adminKaindu bemoans lack of training ground
Sikhumbuzo Moyo
HIGHLANDERS head coach Kelvin Kaindu has bemoaned the unavailability of Bulawayo city council stadia for his pre-season training.
MDC-T factions in near fight over inputs
Chronicle Reporter
WARRING factions within the MDC-T almost came to blows during the party’s input distribution scheme in Bulawayo on Sunday.Govt to set up Special Economic Zones
Oliver Kazunga
The Government will establish Special Economic Zones (SEZs) before the end of the year
Nurse training to continue — Madzorera
Edmore Mhangami
GOVERNMENT will continue recruiting students for nurse training programmes despite the challenge of absorbing new graduates into the systemCaledonia to invest $37m in Blanket Mine
Business Reporter
Caledonia Mining Corporation has said it will invest $37 million at its Blanket Mine over the next four years to increase gold production.Raw Vibe to release debut album
Entertainment Reporter
BULAWAYO tribal house group Raw Vibe are set to release their debut offering titled Mekeleni next month.
‘Captain Oxo’ to stay at FC Platinum
Sikhumbuzo Moyo
FORMER Highlanders goalkeeping great Peter “Captain Oxo” Nkomo is likely to keep his post at the ambitious FC Platinum Football Club after new boss Tennant Chilumba indicated that he would give priority to those that have been working with the team before.
Farmers face disaster due to shortage of rains
Lungile Tshuma
Panic over Mtshabezi pipeline vandalism
Chronicle Reporter
PANIC is spreading after unknown people allegedly vandalised a four-kilometre section of the Mtshabezi pipeline.
Beitbridge handles half a million travellers over festive season
Beitbridge Reporter
BEITBRIDGE Border Post recorded a sharp increase in the number of travellers who passed through during the festive season with statistics indicating that 524 511 people passed through the port of entry between 14 December last year and 7 January this year compared to 392 660 during the same period the previous year.
The assistant regional immigration manager in charge of Beitbridge Border Post, Mr Charles Gwede, said they handled 229 023 travellers on the exit side, an 11 percent increase compared to the last festive season when 202 348 people left the country. On the arrivals side, 295 488 travellers entered the country, a 35 percent surge compared to the last festive season when immigration officials handled 190 312 travellers.
Mr Gwede said the highest number of travellers on the entry side was recorded on 23 December when 42 435 people entered the country through the country’s busiest port of entry. On the departure side, the highest number was recorded on 3 January when 22 625 people left the country.