Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief THERE are more than 7 000 living languages in the world, but Unesco predicts more than half will be extinct by the end of the century. IsiJahunda might be one of the tongues as the language is now only spoken by the diminishing elderly in Gwanda District. Zimbabwe was […] …
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Self-taught local shoemaker stands tall
Raymond Jaravaza, Showbiz Correspondent TO an eavesdropper the old man doing most of the talking under the huge jacaranda tree was too cocky. On the contrary, he is a man who is self-assured about his capabilities, a man who boldly vouches for his products to meet the best standards and compete with whatever his competitors […] …
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COMMENT:Zimbabwe is soaring, soaring and soaring
OUR country will make its own piece of history tomorrow when it launches its first satellite into space. The work started in 2018 when President Mnangagwa launched the Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA). The eagerly-awaited moment is thus a culmination of four years of detailed planning, deep learning and supreme ambition not only […] …
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A glass plaque to success. . .Gweru man makes customised glass works to capture moments
Patrick Chitumba,Midlands Bureau Chief WHAT started as a simple idea for a Gweru-based young man to inspire others has now turned into a money-making business. Over the past year, Antony Chard (21) also known as Junior developed an obsession with making products that help inspire people through storytelling colour-changing coffee mugs, customised glass plaques, t-shirts, […] …
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THE THREES OF MHLOPHE’S LIFE … Football, farming and business
Raymond Jaravaza, Chronicle Correspondent A SUIT in the morning, overalls in the afternoon and meetings with football administrators in the evening, is the best way to describe a typical day for Retired Colonel Kenneth Mhlophe. Juggling the corporate world, toiling at his farms to feed the nation and running the country’s football affairs with fellow […] …
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Ntepe-Manama gets community radio station
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Mat South Bureau Chief THE Government has upscaled decentralisation of broadcasting services in line with its philosophy of leaving no one and no place behind through enhancing access to information and giving marginalised communities a platform to articulate issues affecting them in their language. Yesterday Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa […] …
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President to tour LSU innovation hub
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today, after officiating at the Lupane State University (LSU) graduation ceremony, tour the institution’s innovation hub. LSU is one of the beneficiaries of the Government’s $7,2 billion funding for local universities’ innovation hubs and infrastructural development. It is mandated to conduct research on the Dryland Agro Innovation and […] …
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Uneducated philanthropist takes poor kids to school
Ethel Ncube, Chronicle Correspondent GROWING up poor, an orphan and abused by a close relative gave a young Musawenkosi Vundla the determination to work hard and make something of his life. Watching his aunt’s children go to school while he was left to tend to house chores did not break his spirit nor did it […] …
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Chombo trial deferred
Source: Chombo trial deferred | The Herald Ignatius Chombo Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent Harare regional magistrate Mrs Marehwanazvo Gofa has deferred to November 22 the matter of former Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Ignatius Chombo on charges of fraud and criminal abuse of duty. The court heard that on a date unknown […] …
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Supreme Court rules in favour of Chihuri
Source: Supreme Court rules in favour of Chihuri | The Herald Former police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri Court Reporter Former Police Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri has won the Supreme Court appeal by the tate contesting an order for forfeiture of his properties acquired over his 25 year tenure at the helm of the Police. The National […] …
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