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Zimbabwe gripped by late-winter cold snap
Zimbabwe is currently experiencing a pronounced cold snap that has swept across much of the country, prompting meteorologists to describe it as potentially the "tail end" of the winter season. While t...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 15:55hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
Loafers rob security guard at knife-point
BUHERA - Two Murambinda-based loafers turned blind eyes on dire straits experienced by a local security guard during current cold spells and robbed him of a cellphone and only subsistence US$12 in his...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 08:03hrs | 208 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Murambinda
Cold spell to affect most parts of Zimbabwe starting tonight
The Meteorological Service Department (MSD) has forecasted a cold spell to affect most parts of Zimbabwe from Monday evening through Wednesday. According to the MSD's weather advisory, a signi...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 16:46hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
Brisk firewood business as cold spell bites Bulawayo
In Bulawayo, firewood vendors and sports bar owners experienced increased business activity due to the coldest day of winter so far. Vendors in the western suburbs set up braziers early in the morning...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:07hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Severe cold front forecast to sweep across Zimbabwe
Yesterday, parts of Matabeleland South, Masvingo Province, and Manicaland in southeast Zimbabwe experienced cold temperatures. The cold and cloudy conditions, driven by south-easterly winds, a...Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 12:51hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to be hit by a cold spell from today until Wednesday
Starting today, Zimbabwe is set to experience a cold spell lasting until Wednesday, with temperatures dropping as low as three degrees Celsius in the morning. The Meteorological Services Department (M...Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 09:54hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Cold spell affecting Zimbabwe to continue until Tuesday
THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said the cold spell, cloudy and windy conditions that affected Matebeleland South, Bulawayo, Masvingo and Manicaland provinces from yesterday will cont...Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 06:52hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere aides taunt Mnangagwa over poll ban
Independent presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere's campaign team believes President Emmerson Mnangagwa initiated the election ban order on his former ally out of fear of losing the poll to the ex...Published: 15 Jul 2023 at 11:19hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Teenager dies in Gweru's freezing temperatures
A 16-year-old Gweru teenager was found dead in the city's Central Business District Wednesday morning after sleeping in the open, amid freezing temperatures.The recent cold spell which hit mos...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 19:40hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo freezes
AS Zimbabwe experienced freezing weather that brought with it drizzles in some areas yesterday, Bulawayo city centre was adorned with images of people clad in an assortment of thick winter garb....Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must brace for extreme cold spell
The ChronicleTHE Meteorological Services Department has warned of a cold front, which is expected to move across the country from today up to tomorrow, with Bulawayo set to record a minimum te...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 07:38hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cold spell to persist till weekend
THE cold spell being experienced in most parts of the country will persist until Saturday while light rains are also expected tomorrow, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said.It...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Severe cold spell to hit Zimbabwe
THE Meteorological Services Department has warned of a cold front which is expected to move across Zimbabwe from today up to Saturday, with Bulawayo set to record a low of 6 degrees Celsius today....Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:32hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on course to eradicate malaria
ZIMBABWE is on course to win the fight against malaria, after a 70% drop in new cases, officials have said.Health ministry social behaviour communications officer Fortunate Manjoro said Zimbab...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
It's summer: Bring out the shorts and mini!
Have you ever felt the thrill of seeing the sun in the sky after a long winter?The feeling is like seeing the sunrise for the first time after a storm.You find relief.The sensa...Published: 25 Sep 2021 at 06:02hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Cold and drizzly weekend ahead
ZIMBABWEANS should brace for an extremely cold and drizzly weekend and vulnerable members of the public should be adequately dressed to avoid diseases like pneumonia. The relatively cold and d...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe braces for a cold spell
ZIMBABWENS should brace a three-day cold front expected to start tomorrow morning with reports that vulnerable members of the public should be adequately dressed as the low temperatures may affect the...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 16:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chilly weather keeps residents on their toes
There was a hive of activity at the 5th Avenue market area in Bulawayo's city centre as residents swarmed the place commonly known as Khothama to buy second-hand jackets and jerseys to beat the chilly...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cold spell continues
THE cold spell will continue tomorrow with the Meteorological Services Department saying the country will experience mild to cold conditions while some areas will receive rainfall.This past we...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cold spell expected to continue in some areas
THE cold spell that was experienced during the past few days was caused by rainfall patterns in Botswana which came through Matabeleland and spread to different parts of the country. Temperatu...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Warm weather conditions expected
WARM weather conditions are expected countrywide starting today following the cold spell that was experienced from Saturday. The fluctuation in weather conditions is likely to cause respirator...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt sabotaged Chamisa's congress
THOUSANDS of MDC supporters slept in the open for the entire duration of their party congress in Gweru at the weekend due to lack of financial resources, amid allegations that the Zanu-PF government h...Published: 27 May 2019 at 12:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cold spell to continue
THE cold spell being experienced in most parts of the country is a result of dropping of temperatures in South Africa and may prevail until tomorrow, the Meteorological Services Department said yester...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Free range chicken breeder eyes Asian market
BULAWAYO-BASED women and girl child empowering non-governmental organisation, Upfumi Kumadzimai-Inotho Kubomama is working on embarking on an extensive free range chicken breeding project as it moves ...Published: 22 Jul 2018 at 10:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa charmed by 'mega' Sakubva crowd
President Mnangagwa was yesterday "mesmerised and charmed" by a mega crowd at a ruling party campaign rally here, before challenging any other province that had the prowess to draw such a mmmoth crowd...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 11:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Help the poor this winter
The prevailing cold spell draws everyone's attention for the need to give/donate to the needy. The biting chilly weather has been felt all over Zimbabwe by both nobles and laity. Comfort zone ...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 09:35hrs | | by Thomas Murisa
Cold spells till August
THE Meteorological Services Department has said the prevailing cold weather conditions will continue into the next month.Speaking in a telephone interview, the MSD officer on duty Mr Ebedia Ho...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brace for more cold and rain warns Met dept
THE Meteorological Services Department has urged the public to brace for at least two more days of biting cold and rain.Temperatures dropped from Sunday evening across the Southern region with...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 13:12hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Cold weather kills 12
TWELEVE people have died of common cold and influenza in the country this year while 9 962 cases of the diseases have been reported in one week countrywide.According to the recent weekly surve...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:49hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter
Brace for extreme cold!
