Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter CEMENT maker, PPC Zimbabwe, today launched a 10MW solar project in Bulawayo that will aid in the operations of the firm and also reduce impact of climate change. A ground breaking ceremony for the project that will have more than 20 000 panels was done early today. In her remarks, […]

Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter THE Ministry of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation has called on creatives to visit them at their Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) exhibition stand in order to engage the Ministry on possible collaborations. The Ministry is exhibiting in conjunction with the National Gallery of Zimbabwe and the National Arts Council of […]

Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter UP-AND-COMING versatile teen musician Mandla Moyo aka Browny has dropped an EP titled I am Browny as a way to introduce himself to audiences. The EP produced by Stormza has tracks, Kuyafana, Incwadi Encane and Uxolo. It was launched over the weekend at The Vista. Said 19-year-old Browny: “As a new […]

Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter SOUTH Africa-based rapper Mlue Jay and Bulawayo-based rapper Rockie Doub have raised the bar high with their latest track titled Inside Out. Released last Friday, the song was produced by Aboriginal Junkie. Influenced by the melodic trap sounds, Mlue Jay and Rockie Doub share their emotions on a track that encourages […]

Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau Limpopo police have intercepted a contraband of cigarettes worth R1, 7 million that had been smuggled from Zimbabwe and was being transported inland South Africa in four vehicles. The incident occurred near Makhado town at around 3 am on Monday. Two suspects whose nationality is yet to be ascertained were arrested […]

Mkhululi Ncube AN accident between a haulage truck and a commuter omnibus near Bulawayo’s Nkulumane Complex shopping centre left six people dead and 11 others injured. The commuter omnibus was traveling from Pumula South suburbs to the city centre. More details to follow…    

Prosper Ndlovu and Nqobile Bhebhe, Business Reporters THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) roars into life in Bulawayo today amid an upsurge in the number of participants, which has forced organisers to expand exhibition space to accommodate more businesses. President Mnangagwa is expected to preside over the official opening ceremony this Friday after President Kenyatta, who […]

Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter ZIMBABWE is conducting a census with a difference as conditions of living are being assessed through housing enumeration, during an exercise that will also provide detailed statistics on child marriages and child labour, among other issues. The census questionnaire also seeks to establish where households get potable water as well as how […]

Angela Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter THE Nedbank innovation hub in Emganwini suburb is transforming the lives of youths through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills offered for free. Established last year, the innovation hub is a shipping container turned into a state of the art, solar powered workspace at Zara centre in the suburb. The hub was […]

Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter THE Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has directed Zifa to investigate Bosso 90’s trip to South Africa during the Easter Holidays where they participated in the Orlando Pirates Under-21 Cup without clearance from the authorities. Bosso 90 put up a good show at the tournament losing 2-1 to Ambassadors FC […]

Yoliswa Dube-Moyo, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief Matabeleland South Province is set for a major facelift as a number of infrastructure projects being spearheaded by Government are progressing well, with some nearing completion. At Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo College a Home Economics block is 98 percent complete while at Gwanda State University, the project to construct Epoch Mine […]

Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company board chairman, Mr Busisa Moyo, says this week’s trade showcase would steer key economic conversations through several business conferences that will give local and foreign exhibitors opportunity to engage and seal crucial investment and trade partnerships. The 62nd edition of the ZITF begins […]

Melissa Mpofu, Showbiz Editor Fresh from the Independence Day celebrations in Bulawayo last week, the fun is not stopping as all roads lead to Victoria Falls this weekend for the Victoria Falls Carnival. The event is returning after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic and excitement among fun lovers is on another level. […]

The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) begins in Bulawayo today with hopes high for a safe and successful exposition. About 428 exhibitors from 14 countries are participating at the fair that ends on Saturday. The exhibitors have taken up 44 760 square metres of space. This year’s theme is “Rethink, Reimagine, Reinvent Value Chains for […]

Mbulelo Mpofu, Showbiz Reporter BULAWAYO’s premier nightclub, Club263 is set to reopen its doors on Thursday after being closed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. When it comes to lifestyle and entertainment in Bulawayo, the name Club263 will surely pop up and with the official reopening of the entertainment hub, revellers are in […]

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Senior Business Reporter The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has suspended Access Forex domestic money transfer services but its international services are still operational. Last week, the Apex bank suspended three entities from foreign currency exchange trading as it moved to instill sanity and stability in the financial services sector. MetBank, InnBucks, which operates under Simbisa […]

Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter THEIR high-octane mass displays, the choreographic precision and well-polished vocal renditions coupled with instrumental interludes of classic recipe indubitably wowed multitudes of people at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo during the historic 42nd Independence Anniversary celebrations on Monday. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) band has lately become a sight of interest in […]

Angela Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter FOR most people, snakes are a scary sight and in most societies the reptiles are killed once spotted rarely with regard to whether they are venomous or not. An isiNdebele term “umabonwa abulawe”, meaning to be killed on sight aptly sums up the fate of the reptile in society. A local […]

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter AT the of age of 20, Mr Rufaro Andre Hozheri, a holder of Bachelor of Commerce Honours Degree in Finance from the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) took a bold step to start investing in the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). Mr Hozheri who is aged 24 is an active […]

Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter FRESH from lifting the Independence Cup after edging Dynamos 1-0 at Barbourfields Stadium on Monday, Highlanders will be hoping to carry that momentum when they invade Zvishavane for a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match against FC Platinum at Mandava Stadium this afternoon. Five points separate the two sides heading […]

Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter DOING easily what others find difficult is talent and doing what is impossible with talent is arguably genius. This in short is the story of the creativity displayed by the Bulawayo creative sector and schoolchildren from Sobukhazi and Mzilikazi high schools who grabbed with both hands, the opportunity to perform at […]

Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT is walking the talk in terms of leaving no one and no place behind and hosting of Independence Day celebrations in Bulawayo on Monday gave an opportunity to local performers to showcase their skills at a national level. The Second Republic in 2019 resolved to decentralise national events, breaking from […]

SINCE coming to power, President Mnangagwa has called for, among many other things, unity under the Zimbabwean flag emphasising that there is more that binds the nation than what divides it. The holding of the historic 42nd Independence Day celebrations in Bulawayo on Monday, the first time the main celebrations were held outside the capital […]

Stephen Mpofu, Perspective A MODICUM relief pervades the beleaguered minds of millions of Zimbabweans here at home and many fellow nationals next door to us in South Africa as you (yes, you) and this communicologist revisit through this discourse the recent brutal murder of Elvis Nyathi, originally of Matobo district, in Diepsloot North, by vigilantes […]

Joseph Madzimure, Harare Bureau AHEAD of next year’s general elections, President Mnangagwa has said the ruling party will not let up in implementing people-centred projects, as he warned the electorate against self-serving  opposition parties that have brought untold suffering to the populace. President Mnangagwa, who is also Zanu-PF First Secretary, said all party wings must […]

Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter Zifa councillors are proceeding with their scheduled extraordinary general meeting in Harare today, saying the Fifa email sent to suspended chief executive officer Joseph Mamutse does not stop their mandate. Today’s meeting, dubbed as the D-day towards restoring order to Zimbabwean football is expected to draw at least 40 councillors. […]

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Online Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has appointed Mrs Rosemary Rubvumo Mukogo as a Commissioner in the Public Service Commission. In statement, Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Dr Misheck Sibanda confirmed the appointment. He said Mrs Mukogo’s appointment is with effect from May 1. “His Excellency the President, Cde Emmerson […]

Mwai Kibaki, one of the biggest names in Kenyan politics and the nation’s third president, has died, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced. He was 90. His political career spanned decades, including serving as vice president to Daniel arap Moi, the man he replaced as president of the East African nation in 2002. Kibaki, an […]

Mbulelo Mpofu, Showbiz Reporter UP-AND-COMING artist Gusto (real name Augustus Siziba) has tried out the nascent Amapiano genre and will today release a single titled Ndigcine. Gusto has always been an Afro-pop artiste but said he understands the need to evolve as the music industry is not stagnant. Ndigcine is part of a seven-track album […]

Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE Cricket has named squads for the South Africa A series and the side to face Nepal in Kathmandu at the end of this month. Zimbabwe XI will face South Africa A in three one-day matches scheduled for April 25, 27 and 29 as well as five Twenty20 (T20) games set […]

Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau  A 32-year-old Zimbabwean man, Andrea Imbayarwo has been slapped with two life sentences by a South African High Court for raping and killing a British businesswoman in Thabazimbi in the Waterberg District Imbayarwo, who committed the offense in 2014, was convicted when he appeared at the Limpopo Division High Court this […]

Leonard Ncube in Victoria Falls  THE body of a woman who had gone missing has been found in a river in Dete, Hwange District after police received a report that a 13-year-old girl had stumbled upon it while fetching water. The teenage girl, Tatenda Dlakama ran back home in fear with an empty bucket after […]

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Online Reporter POLICE in Matabeleland South have banned for one month the carrying of dangerous weapons in public in all its four policing districts in the province as part of efforts to curb violent crimes. The province continues to record an upsurge in murder cases. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Loveness Mangena […]

