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Bid to soil ex-lover's academic credentials flops
A JILTED man's attempt to soil his ex-lover with academic fraud allegations, recently hit a snag after the court found no credible evidence against the woman before throwing out his US$1 200 claim for...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 07:54hrs | 1131 | by Staff reporter
Mat North schools ready for June exams
SCHOOLS in Matabeleland North province are ready for the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) June exams, the Provincial Education Director Mr Jabulani Mpofu has said.Speaking during...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 13:30hrs | 614 | by Agencies
Bulawayo water safe, says council report
A Bulawayo City Council report on the alleged contaminated Luveve water has revealed that tap water samples collected in the area tested satisfactory while those done on water from an open source in t...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:01hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Foreign students to produce Covid-19 free certificates
FOREIGN students who are doing final year studies at country's universities are expected to produce Covid-19 free certificates and subjected to the mandatory 21-day quarantine while undergoing testing...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:23hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea-hit Bulawayo suburb to test for Covid-19
THE diarrhoea outbreak death toll in Bulawayo's Luveve suburb has increased to nine and the city's health services department has treated nearly 1 000 patients since it launched the door-to-door treat...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 08:12hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
NUST appoints new Registrar
THE National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Council has appointed Biggy Ngwenya (56) as the new Registrar.His appointment follows the retirement of former Registrar, Fidelis Mhlan...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 14:44hrs | 3799 | by Stephen Jakes
MSU to open before end of June
PLANS to reopen Midlands State University (MSU) are at an advanced stage with the first batch of students expected on campus on June 22. While other universities such as University of Zimbabwe...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:41hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents pursue independent water tests
BULAWAYO residents have engaged private laboratories to run independent tests on the city's water after five children reportedly succumbed to diarrhoea due to contaminated water being pumped to Luveve...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:37hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Nust resumes lectures
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) yesterday resumed lectures for final year students in four faculties as it implemented staggered re-opening to contain Covid-19. Studen...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:13hrs | 805 | by Staff reporter
Nust announces reopening date
The National University of Science and Technology (Nust) has postponed the commencement of lectures to next week.Educational institutions in the country closed prematurely on March 24 due to t...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 17:44hrs | 3915 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe awaits more Covid-19 test kits
ZIMBABWE has about 12 000 Covid-19 test kits at the moment as it awaits deliveries from abroad to better determine the magnitude of the pandemic. Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 07:12hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Universities reopen under strict guidelines
SOME of the country's institutions of higher learning will start opening doors for students in their final semesters tomorrow, while the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) in Bulaway...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 08:20hrs | 776 | by Staff reporter
MSU makes it mandatory for students to stay in campus
THE Midlands State University (MSU) has announced that all final-year undergraduate students would be required to stay in campus when they resume learning this month as part of measures to curb the sp...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 17:34hrs | 1729 | by Staff reporter
Nust students test positive for Covid-19
THREE medical students from the National University of Science Technology (Nust) have tested Covid-19 positive bringing the cumulative number of cases which have been recorded in Bulawayo to 20. ...Published: 03 Jun 2020 at 09:49hrs | 1511 | by Staff reporter
Pauper burial for Gwanda accident victims
CHARRED bodies of three victims of the Brooklyn Express bus accident that occurred on November 15, 2018 in Gwanda are set for pauper burial after remaining unclaimed for close to two years.The...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:48hrs | 1493 | by Staff reporter
Laduma ladlula: lakhothama iqhawe lezwe.
