34 families rescued after Binga floods . . . One dies , helicopters, Sub-Aqua Unit mobilised
Mashudu Netsianda/Nqobile Tshili/Michell Zvanyanya, Chronicle Reporters ONE person died after he was swept away following floods that hit Matabeleland North’s Binga district, while 34 families were rescued. The Civil Protection…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: No going back on local currency
The Zimbabwe dollar has performed well since its re-introduction in June last year, but is yet to gain the full confidence of some sections of the market. It is being…
MaForty eyes first Nama
Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Correspondent AWARD winning comedian Dumisani “MaForty” Ndlovu hopes to clinch his first National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) gong after being nominated in the Outstanding Comedian category two…
Artistes mourn Black Mambazo founder
Bongani Ndlovu, Showbiz Correspondent Zimbabwean artistes are mourning after the death of Imbube/Isicathamiya Lady Smith Black Mambazo group founder Joseph Shabalala, saying Africa and the world had lost a gem. …
CBZ bows down to client backlash
Pride Mahlangu, Business Reporter FINANCIAL services group, CBZ Holdings, says it will review downwards its Point of Sale (POS) charges following a backlash from its customers. Frustrated consumers took to social…
Coventry laments derelict world class facilities
Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter YOUTH, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister Kirsty Coventry has described derelict multi-million dollar sporting facilities — Magamba Hockey Stadium and Chitungwiza Aquatic Complex as “a…
UPDATED: Subsidised mealie-meal price goes up
Pride Mahlangu, Business Reporter TREASURY has increased the price of a 10kg bag of subsidised mealie-meal from $50 to $70 with immediate effect in an attempt to weed out arbitrage…
Time for Africa to solve own problems
Isdore Guvamombe The African Union (AU) Summit ended in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday, with leaders raising concern over increased outside military and political interference on the continent’s governance. The…
SA to fast-track Beitbridge Border Post upgrade
Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau SOUTH Africa yesterday reaffirmed its commitment to upgrade its side of the Beitbridge port of entry to speed up the implementation of the One-Stop Border Post (OSBP)…
Barclays banks in Africa rebrand to Absa
BARCLAYS Africa is no more after its banks in seven African countries — Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania and Zambia — were rebranded Absa on Monday. Absa’s subsidiaries in…











