Dirt, chaos and decay: Bulawayo a pale shadow of its former self

Mashudu Netsianda, Deputy News Editor  IN the years gone by, Bulawayo, with its charming architecture in the form of Victorian-style buildings, stood tall across the country as a better-organised and cleanest city in southern Africa.  From a reliable garbage collection schedule to public lighting and traffic lights maintenance, the City of Kings and Queens remained a […] …
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Council turns beerhall into factory shells

Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter  THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is transforming Inkunzi Beer Garden in the Belmont industrial area into factory shells for residents to undertake several income-generating projects. Renovations at the facility are almost complete. This is a departure from the past when council privatised beer gardens around the city.  Some of the beer gardens […] …
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Oversubscribed Sanganai/Hlanganani Expo kicks off

Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter THE 15th edition of the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo kicks off in Bulawayo today with a packed schedule of intense business engagement sessions as the country seeks to capitalise on the showcase to drive higher tourism earnings. Local and international tourism players had arrived in the city yesterday ahead of […] …
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Kumbota’s play to showcase at Nyanga Arts Festival

Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter EXCITEMENT is mounting as the inaugural Nyanga Arts Festival is slowly approaching with the rolling hills of Nyanga in Zimbabwe’s Eastern Highlands set to light up. On the cards are music performances, environmental theatre, visual arts, a Ixhiba/Gota/Nhanga workshop, and a music business workshop. Alongside that will be Nyanga Cultural Heritage […] …
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12 orphans, 5 widows: Counselling for bereaved families

Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter  THE National University of Science and Technology (NUST) is today expected to conduct DNA tests to identify five people who were burnt beyond recognition in a veld fire that claimed 10 lives in Esigodini, Matabeleland South province on Monday. The DNA tests are expected to be concluded in two weeks. The tests […] …
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Cabinet’s Proposed Electoral Amendment Bill

Source: Cabinet’s Proposed Electoral Amendment Bill ELECTION WATCH 4/2022 Last Tuesday the Cabinet approved an Electoral Amendment Bill which was presented by the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. According to the post-Cabinet press briefing, the Bill seeks to amend the Electoral Act to provide for the following things: The timeframe within which National Assembly […] …
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Participants announced for Second Creative Producer Indaba

Source: Participants announced for Second Creative Producer Indaba Zimbabwean filmmaker Zoe Ramushu was selected for Prestigious Creative Producer Indaba. Fifteen diverse producers from around the globe have been selected to participate in the second Creative Producer Indaba (CPI) which takes place from 7 November this year online for a week, at the Atlas Workshops (Marrakech International Film Festival) […] …
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