South African President lost $580,000 cash that was stashed in a couch
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President to remove barriers to modernisation
Zvamaida Murwira, Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE is ready to embrace modern technology as part of its policy to leapfrog its modernisation and industrialisation agenda and is prepared to remove any bottlenecks that might impede those objectives, President Mnangagwa has said. The President said this yesterday while receiving a donation of an electric vehicle from Build Your […] …
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Befitting farewell for National Hero Dube
Nqobile Tshili, nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw BULAWAYO’S Barbourfields Stadium, often a stage for jubilant cheers and sporting victories, transformed into a solemn sanctuary yesterday as mourners gathered to bid farewell to National Hero, Colonel (Retired) Tshinga Dube. The stadium, typically alive with football fans, was instead filled with mourners united in their grief and respect for a man […] …
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Breast cancer survivor shares journey of hope amidst adversity
Flora Fadzai Sibanda, florafadzaisibz@gmail.com IN 2017, Mrs Pamhidzai Thaka (59) of Bulawayo’s Newton West suburb received devastating news—she was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer that had spread to her left lung, severely lowering her chances of survival. Having lost her biological mother to blood cancer a few years earlier, the diagnosis felt like a […] …
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Farmers gear up for the summer cropping season
Nqobile Bhebhe, nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw ZIMBABWE Farmers Union (ZFU) has said its members are gearing up for the 2024/25 farming season as evidenced by the advanced preparatory state. In an interview, ZFU operations director, Dr Prince Kuipa, said there are several Government-sponsored programmes available to farmers such as Pfumvudza/Intwasa Presidential Climate-Proofed Agriculture Production Scheme and the National […] …
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Afro-Imbube pioneer, Ezebhubesi breaks boundaries
Sipepisiwe Moyo, moyosipepisiwe@gmail.com Zimbabwean-born Brian Sibanda, the pioneer of Afro-Imbube traditional music, is making a name for himself in South Africa’s vibrant arts scene. A proud advocate of African culture, Sibanda is the mastermind behind the Afro-Imbube genre, a blend of traditional African music and modern Afro-pop elements. He is celebrated not only for his unique […] …
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Residents win US$38 000 compensation over COVID-19 national lockdown brutality
FOUR AGGRIEVED Shurugwi residents are set to receive close to US$40 000 after a judicial officer convicted Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Commander Lieutenant-General Anselem Sanyatwe and Defence Minister Hon. Oppah Muchinguri for violating their rights, when some soldiers went on a rampage and brutalised them, during a government-imposed national lockdown, three years ago. Sanyatwe and Hon. Muchinguri stood trial at Shurugwi Magistrates […]
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Mutumwa Mawere Serving Time in Jail
Mutumwa Mawere Zimbabwean-born South African businessman Mutumwa Mawere has been sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court, following a protracted legal battle involving Southern Asbestos Sales (Pty) Ltd and SMM Holdings. The case, rooted in a payment dispute dating back to 2003, has been ongoing for more than 20 years. The Gauteng […]
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Zimbabwe Vigil Diary 5th October 2024
A disrupted Vigil today because of the pro-Palestine protests in London. Vigil activist Patricia Masamba attempted to deliver the Vigil banners, posters, flags and petitions to the start of the Vigil at 2 pm but didn’t arrive until 4.25 pm because of road closures caused by the mass demonstrations. https://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbabwevigil/54047039460/sizes/m/ Special thanks to her for […]
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The ravaging of Zimbabwe: How Chinese mining companies are destroying the environment
Yesterday, I received quite some disturbing and unsettling pictures from one of my readers. Tendai Ruben Mbofana He had recently visited the Shurugwi area of the Midlands province of Zimbabwe. During a phone call, he made to me soon after arriving in the small predominantly mining town, he told me that he was so […]
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