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Ryan Bukevicz helps the Hope Bilingual Academy in Nicaragua during desperate times
The Hope Bilingual Academy (HBA) is a Nicaraguan school that aims to give disadvantaged children the chance to succeed in life. The country of origin, financial situation, or mental and physical capab...Published: 9 hrs ago | 128 | by Staff Reporter
Teacher takes home $24 after maintenance deductions
A well-known teacher at Mavambo Primary School in Mwenezi district will take home a paltry $24 per month after his salary was eroded by maintenance deductions for the upkeep of two women and their chi...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1689 | by Staff reporter
'Teachers' unions pursuing political agenda'
Teachers' unions that are saying their members are incapacitated and cannot continue reporting for duty are now pursuing a political agenda to destabilise the education sector, Primary and Secondary E...Published: 17 hrs ago | 379 | by Staff reporter
3 teachers get scholarships
Three Zimbabwean teachers have received scholarships to attend the "Noble Prize Teachers Climate Change Summit" in Stockholm, Sweden. The summit, which will run under the theme "Climate Change...Published: 19 hrs ago | 372 | by Staff reporter
Anger over Mnangagwa regalia as Mugabe's body goes to Kutama
The body of former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe, who died on September 6, arrived in his home village on Monday for a subdued farewell at a dusty sports field after a weekend state funeral with Af...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 01:03hrs | 3644 | by AFP
Whirlwind blows off school roof, pupils injured
FOUR Grade Three pupils at Mafakela Primary School in Bulawayo's Luveve suburb were on Friday rushed to hospital after they were injured when the roof of two classroom blocks was blown away by a whirl...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 06:45hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's death breathes life into sleepy Zvimba
TWO young women, flanking a middle-aged man who appears to enjoy every moment of it, stagger in a beer gut along the short road which branches off the smooth highway connecting Harare and Murombedzi g...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 21:48hrs | 4588 | by Staff reporter
Join me in condemning Gushungo Clan & Mnangagwa over Mugabe's Mausoleum (Blue Roof)
The decision by president ED's government to construct a Mausoleum for our dictator RG Mugabe should be condemned by right thinking Zimbabweans. The hospitals have no medicine, parents are struggling ...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 21:41hrs | 3987 | by Don Chigumba
College charges extra on EcoCash
A COLLEGE in Bulawayo has come under fire for allegedly forcing parents to pay 30 percent extra if they are paying using plastic money.Parents with pupils at Herentals College said they were t...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:50hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
The 'Zimbabwean' mogul in SA police's crosshairs
A BMW M4 Convertible has a base price of US$77 000 while a G63 G Wagon costs as much as US$149 000. A Ranger Rover SVR goes for US$113 000 while the potent 503-horsepower Mercedes Benz AMG C63 S Sedan...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:48hrs | 10478 | by Staff reporter
Crafty Bob is not just history but our history
No matter how intelligent we might be, sometimes it is difficult to wrap our heads around some things; they are simply inscrutable.I am sure many people have heard the name Saint Augustine, wh...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:43hrs | 95 | by Bishop Lazi
Xenophobia in Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF and Mugabe
Ever since it was founded, Zanu-PF has persistently propagated a criminal mindset that the people of Matebeleland are foreigners to this country. Its blind membership including Minister Mutodi is ...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 20:37hrs | 2455 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
What is his legacy?
Sometimes haters magnify your small mistakes to make them look so big so that the good which you have done is obscured by lies. I would describe Mugabe as generally a good person, a good and intellige...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 20:35hrs | 710 | by Etiwel Mutero
Zimbabweans now living in extreme poverty as economy declines
With Zimbabwe's economy all but confirmed to contract by at least 8% in the year 2019, households are feeling the heat as poverty levels surge at alarming levels. Zimbabwe's last recession cycle occur...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 20:32hrs | 1293 | by Victor Bhoroma
What is Robert Mugabe's legacy?
