SA to extend permits applications

Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Correspondent THE South African government is expected to extend its application deadline for Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) to alleviate congestion at offices dealing with applicants.

Asbestos fibre challenges weigh down production

Lovemore Zigara, Midlands Correspondent TURNALL Holdings has scaled down operations due to a shortage of asbestos fibre and constraints in procurement issues as a result of foreign exchange shortages.

Still in $19m debt. . . Zim Cricket continues to walk the financial tightrope

IN a year when Zimbabwe’s cricketers have used their limited opportunities to make some tangible progress on the field, the administrators at Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) have expended significant energy keeping…

Blind-rise overtaking crash kills two

Freedom Mupanedemo, Midlands Bureau TWO people died, one on the spot, while three others were injured when an Isuzu Wizard sedan they were travelling in overturned after its driver tried…

Calls for free sanitary pads grow

Nyaradzo Bakari, Chronicle Reporter MTHOMBOWESIZWE, Manyewu and Ntabeni Primary Schools in Bulawayo’s Entumbane suburb have received a donation of sanitary pads, stationery and sports equipment, amid calls to ensure that…

Swimming gala at Bulawayo City Pool

Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter TOP city swimmers are expected at the Bulawayo City Pool for the Matabeleland Amateur League Swimming Gala that starts tomorrow.

Mines and Minerals Act amendment to benefit farmers

Prince Sunduzani, Chronicle Reporter THE GOVERNMENT has said it will amend the Mines and Minerals Act to balance the interests of farmers and miners following the discovery of minerals on…

Confronting authoritarian populism: Challenges for agrarian studies

Ian Scoones I was in Russia at the fascinating fifth BRICS Initiative in Critical Agrarian Studies conference recently. Throughout the event we heard about the emergence of particular styles of…

Whirlwind destroys Plumtree school

Richard Muponde, Plumtree Correspondent HUNDRENDS of pupils escaped death by a whisker after a whirlwind blew a roof off a classroom block at Phumuza Primary School in Bulilima on Monday…

Zim, SA artistes collaborate in musical

Bongani Ndlovu, Showbiz Correspondent BLOOD Tongue, a musical play that explores the struggles of a strong-willed woman in present-day Zimbabwe, will premiere on Sunday at the Bulawayo Theatre.

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