Knock knock, who is there? – It’s the January disease!
It’s a bright Sunday morning, on 12 January 2025. The time is around seven o’clock when I set off to Tshabalala Garage to buy the day’s edition of the Sunday…
Residents help fire victim
Mashudu Mambo WARD 17 development committee in Bulawayo is appealing for assistance to help a family whose four-roomed house in Pumula North suburb was gutted by fire last month. The…
Seed Co’s maize variety wows farmers at Pricabe Farm field day
Patrick Chitumba, patrick.chitumba@chronicle.co.zw FARMERS were inspired by the performance of Seed Co’s SC 727 maize variety during a field day held last Sunday at Pricabe Farm in Kwekwe District.The event,…
Raped by dad since 13, Mahatshula teen gets legal abortion.
Tsenulo Moyo A 39-YEAR-OLD man from Mahatshula North in Bulawayo was arrested allegedly for repeatedly raping his 15-year-old stepdaughter, resulting in her falling pregnant. The abuse started when the girl…
Finance Minister predicts 6 percent economic growth
Nqobile Bhebhe, nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw FINANCE, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, is optimistic about the country’s economic prospects, predicting a six percent growth rate this year. Despite delayed…
‘My blood is on your hands’. . . Businessman’s wife lives to read her suicide note again
Danisa Masuku and Gibson Mhaka A Bulawayo businessman is at the centre of a storm amid allegations that his wife attempted suicide following a heated domestic dispute. The dispute reportedly…
Minister Ncube officiates as US$1,7 million hotel opens doors in Shurugwi
Patrick Chitumba, patrick.chitumba@chronicle.co.zw A NEW US$1,7 million hotel has opened in Shurugwi, in the Midlands, in a development expected to boost tourism and contribute to the province’s economic growth. Scenic…
Twist of fate. . . Man steals goat and sells meat to the owner
Gibson Mhaka FOR most literature students, the name “Shylock” immediately brings to mind the character from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, a Jewish moneylender often seen as a villainous figure.…
33 Zimbos retrieved from abandoned South African mine…Total of 246 illegal miners saved, close to 100 found dead
A total of 246 illegal miners who are alive have been retrieved and arrested since the start of the government’s extraction operation on Monday at an abandoned mine in Stilfontein,…
Stolen car,no licence: 5 accidents in one day
Danisa Masuku AN unsanctioned ride to a lover turned wrong when Bulawayo’s Previous Moyo (24), driving without a driver’s licence and under the influence of alcohol, was involved in five…