Sikhulekelani Moyo, Business Reporter THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says the divestiture of Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe Limited will result in change of ownership and control of the giant banking institution, which will continue to operate normally under the purview of the Central Bank. In a latest statement RBZ Governor, Dr John Mangudya, said […]

Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter SOUTH African rapper Gigi Lamayne is in the country where she is expected to make her maiden performances in the country starting with Harare tonight and Bulawayo tomorrow. Gigi Lamayne (born Genesis Gabriella Tina Manney) is an adaptable singer and songwriter who has roots in Zimbabwe with her mother hailing from […]

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Online Reporter GWANDA based organisation for people living with disabilities Nkomwa Foundation Trust in partnership with Sunrise Sign Language Academy and Alaso Academy is conducting a sign language training workshop for stakeholders in the district in order to improve knowledge of sign language. The programme is expected to extend to other districts in […]

Stanford Chiwanga, Online News Editor ABUNDANT Life Ministries church last weekend held its Easter conference at the Bulawayo Large City Hall where the headline preacher was founder and lead pastor, Prophet Itai Ukama. Over 500 people attended the conference. The conference was punctuated with praise and worship, prayers, preaching, healing, miracles and prophesies. It started […]

Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter FAST growing pentecostal church Kingdom Empowerment Centre (KEC) is set to celebrate six years of existence with a three-day Christian summit which kicks off today at the Large City Hall. The Christian summit that starts at 5pm today will be headlined by the church founders Prophet Bruce and Pamela Edwards while […]

Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Reporter BULAWAYO City Council (BCC), through the ongoing Government-funded Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2) has started rehabilitating key roads in the city at a cost of more than $768 million. The project is being jointly implemented by BCC and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development. Treasury and the Zimbabwe National […]

Chronicle Reporters THE 2022 Population and Housing Census, which is being conducted by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) kicked off yesterday on a good note across Matabeleland provinces with the generality of people co-operating with enumerators. President Mnangagwa was counted at the State House in Harare amid calls for Zimbabweans to cooperate as the […]

Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Health Reporter PEOPLE Living with HIV (PLHIV) constitute 24,1 percent of the prison population in Zimbabwe, with reports that more than half of these are co-infected with TB and HIV. Prisoners are part of the key populations identified by the World Health Organisation and the list includes gay men, transgender, men who […]

Business Reporter CABINET has noted progress in the three major energy projects in Matabeleland North and South provinces, which fall under the current 100-day cycle programme, and are expected to help the country ease electricity supply shortages. The 100-day cycle project implementation initiative is a standard of excellence benchmark used by the Government to set […]

Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter SOUTH African jazz saxophonist McCoy Mrubata will be the headline act at the International Jazz Day commemorations slated for Bulawayo this month end. International Jazz Day was declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation in 2011 “to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people from all […]

ZIMBABWE has been recording a sharp decrease in new Covid-19 cases and deaths since the beginning of this month which is very good and encouraging. We should however, not throw caution to the wind because we are not yet out of the woods. The pandemic is still with us hence the need to continue taking […]

Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Health Reporter UNITED Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) has started rolling out laparoscopy surgeries, a medical procedure that results in patients healing and being discharged quicker, making it possible for them to resume normal activities faster. In a laparoscopy surgical technique, short, narrow tubes are inserted into the abdomen through small, less than one-centimetre […]

Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter CUSTODIANS of the country’s football, Zifa councillors, hope to usher Zimbabwe football to new heights when they meet in Harare tomorrow for a special extraordinary general meeting (EGM). The initial EGM had been scheduled for January 3, but Fifa asked the Zifa members to abort it until after the constitutionally […]

Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter SEASONED musician Roki has hailed the presence of South African musicians Master KG and Zanda Zakuza at the 42nd Independence Day celebrations held at Barbourfields Stadium on Monday. The South African artistes attended the main event during the day and later performed at the Uhuru Gala at night. Master KG said […]

Business Reporter THERE were mixed reactions from members of the public following the suspension of InnBucks, a Simba Brands foreign currency transfer service together with MetBank and a bureau de change operator — Rolink Limited from trading in foreign currency. On Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor, Dr John Mangudya, ordered the trio […]

Former tennis world number one Serena Williams and seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton have joined Martin Broughton’s bid to buy Premier League club Chelsea, a source close to the bid told Reuters on Thursday. Former Liverpool chairman Broughton’s consortium includes World Athletics President Sebastian Coe and wealthy investors from around the world, who […]