National teenage pregnancy rate worrisome
Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief ZIMBABWE records 70 000 illegal or unsafe abortions per year and one in every five girls drops out of school due to unwanted pregnancies. Statistics…
Binga earmarked for strategic tourism corridor
Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter BINGA is a sleeping tourism giant with untapped resources and potential to resuscitate the country’s leisure sector and drive the economy if efforts are made…
Saudi Arabia takes relations with Zimbabwe to higher level
Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE’S drive to lure investment has attracted the attention of Saudi Arabia, which is now willing to set up an embassy in Harare as well as incorporating the…
8 goals in 12 matches! – The rise and royalty of Prince Dube
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Acting Sports Editor HIS first goal for the senior national team came in the 56th minute on June 30, 2017 at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in South Africa…
HIV, hypertension prevalent in Mat South
Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Health Reporter ABOUT 25 percent of people in Matabeleland South are still forced to walk more than 10km to the nearest health care facility amid reports that HIV…
Rising demand outstrips cement supplies: Lafarge
THERE has been high demand for cement, which is outstripping supply on the local market since the re-opening of the economy following the gradual lifting of the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions,…
Chief Sinamangonde dies
Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter CHIEF Sinamagonde of Lusulu in Binga has died at the age of 78. A family spokesperson Mr Robert Muzamba confirmed the death and said Chief…
South Sudan’s Kiir to close national talks conference
South Sudan’s President Slva Kiir is expected to close this year’s national dialogue conference that recommended a two term presidential limit. The 15-day conference was boycotted by First Vice-President Riek…
Humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ethopia: UN
The two-week long conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is developing into a “full-scale humanitarian crisis”, the UN has said. At least 27,000 people have so far fled to neighbouring…
Victoria Falls former mayor now an Alderman
Leonard Ncube/Philani Nkomo, Chronicle Reporters VICTORIA Falls Municipality has elevated former mayor Nkosilathi Jiyane to Alderman status after serving the local authority for more than 10 consecutive years. Residents welcomed…











