PSL season faces further delays
Tadious Manyepo, Harare Bureau THE never-ending Herentals drama could further delay the start of the 2020 Premiership football season even when the lockdown is finally lifted. The season has been forced…
Beitbridge musician sings of Covid-19
Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Correspondent UP-and-coming gospel musician Uncle Shepp (real name Shepard Mutsata Maphosa) has released a single on coronavirus to reach out and educate people on the pandemic. The song…
Independence — The Russian Connection
Nduduzo Tshuma, Political Editor THE Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and present-day Russia played a crucial role in assisting Africa and Zimbabwe in particular in the fight against colonialism that…
Mental patient kills father in stabbing frenzy
Nomvelo Siziba, Chronicle Reporter A 26-year-old mentally ill man from Tsholotsho has been arrested after he allegedly fatally stabbed his father four times with a knife. Welcome Ndlovu is said to…
EX-cop robber gets bail
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Court Reporter A NKULUMANE suburb ex-police officer who was part of an eight-member gang recently jailed 60 years each for raiding a Chinese mining company in Zvishavane, has…
ZimHosiery increases capacity utilisation to 70 percent
Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter BULAWAYO-based textile firm, Zimbabwe Hosiery (ZimHosiery), says it has adopted a business strategy anchored on utilisation of more operational capacity as a cost-cutting measure. Speaking by…
Street kids, homeless unfazed by Covid-19
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter THE generality of people living on the streets of Bulawayo are totally ignorant of the need to protect themselves against Covid-19, making them vulnerable to the pandemic.…
Gwanda shops suffer drop in sales
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent RETAIL shops in Gwanda have recorded a drop in sales due to reduced business hours under the prevailing lockdown. The country is going through a 21-day lockdown…
1 200 Bulawayo SMEs apply for cushioning package
Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter A TOTAL of 1 200 Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Bulawayo have submitted applications to benefit from a package from Government to cushion them from the adverse…
Imports surge before lockdown
Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says it recorded a seven percent increase in imports coming into the country a week prior to the closing down of borders…