Ibandla elidala le ZAPU lisungule inhlelo ezizathatha iviki eyodwa egcweleyo likhumbula owaye ngu Mongameli walo umuyi u Dr Dumiso Dabengwa owayesaziwa ngegama elithi"The Black Russian''loba ''DD'...Published: 23 May 2020 at 14:42hrs | 946 | by ZAPU
Mpilo lab stops Covid-19 tests
THE Covid-19 testing laboratory in Bulawayo, which has been struggling to clear a backlog of about 700 cases, has stopped conducting tests due to a critical shortage of consumables, but Government is ...Published: 14 May 2020 at 07:28hrs | 605 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube told to quit politics
Former MDC Chief Communications Strategist Gifford Mehluli Sibanda has urged MDC Alliance Vice President to retire from politics and focus on building a legacy in the legal fraternity. Writing...Published: 10 May 2020 at 17:09hrs | 5387 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo resumes Covid-19 testing
TESTING of the coronavirus at the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory in Bulawayo resumed yesterday after a two-day stoppage that was triggered by shortages of consumables.The centre, h...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:33hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo now has 5 ventilators
BULAWAYO now has five ventilators; three portable ones at Ekusileni Medical Centre and two to be mounted at Thorngrove Infectious Diseases Hospital to be used by Covid-19 patients. Ventilators...Published: 08 May 2020 at 00:30hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
NUST student defrauds CIMAS
A MOBILE banking transaction alert message gave away a National University of Science and Technology (NUST) student who had allegedly stolen more than US$6 000 from Cimas Medical Aid Society which hol...Published: 07 May 2020 at 16:37hrs | 1339 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moves to conduct local research on Covid-19
An Africa-led health initiative Tackling Infectious Diseases for the Benefit of Africa has partnered with researchers drawn from local universities, (NUST and UZ) and another newly formed IamBYO initi...Published: 07 May 2020 at 11:18hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must go into home-grown solutions overdrive
Zimbabwe must go into overdrive in using home-grown solutions, local manufacturing and links to universities and colleges to grow the economy and address challenges building on the innovative collabor...Published: 07 May 2020 at 11:08hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Bailout for stranded Nust students
NATIONAL University of Science and Technology (Nust) students who did not manage to travel to their homes outside Bulawayo when the national lockdown was announced on March 30 are now stranded and run...Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:42hrs | 1019 | by Staff reporter
Rise and shine Zimbabwe
After attending a burial of my sister in February, in Plumtree, it was only normal that we would gather, lighten the moment a little bit and catch up as close family and extended family alike. It was ...Published: 05 May 2020 at 08:18hrs | 882 | by Mandlenkosi Siziba
Digital library implementation and roll out - Case for Zimbabwe
There are basically 2 routes to do this. Do it your self or hire a pro. Which ever way you opt for a few things remain the same;(1.) If you choose to implement your own library, the first step...Published: 05 May 2020 at 08:14hrs | 171 | by Robert Ndlovu
Bridging the digital divide - Digital libraries - Case for Zimbabwe
"If you can't visit the Web, the Web can be brought to you. "The challenges that face ICT development in Africa have to be tackled at the same level at which they occur .The digital divi...Published: 05 May 2020 at 08:13hrs | 153 | by Robert Ndlovu
Nust makes new appointments as long-serving workers retire
TWO long-serving Nust employees, Mr Fidelis Mhlanga the registrar and Dr Fortune Nkomo the university bursar, have resigned while former Chronicle Managing Editor Mr Thabani Mpofu has been appointed a...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:20hrs | 1363 | by Staff reporter
Ranking of Zimbabwean universities released
Industrial Psychology Consultants (Pvt) Ltd carried out a survey to gauge the perceptions of employers with regard to the quality of graduates coming out of local Universities. The survey targeted Hum...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 19:33hrs | 13297 | by Staff reporter
Nust commercialises mask, sanitisers production
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) has resolved to commercialise its sanitiser and mask production, among other projects, as a way of generating income for infrastructural develo...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 22:34hrs | 1316 | by Staff reporter
'Faulty' COVID-19 test kits cause confusion
SOME of the test kits being used by the government to test for coronavirus are defective, causing confusion among people testing positive for the virus, an official has revealed.Zimbabwe was o...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:35hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to review budget
THE Government is considering reviewing this year's National Budget allocations as spending dynamics have changed following shifts in resource use by various ministries as the country battles the coro...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:12hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
Outcry as Covid-19 critical protective suits are given to security guards
TESTING of Covid-19 at the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo might grind to a halt as it has emerged that Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that worker...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:08hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Virus proves Zimbabwe can cut imports