Sometimes haters magnify your small mistakes so that they look so big so that the good which have done is obscured by lies. I would describe Mugabe as generally a good person, a good and intelligent t...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:37hrs | 293 | by Etiwel Mutero
Kalanga association rubbishes recently installed Mambo King
The Kalanga Language and Cultural Development Association (KLCDA), a representative association of the Kalanga Nation in Zimbabwe and affiliated to the Society for the Promotion of iKalanga Language ...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 09:09hrs | 2012 | by Kalanga Association KLCDA
Cop brings wife, boss infidelity pictures to court
A POLICE officer from Bulawayo, who brought pictures to court to prove that his superior was having an affair with his wife, got the shock of his life when his boss said it was mistaken identity as th...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:19hrs | 2561 | by Staff reporter
Preserve rather than bury RGM's good
In the play Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare, unarguably Britain's greatest playwright, pens lines that must serve as humankind's guidelines while still in this carnal world. In his eulogy a...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:07hrs | 167 | by Stephen Mpofu
Mugabe's pictures
AS the country continues to celebrate the life of the late former President Robert Mugabe, The Chronicle went to its archives to get some pictures taken by its photojournalists over the years....Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 23:23hrs | 9330 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe death ignites an inferno of debates, discussions
DEPOSED late former President Robert Mugabe is currently the most talked about individual among Zimbabweans. Ever since his death last week, tongues never took leave from wagging. His death was bound ...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 21:38hrs | 239 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Zhuwao won't attend uncle's funeral
A nephew to the late former President Robert Mugabe, Robert Zhuwawo will not be able to attend his uncle's funeral as he is wheelchair-bound.Zhuwawo left Zimbabwe for Zambia in 2017, the year ...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 21:12hrs | 1918 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces serious turbulence
THE quasi Zimbabwe currency this week weakened against the United States dollar as the authorities struggle to defend the value of the domestic currency. The local currency, which was trading at ZW$11...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:47hrs | 1893 | by Economic Global Capital
What Mugabe's legacy means to Mnangagwa
FORMER president Robert Mugabe's death has become the most trending topic both locally and internationally. Several obituaries were penned since last Friday when he drew his last breath aged 95....Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:45hrs | 795 | by Econometer Global Capital
I dreaded Mugabe's death for years, write ex-CIO boss
ON Friday September 6 2019, I woke up to the news that former President Comrade Robert Gabriel Mugabe was no more. His death was something I dreaded for years as I worked to secure his wellbeing....Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:39hrs | 4634 | by Happyton Mabhuya Bonyongwe
Mugabe's selected quotable quotes
"Surely this is now time to beat our swords into ploughshares, so we can attend to the problems of developing our economy and our society." — Mugabe at Independence in 1980.***"Let's str...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:37hrs | 1186 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans have never been as confused as they are today: Mugabe: Hero or villain?
ZIMBABWEANS have never been as confused as they are today, following the death of Robert Mugabe, who was labelled a dictator. They are of two minds: is Mugabe a hero or a villain or is he both? They n...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:35hrs | 228 | by Zanda Shumba
Mugabe's influence on sports
BRUCE Grobbelaar, the legendary Liverpool goalkeeper, claims he was forced out of Zimbabwe by him.Peter Ndlovu, possibly the finest Zimbabwean footballer of all time, says he played a pivotal ...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:30hrs | 330 | by Enock Muchinjo
Mugabe's legacy: Diarrhoea outbreak hits Harare
A diarrhoea outbreak has hit some Harare suburbs, with hundreds of residents being treated at various clinics after drinking contaminated borehole water, Harare City Council's Health Services director...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:52hrs | 1096 | by Staff reporter
Thousands bid Mugabe farewell at Rufaro
Thousands of mourners, mainly from five provinces, yesterday braved the scorching heat as they thronged Rufaro Stadium in Mbare to bid farewell to national hero and former President Robert Mugabe who ...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:51hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter
23 escape death after accident in Bulawayo
Twenty three people including seven school children escaped death after a commuter omnibus traveling to the city centre in Bulawayo overturned when it collided with a Nissan Xtrail.This occurr...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:48hrs | 1636 | by Staff reporter
EMA and the Municipality of Kariba complicit in Kariba's escalating human-wildlife conflict
As Kariba mourns for the umpteenth time the death of a victim of Human-Wildlife Conflict, voices have been raised against inaction by wildlife authorities which borders on criminal negligence. Matound...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 23:29hrs | 162 | by Laiton Kandawire a Patsaka Nyaminyami Community Radio correspondent in Kariba
Zanu-PF to slaughter 150 cattle at conference
Zanu-PF delegate to the party's annual conference at Goromonzi High School will feast on 150 cattle, 5 000 chickens, 60 000 tonnes maize and 400 goats, organizers have said. Provincial secreta...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 21:47hrs | 793 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's farmers look back at 'hell' under Mugabe
