Month: March 2024
Horror crash: 2 bus operators’ licences suspended
Herald Reporter Blue Circle and City Bus operations have been suspended with immediate effect in response to last week’s horror crash which claimed 13 lives and left scores injured along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road. The authorities found the two buses had violated regulations on road traffic and safety management. In a statement, Transport and Infrastructure Development […]
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Reliving the maiden Uhuru experience
The date is April 17 1980. Under the silhouette sunset horizon, cattle herders tethered goats to pegs with sisal ropes and penned the cattle. Soon, the goats and cattle started chewing the cud, resigning to their boring nocturnal captivity. Birds flew to their nests while hens crackled to the chicken runs. Momentarily, the village went […]
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Land row sucks in former First Lady Grace Mugabe
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe has been sucked into a wrangle over an attempt by her niece to reverse the cancellation of one of the title deeds in Borrowdale’s Carrick Creagh, with reports alleging that she tried to persuade a Government minister to withdraw his affidavit opposing the attempt to reverse the cancellation. Mugabe’s niece, […]
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Largest Women’s Expo Hits Harare, Empowering Women Across the Nation!
Harare, Zimbabwe – March 21, 2024 Prepare yourselves, ladies of Harare! The city is abuzz with excitement as the largest Women’s Expo is set to grace the Botanical Gardens on March 27th and 28th, from 9 am to 6 pm. This two-day extravaganza promises to be an event like no other, offering a platform for […]
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SADC meets to review DRC, Mozambique security situations
An extraordinary summit of the SADC Organ Troika, Plus SADC Troika, will convene here today to consider progress reports on the region’s peace and security missions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province. Apart from members of the SADC Organ Troika and the SADC Troika, the summit includes countries that have […]
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Mazowe Mine managers seek corporate rescue
Senior managers of Metallon Corporation’s Mazowe gold mine have filed a new application for corporate rescue with the High Court, about three years after a previous bankruptcy protection order was overturned by a higher court. Saddled with an alleged debt of US$25 million, primarily accumulated salary arrears, the managers contend that Mazowe Mine, said to […]
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President to tour Dinson Steel Plant in Manhize
Patrick Chitumba, patrick.chitumba@chronicle.co.zw PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to conduct a tour of the US$1,5 billion Dinson Iron and Steel Plant in the Manhize area near Mvuma in Midlands Province today to gain an appreciation of the massive project, which is nearing completion. Touted to be among Africa’s biggest integrated steelworks, the project is being built by […]
Read MoreLake Gwayi-Shangani to be completed this year: President
Nqobile Tshili, nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw THE Lake Gwayi-Shangani project is set to be completed by the end of this year with President Mnangagwa yesterday reiterating his Government’s commitment to pushing it […]
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The Last Post resounds for Pupu war heroes
As the final note of ‘The Last Post’ echoed through the air at Pupu in Lupane yesterday, those in attendance could have been forgiven for thinking that the National Heroes Acre had shifted from the capital and taken root in the heart of Matabeleland North. “The Last Post”, as its name implies, is a melody […]
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‘Everyone duty bound to safeguard national interest’
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday rallied Zimbabweans to cherish their rich liberation history and remain united to conquer challenges facing the country, as he officially commissioned the Pupu Battlefield Memorial Site in Lupane, Matabeleland North province, a towering symbol of anti-colonial resilience. By embracing each other and telling their country’s true story, the President said every citizen […]
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