ZIMBABWEANS should brace for an extreme cold spell as reports show temperatures will go as low as 3 Degrees Celsius especially in the southern region.In a statement yesterday, the Meteorologic...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
Cold spell to continue
THE cold spell being experienced in the country yesterday saw temperatures dropping to minus four degrees Celsius at the Matopos while ground frost has been projected in some parts of the country, the...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe ruled 37 years, Mnangagwa's will not last 37 months
"Charova seichando kukwidza hamba mumuti!" (It will have to be a bitterly cold spell to force the tortoise to climb a tree!) goes the Shona adage. Well the "tortoise" in the Blue Roof has learned to c...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 07:09hrs | 2 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Met Dept warns of extreme weather
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) yesterday warned the country will experience the coldest weather so far this year with temperatures expected to fall to seven degrees celsius from yesterda...Published: 19 Aug 2017 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
ZAPU helping communities
The Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) on Saturday donated 140 bags of cement to a community in Bulawayo Central District as the party lives up to its values and principles of empowering the people...Published: 22 May 2017 at 09:04hrs | | by Iphithule Thembani KaMaphosa
Zimbabwe's drama kings and queens of 2016
AN anonymous thinker once said: "Drama doesn't just walk into your life. You either create it, invite it or you associate with people who love to bring it into your life."As the curtain co...Published: 15 Dec 2016 at 05:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cold spell to continue, says Met office
Cold temperatures being experienced throughout the country will continue and members of the public should ensure they stay warm, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said.Incursion...Published: 13 Jul 2016 at 06:36hrs | | by Samantha Chigogo
Mice outbreak, cold weather affects crop production
AN outbreak of mice and the prevailing cold weather conditions in Umguza district are threatening thriving horticultural produce in the area denying farmers potential yields in the process. Sp...Published: 20 Dec 2015 at 11:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Cold spell kill 20 cattle in Matopo
VILLAGERS in Nathisa in Matopo district, Matabeleland South, have lost close to 20 livestock to the cold spell that hit the region recently.Village head Timothy Ndlovu told Southern Eye that b...Published: 15 Sep 2015 at 14:05hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Sikhanyiso Ndlovu's condition has not changed
ZANU-PF Politburo member and former Cabinet Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu's condition has not changed and he is still admitted to Mater Dei Hospital's Intensive Care Unit where doctors are monitoring him...Published: 14 Sep 2015 at 06:31hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Zanu-PF's Sikhanyiso Ndlovu suffers stroke
FORMER Cabinet minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu has been admitted to Mater Dei Hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Bulawayo after suffering a stroke on Saturday night.The independence war stalwa...Published: 09 Sep 2015 at 06:23hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
It is cold outside Zanu-PF
EMBATTLED former Zanu-PF leaders face a cold spell outside of the ruling party, should they be expelled after spending nearly their entire lives in the party.The prospect of starting all over ...Published: 05 Feb 2015 at 10:53hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Cold spell to continue
THE cold spell that started last week will continue for the rest of the week, with some areas in Matabeleland recording temperatures as low as minus three degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Services ...Published: 11 Jul 2014 at 08:43hrs | | by Pamela Shumba
'Cold spell will continue until Wednesday next week'
A COLD spell that started on Sunday last week will continue until Wednesday, but the rain season is virtually over, the Meteorological Services Department said yesterday.The Met Department has...Published: 12 Apr 2014 at 05:41hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Bulilima plotholders appealing help setting up a reliable water source
PLOT holders at Sibantubanye Ndiweni garden in Bulilima District are appealing to well-wishers to assist them set up a reliable water source. Plotholders at the project told Chronicle in...Published: 03 Sep 2012 at 02:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Extremely cold weather expected across the country
THIS year's winter season is set to be one of the coldest with temperatures expected to drop drastically, the Meteorological Services Department said yesterday.Meteorological Services Departme...Published: 30 May 2012 at 05:05hrs | | by Weather reporter
Delta Beverages plans to pay an interim dividend
Delta Beverages, Zimbabwe's biggest company by market value, recorded a 42 percent increase in revenue in the first quarter as beverage volumes climbed. The company is also planning on paying an inte...Published: 31 Jul 2011 at 16:00hrs | | by Nare Msupatsila
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