At its zenith, the Mount Carmel farm in northern Zimbabwe boasted 500 livestock and shipped its mangoes and lemons to Europe, a continent away.In 2009, that halcyon time ended abruptly when th...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 21:37hrs | 488 | by AFP
Mugabe mourners take over Harare Poly student quarters
Harare Polytechnic students have been asked to vacate their hostels to accommodate mourners coming for former President Robert Mugabe's burial.The students said they were addressed by the dean...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 21:04hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe: A peerless, malevolent fearmonger
AS a young lad, my late grandmother would occasionally ship me to her rural home in Nkayi, where, for the first time, I came face to face with the late former President Robert Mugabe's handiwork....Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 21:01hrs | 200 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Bread price up 28,57%
Bakers yesterday hiked the price of bread for the fifth time this year by 28,57% from $7 to $9 for a standard loaf, adding pressure on citizens grappling with poor earnings.The price of bread ...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 21:00hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
Kombi crash injures 22
TWENTY-TWO people were injured yesterday when a commuter omnibus collided with a Nissan X-trail at the intersection of Luveve and Masiyephambili roads in Emakhandeni, Bulawayo.Council acting c...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 20:59hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
Zacc bust bribery storm in nurse recruitment
Staff at one of the major hospitals in the country are in the habit of allocating nurse training vacancies to their relatives and then go on to invite members of the public for interviews for the alre...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 20:56hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
The untold side of Robert Mugabe
"We all die....The goal isn't to live forever,The goal is to create something that will"Robert Gabriel MugabeThe man and legend,The myth and mystery,Truly a man of Destiny ...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 10:19hrs | 8998 | by Temba Mliswa
Of the South African confusion
South Africa has two current types of politically inclined confusions that we are witnessing as Zimbabweans. The first one of course is this primitive but very costly xenophobic crusade against largel...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 09:28hrs | 1335 | by Wiston Mazhandu
Mugabe mourners invade Harare Poly
Harare Polytechnic students have been asked to vacate their hostels to accommodate mourners coming for former President Robert Mugabe's burial.The students said they were addressed by the dean...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 08:28hrs | 1749 | by Staff Reporter
ZACC exposes nurse recruitment corruption
Staff at one of the major hospitals in the country are in the habit of allocating nurse training vacancies to their relatives and then go on to invite members of the public for interviews for the alre...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 08:21hrs | 1283 | by Staff Reporter
It is impossible to portray dictator Mugabe as a hero, impossible, 'Rinemanyanga hariputirwi!'
Every year, at my High School, we had a college ball. We invited girls from the neighbouring school to the ball and, before the end of the afternoon's dancing, it was the tradition to have a lucky dra...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 20:12hrs | 1053 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Potraz seeks to protect public from radiation effects
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) is crafting a regulatory framework to protect the public from effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF) radiation from telecommunications ...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 07:38hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Man kidnaps cops
A MAN from Bulawayo has been sentenced to nine months in prison for kidnapping and forcing two police officers to jump out of a speeding vehicle at knife point. Mpumelelo Dube (25) from Nkulum...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 07:06hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Steep EcoCash charges hit small traders
Traders at Mbare Musika are experiencing reduced sales due to demand for cash and the percentages charged on sales done using EcoCash of between 38 percent to 40 percent. A survey show that so...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 06:59hrs | 497 | by Staff reportetr
Parents cry foul as schools open
An unidentified guardian accompanies a pupil to board the school bus ahead of schools opening today in HararePARENTS and guardians yesterday expressed concern over the escalating prices of uni...Published: 10 Sep 2019 at 21:55hrs | 1854 | by Staff reporter
Teachers declare incapacitation as schools open
TEACHERS have indicated they will not be able to resume work when schools open for the third term today citing incapacitation due to erosion of their salaries and the recently advanced cost of adjustm...Published: 10 Sep 2019 at 21:48hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Imperial forces behind xenophobia
The western imperial forces are adopting new and comprehensive strategies to destabilise and eventually overthrow SADC governments that they do not view as allies amidst suspicions that the same force...Published: 10 Sep 2019 at 15:23hrs | 1607 | by Sizalubuhle Khumalo
Zimbabwe Fashion Showcase to sponsor reigning Miss World Zimbabwe UK's trip to Jamaica
UK-based tradeshow, Zimbabwe Fashion Showcase (ZFS) is sponsoring reigning Miss World Zimbabwe UK queen, Amanda Nkomo, who is set to represent Zimbabwe at this year's Miss Global International beauty ...Published: 10 Sep 2019 at 12:50hrs | 400 | by Arts Correspondent
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