Brace for increased competition, industry urged
Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief LOCAL industries must be more competitive and brace for increased international trade after Zimbabwe ratified the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which is now operational. Although…
Matter of fact
IN yesterday’s Chronicle, we carried an article titled, “Interbank forex market trades US$154 million since inception”. The article was sourced from a Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) presentation in Bulawayo,…
al-Bashir charged with corruption
KHARTOUM— Sudan’s ex-president Omar al-Bashir was charged with corruption-related offences on Sunday, as he appeared in public for the first time since he was overthrown and detained in April. Looking much the same as…
Iran to surpass uranium stockpile limits in 10 days
Iran has said it will breach the internationally agreed limit of its stockpile of low-enriched uranium within days, ramping up the pressure on the remaining signatories to save the 2015…
Huawei CEO says underestimated impact of US ban
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said the impact of a US ban on the Chinese company was more severe than expected and warned that revenue would…
Ex-Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi dies in court
CAIRO (Reuters) – Former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi has died in court, state television reported yesterday. It said Mursi had fainted after a court session and died afterwards. Mursi, a…
Bangladesh enter record books with Windies walloping
Taunton — Bangladesh powered to the second highest run chase in Cricket World Cup history as Shakib Al Hasan’s brilliant century clinched a remarkable seven-wicket win over the West Indies…
Netanyahu’s wife admits criminal wrongdoing in catering case
The wife of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has admitted to misuse of public funds and asked a Jerusalem court to approve a plea bargain convicting her of fraud and…
Berita live for free in Bulawayo
Tonderai Zvimba, Showbiz Reporter SOUTH AFRICA-based Zimbabwean Afro Soul musician Berita (real name Gugulethu Khumalo) will be in Bulawayo this weekend for a free performance at the National Art Gallery of…
US$100 000 at crash scene…Good Samaritan surrenders three guns, cash-in transit
Kudzai Chikiwa, Chronicle Reporter A Good Samaritan on Wednesday retrieved over US$100 000 and three pistols which he handed over to a security company whose cash-in-transit vehicle had been involved in…










