‘I have been in touch with ZACC. I wanted to know whether indeed there is a docket’ …
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South Africa grants six month reprieve for Zimbabwean Exemption Permit holders
‘The decision to terminate the permits in December came after the Cabinet agreed that permit holders with critical skills must apply for visas to remain in South Africa’ …
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Border upgrades to help bolster service delivery
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter THE new-look Beitbridge Border Post, a world class facility commissioned by President Mnangagwa on Wednesday has brought with it a range of benefits for residents that will help bolster economic growth and service delivery in the border town. The US$300 million modernisation of the Beitbridge Border Post is in line with Vision […] …
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From poultry to buses: The growth, legacy of Pelandaba Bus Company
Flora Fadzai Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter ESTABLISHED in 1958 by the late Mtshumayeli Joseph Ngwenya in Bulawayo, Pelandaba Buses, born out of poultry selling, is still growing 50 years later. It is also proving to be a lifelong legacy for his children and the following generations. Ngwenya is said to have borrowed money from his father to […] …
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21 buses, 45 kombis impounded in police blitz
Chronicle Reporter Police in Bulawayo have impounded 21 buses, 45 kombis and 15 private cars in two days as the blitz on vehicles operating at undesignated areas continues. They launched the ongoing crackdown in June. There has been rampant illegal picking of passengers at undesignated points by long-distance bus crews particularly along Bulawayo-Harare Road, Leopold […] …
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Farmers must prepare for new season with hope
We are coming from a quite difficult year agriculturally. According to the Second Round Crop and Livestock Assessment Report that was released recently, the 2021/2022 rainy season started late in December 2021 in most parts of the country. Where it started early, that is in the last week of October to mid-November 2021, it was […] …
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Rehabilitation pays off as prison inmates get wages
Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter MS Belinda Sibanda (27) was two months pregnant when her husband, Mthelisi Sithole (30), was arrested and imprisoned for attempted murder last year. That left her struggling to fend for their three children. Ms Sibanda from the Makokoba suburb in Bulawayo now has a one-year four-month-old baby boy and she had been […] …
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Matriarchy, conservatism and reincarnation: A peek into Tonga culture
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter THE Tonga community in Binga remains one of the most conservative ethnic groups in the country who still practise their traditional culture and perform rituals that connect them to their dead. The Tonga people believe in reincarnation. To keep the memory they create a necklace for each of their deceased relatives which […] …
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Bosso beat Yadah to win away from home since 2018
Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter IT was a miserable record, befitting a small club, not a giant one that is famous for winning league titles. On 32 occasions Highlanders have been on the road in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer league and for 32 games they failed to bring home maximum points. Their last victory away from […] …
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Jazz up your summer with McCoy Mrubata
Simba Jemwa, Showbiz Reporter Blues, jazz, and summer. Get ready for a day of fun this afternoon at the Spring Feelings Jazz Concert where Sama award-winner and saxophonist, McCoy Mrubata is headlining a star-studded coterie of jazz aficionados! Wine glasses will clink and friends will share laughs as the sunshine beats down onto the scenic […] …
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