials declined to comment, sources […] …
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Biti says state repression, corruption worse after Mugabe coup
‘The arrest of Job Sikhala, the prosecution of senior leaders, journalists and others, the weaponisation of the law, the enactment of fascist laws eg the PVO bill, the rise of corruption are all causes for alarm’ …
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12 MW mine solar plant switched on…12,2MW power project roped in to realise 80K ounce gold target
Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor VICTORIA Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX)-listed company, Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc, yesterday started generating its own power at its Blanket Mine unit in Gwanda, Matabeleland South, in a giant leap towards energy self-sufficiency, following successful completion of a 12,2MW solar project. The alternative energy project buttresses the country’s shift towards investments in clean […] …
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Bulawayo youths venture into waste recycling
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Reporter ELEVEN Bulawayo youths, among them a 12-year-old boy, have formed a recycling company, Evolution Charity Trust that focuses on picking waste around the city and generating over US$8 000 per month through selling recycled products. The Second Republic has availed opportunities for the young people in key sectors of the economy that […] …
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COMMENT: Application to be readmitted into the Commonwealth welcome
A TEAM from the Commonwealth secretariat is in the country on a weeklong visit, part of a detailed process by the Club to consider Zimbabwe’s application to return into the fold. The country withdrew from the club of mostly former British colonies in December 2003. That was at the height of the Government’s dispute with Britain […] …
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First Capital Bank Q3 income jumps to $26bn
Michael Makuza, Business Reporter FIRST Capital Bank (FCB) Limited has recorded $26 billion total income for the third quarter ended 30 September 2022, an increase of $9,6 billion from the second quarter. In its recently issued third quarter trading update, FCB said the positive performance was driven by strong performance on interest income, spurred by growth […] …
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‘Diabetes not a death sentence if managed properly’
Flora Fadzai Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter TWICE daily, Miss Natalie Mbewe (25) injects herself with insulin. She has been living with type one diabetes since the age of 11, but that has not stopped her from making the best out of her life and injecting herself religiously. Miss Mbewe manages her diabetes by injecting herself with Actraphane […] …
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Zambia demands answers from Russia after student killed in Ukraine fighting
Lemekhani Nyirenda believed to have been killed on September 22 while fighting on Russian side …
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