From ‘village lad’ to GQ cover star

France’s influential scrum-half is set to be the face of the Rugby World Cup but he has not forgotten his roots in the Pyrenees. The Hotel Dupont had been sitting…

SA women like big bakkies too

Women’s Month is a chance for South Africa to celebrate how far our society has transformed, particularly the transformation of unequal power relations between women and men. But what about…

‘Harmonised polls, can they dent Zim re-engagement efforts?’

Business Writer Some analysts have painted a gloomy picture of Zimbabwe’s prospects of re-engaging with the global community after several election observer missions’ preliminary reports red-flagged the manner the country…

Debt crisis threatens to engulf China’s surviving developers

China’s housing crisis has engulfed the country’s private developers, producing record waves of defaults and leaving a shrinking group of survivors. Out of the nation’s top 50 private-sector developers by…

One million onions farmer praises Command Agriculture

Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief A Gweru farmer, Mr Gilbert Makore, who attracted interest after a Twitter post on April 28 last year showing over 200 000 Irati onion plants at…

Veld fires destroy 18 000 hectares

Mkhululi Ncube, Chronicle Reporter THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) in Matabeleland North province has raised alarm over the rise in fire incidents in protected areas that has resulted in the destruction…

Local lodge named top in Africa

Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter MATETSI Victoria Falls Luxury Lodge has been named the “Number 1” resort hotel in Africa in this year’s edition of the Travel + Leisure World’s…

Zim exporters exhibit at Italian trade fair

Business Reporter THE participation of Zimbabwean exporters at the Macfrut 2021 in Italy is expected to unlock export opportunities for horticultural produces into the European country. Running from Tuesday to…

Mat’land hospitals revamp stepped-up

Chronicle Reporters GOVERNMENT is stepping up efforts to refurbish infrastructure in several health facilities in Matabeleland region to ensure improved health care services in line with National Development Strategy 1…

Disciplinary action for absconding teachers

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Chronicle Reporter GOVERNMENT has said teachers who have not reported for duty will face disciplinary action following revelations that by Friday last week, slightly over 32 percent of…

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