adminDiamond mining companies evicted ZCDC becomes wholly state-owned
THE government has told all diamond mining companies to immediately cease mining activities and vacate the mining concessions they were operating on. The development means there has been an instant restructuring…
Irrigation scheme improves villagers’ lives
Whinsley Masara Business Reporter AT a time when the country is pondering at the El Nino effect amid fears over food shortages, Pollards Irrigation Scheme has become an oasis of hope…
Grain prices go up
Bianca Mlilo Business Reporter TRADERS in Bulawayo have increased the price of maize and small grains by more than 50 percent citing increasing demand. A snap survey by Business Chronicle yesterday revealed…
Arda to establish pastures in Mat South
Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent THE Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) plans to establish 2,000 hectares of pastures in Matabeleland South province that will be used as grazing land for livestock. Arda…
REFS SNATCH BOSSO CASH…Byo football fest money goes to officials,cops
Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter— THE Bulawayo Football Festival held at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday as part of celebrations to mark Highlanders’ 90 years of existence grossed just over $5,000 and…
Matawu gives Chicken Inn boost
Ricky Zililo Senior Sports Reporter CHICKEN Inn’s preparations for the second leg of the Caf Champions League preliminary round clash against Mamelodi Sundowns have been boosted by the return to full…
BPL, La Liga now on DStv Compact
Bongani Ndlovu Sports Correspondent MULTICHOICE will today launch two new SuperSport channels, SuperSport 11 (DStv channel 211) and SuperSport 12 (DStv channel 212) on its Compact bouquet which will be dedicated…
Bad boy Charlie skips training
Ricky Zililo Senior Sports Reporter FORMER senior national soccer team striker Charles Sibanda was a notable absentee for How Mine at the Bulawayo Football Festival with coach Kelvin Kaindu attributing it…
Rein in Gumede: Ripper
Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter RETIRED wrestler Allan “Ripper” Mpofu has called on the Highlanders’ executive and board to rein in the club’s chief executive officer Ndumiso Gumede after the veteran…
Hong Kong coach slams Oman bowler for ‘cowardly’ act
OMAN and Hong Kong aren’t the first two countries that spring to mind when the term “cricketing powerhouse” is mentioned, but their match has still caused quite a stir. Playing in…