Zimbabwe to get Covid-19 World Bank bailout

ZIMBABWE is set to get up to US$7 million from the World Bank to fight Covid-19 pandemic despite being in arrears with the Washington-based lender. The bank will mobilise US$5…

Coronavirus Watch: Myth busters

Hot peppers in your food, though very tasty, cannot prevent or cure Covid-19. The best way to protect yourself against the new coronavirus is to keep at least 1 metre…

Armed robbers raid Zimra, steal bronco

Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter DARING armed robbers raided a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) container depot in Bulawayo and went away with a consignment of 148 boxes of Broncleer, a cough…

Covid-19: Members of media are also frontliners

Gibson Mhaka, Senior Features Reporter ON Sunday Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating the World Press Freedom Day with the Covid-19 lockdown forcing many journalists and media…

Bata feels Covid-19 impact

Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief GWERU-based shoe manufacturer Bata Shoe Company has said that its ability to maintain a huge workforce is being threatened by the devastating impact of Covid-19.…

Man found with 32 IDs and 70 court papers for property sales

Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter A BULAWAYO man suspected to be part of a syndicate that is fraudulently selling people’s houses was found with 32 national identity cards which he is…

Highlanders coach quits

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter HIGHLANDERS has been left without a juniors’ coach following the resignation of the last remaining coach Dan Ngwenya on Monday in frustration over poor working…

Government probes theft of personal protective equipment

Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT has said it is going to investigate the possible theft of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline workers in the health sector which is not…

Mai Mwamuka’s Panenyasha a hit

Mthabisi Tshuma Showbiz Correspondent GOSPEL musician, Mai Mwamuka’s song, Panenyasha is topping radio charts as the message it carries, of God’s mercy, corresponds with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The song…

What they said at launch of SADCC, 40 years ago

Mukundi Mutasa On April 1, 1980, the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) was officially launched at the Mulungushi Conference Centre in Lusaka, Zambia. On that day, the leaders of…

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