adminNew Highlanders coach confirmed
By Sikhumbuzo Moyo
ZAMBIAN and former Highlanders player Kelvin Kaindu is the club’s new substantive coach, taking over from Mkhuphali Masuku.
Kaindu was assistant coach at crack Zambian side Zanaco.
Nyoni is a liar — Banda
By Leonard Ncube
FORMER Fifa and Zifa referee Cosmas Nyoni is a liar who is bent on fixing and tarnishing other people’s images in the ongoing match-fixing saga, a Bulawayo magistrate heard yesterday.
DeMbare to invade City of Kings and Queens
By Sikhumbuzo Moyo
all-conquering Harare giants Dynamos will invade the city of Bulawayo this Saturday where they will have a road show and parade the result of their sweat to their Bulawayo fans. Dynamos put in a Houdini Act in the second half of the season to wrest the championship from FC Platinum before lifting the Mbada Diamonds Cup, beating Motor Action 1-0 at the giant National Sports Stadium on 27 November.
Flea market operators venture into clothes manufacturing
By Venencia Badza
ONE of Bulawayo’s flea markets, Fort Eleven, which intends to start manufacturing its own clothing merchandise, has secured 10 sewing machines worth about $2 500.
Fort Eleven Flea Market public relations manager Mr Ndumiso Dube said the operators at the flea market pooled resources together to buy the sewing machines in South Africa.
Mwana Africa continues to engage Government on indigenisation
Business Reporter
MINING concern Mwana Africa has said it will continue to engage the Government over the issue of implementing the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Policy.
Government this year promulgated the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act which stipulates among other things that all foreign-owned entities operating in the country whose net turnover exceeds $500 000 should cede 51 percent of their shareholding to indigenous businesses.
Govt urged to gazette scrap metal prices
Business Reporter
THE Indigenous Scrap Metal Merchants Association has called for the gazetting of scrap metal prices to protect dealers from being exploited by buyers of scrap metal who seem to be enjoying a monopoly and therefore fixing their own prices.
Storm leaves trail of destruction
Chronicle Reporter
TORRENTIAL rains, accompanied by strong winds and lightning that pounded parts of Bulawayo on Monday afternoon left a trail of destruction
Old people’s home inmates almost manhandle welfare officer
By Thandeka Moyo
THERE was drama at Entembeni Old People’s Home in Bulawayo when hundreds of elderly people almost manhandled
Ministry opens magistrate courts in Mberengwa
Midlands Correspondent
THE Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs has opened magistrate courts at Mberengwa Centre in a bid to ease pressure at the Zvishavane Magistrate’s courts.
Businesspeople commend Zanu-PF exhibition
Chronicle reporter
BUSINESSpeople who participated at the Zanu-PF business exhibition have commended the party for organising the show saying it helped them create business linkages and market their products.
About 40 companies and 150 informal traders participated at the exhibition, which ran concurrently with the party’s 12th Annual National People’s Conference at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) grounds and ended on Saturday.