Universities that suddenly came to life following the outbreak of Covid-19, rolling out manufacturing lines for materials for the prevention of Covid-19, should be a good example of how Zimbabwe can s...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 07:44hrs | 474 | by Lovemore Chikova
Climate Change: An antiquated buzzy phrase - Part I
What is all this noise for? Is it anyway worth making in the first place? There has been much talk, more so noise about climate change. Others like to talk about climate variability but still talking ...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 14:32hrs | 316 | by Dr Eugine Makaya
Bulawayo Covid-19 centre 'will be overwhelmed'
The National TB Reference Laboratory housed at Mpilo Central Hospital could soon be overwhelmed if there is an increase in the volumes of Covid-19 specimen testing. NUST Applied Genetics Testi...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 08:50hrs | 740 | by Staff reporter
Water Security Threats: Myth or Reality
Is there a threat in water provision world over? Indeed, threat has different contextual meanings but in its literary sense, do you feel threatened about water being not available some day? Of course,...Published: 17 Apr 2020 at 10:05hrs | 396 | by Dr. Eugine Makaya
Cape Town consulate rescues COVID-19-distressed Zimbabweans
THE Zimbabwe Consulate in Cape Town, South Africa, is set to repatriate fellow countrymen based in the country who are finding the going tough owing to the extension of lockdown restrictions to fight ...Published: 15 Apr 2020 at 08:11hrs | 1713 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo nurse contracts Covid-19
A NURSE at a local hospital is among the three new Covid-19 positive cases confirmed on Monday and investigations are underway to establish how she got the virus since she had no recent history of tra...Published: 15 Apr 2020 at 07:38hrs | 1573 | by Staff reporter
1981-2020: Does life really begin at 40? - In memory of Zimbabwe's Uhuru
Siboza Business Centre my homelandThere is a lovely road that leads from Zvishavane going South to Shurugwi and finally to Gweru. That road leads you past s...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 22:38hrs | 1123 | by Pastor Tomson Dube
Gabriel Nyoni, lover in nasty public break-up
SOUTH AFRICA-BASED former CAPS United and Highlanders speedy winger Gabriel Nyoni has been drawn into a nasty public spat with his former fiancée Chivaraidzo Mukome, who also accuses him of threateni...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 07:17hrs | 2060 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo Hospital starts Covid-19 testing
COVID-19 testing commenced at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo on Sunday with the health institution starting with six samples as the Government decentralises the testing system to the southern part...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 07:14hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Churches, colleges to be turned into isolation centres
CHURCHES have availed their facilities to be turned into isolation centres during the Government's fight against the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.This comes amid revelations t...Published: 12 Apr 2020 at 08:43hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 testing starts at Mpilo
MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo will tomorrow start testing for coronavirus (Covid-19) with the first samples being those of more than 400 Zimbabweans who were based in Botswana who arrived in the ...Published: 12 Apr 2020 at 08:37hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Govt decentralises Covid-19 testing
THE country's 10 provinces will soon have Covid-19 testing, referral and isolation centres, as members of the Cabinet taskforce were yesterday deployed to various stations countrywide to assess progre...Published: 12 Apr 2020 at 08:32hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Covid-19 death: Health officials trace 47 contacts
HEALTH officials have traced 47 people in Bulawayo who got in touch with the 79-year-old man who succumbed to Covid-19 on Saturday, with authorities warning of the possibility of more positive cases b...Published: 10 Apr 2020 at 07:58hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter
Nust resuscitates dead ventilators
THE National University of Science and Technology (NUST) is working with local hospitals to repair ventilators that have been defunct for years, machines that are key in handling Covid-19 critically i...Published: 10 Apr 2020 at 07:57hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
Ekusileni Hospital to handle serious Covid-19 cases
THORNGROVE Infectious Disease Hospital will attend to mild Covid-19 cases while Ekusileni Hospital is expected to attend to serious ones, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) Director of Health Dr Edwin Siband...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 07:44hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe setting up 67 makeshift isolation centres
THE Government is working on establishing 67 makeshift isolation centres, producing and importing medicines, acquiring protective clothing and producing masks and hand sanitisers for distribution amon...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 08:40hrs | 2042 | by Staff reporter
'Nust well-equipped for Covid-19 tests'
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust)'s Applied Genetic Testing Centre has the capacity to test for coronavirus, the germ that causes Covid-19. In an interview yesterday, th...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:55hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
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