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The HeraldState-owned
Substance abuse crisis overwhelms Ingutsheni Hospital
Sikhulekelani Moyo sikhu.moyo@chronicle.co.zw INGUTSHENI Central Hospital in Bulawayo is grappling with overcrowding, with 168 mental health patients admitted against a holding capacity…
The HeraldState-owned
WATCH: International buyers tour Matopos
Nqobile Bhebhe nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw INTERNATIONAL buyers attending the Zimbabwe Export Week Buyers Seminar in Bulawayo were this Sunday morning given an opportunity to…
The HeraldState-owned
From the bush to the bottle: Inside Bulawayo’s traditional medicine trade
Peter Matika Zimpapers Writer FOR generations, the scent of dried roots, tree bark and crushed leaves has lingered around eMkambo in Makokoba,…
The HeraldState-owned
Stingrays send second swimmer to Olympic stage
Lovemore Dube lovemore.dube@chronicle.co.zw LEGENDARY Bulawayo swimmer Denilson Cyprianos who participated at the Paris Olympics in 2024 yesterday said he is excited that…
NewZimbabweindependent
Finance minister says civil servants’ bonuses guaranteed
TREASURY will pay the 2026 annual bonuses for civil servants without fail, Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, has assured. Speaking during a press conference after a week-long pre-budget seminar with Parliament and government ministers in Bulawayo, Ncube said payment of bonuses…
NewZimbabweindependent
‘Eat porridge, not sadza’— Speaker of Parliament urges Zimbabweans to brace for Super El Niño hunger crisis
ZIMBABWE’S Speaker of Parliament has urged citizens to slash maize consumption and switch to porridge as the country prepares for what he warned could be a brutal Super El Niño drought. Addressing lawmakers at a pre-budget seminar in Bulawayo on Friday, National Assembly…
The HeraldState-owned
Katakura bags inaugural Kings Half Marathon title
Lovemore Dube lovemore.dube@chronicle.co.zw CADENCE Athletics Club runner, Godwin Katakura became the first winner of the just introduced Kings Half Marathon in Bulawayo…
The HeraldState-owned
WATCH: International buyers arrive for Zimbabwe Export Week
Nqobile Bhebhe nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw INTERNATIONAL buyers from several countries have arrived in Bulawayo ahead of the Zimbabwe Export Week Buyers Seminar, bringing…
The HeraldState-owned
Go Fly The Flag High In Dakar
Lovemore Dube lovemore.dube@chronicle.co.zw STINGRAYS Swimming Academy of Bulawayo has sent off its back and butterfly stroke star Kwandokuhle Nkomazana with a message…
CITEcommunity
Police investigate two juvenile deaths in Bulawayo
Police in Bulawayo are investigating two separate deaths involving juveniles whose bodies were discovered in Umguza and Montrose, both in an advanced state of decomposition. In the first incident, the body of 17-year-old Bradley Moyo, from Mabutho in Umguza, was discovered…
NewZimbabweindependent
Cousins jailed 25 years each for killing man over cellphone
Two cousins have been jailed for 25 years each for murdering Kelvin Tshuma, whom they stabbed repeatedly in the head and face before stealing his cellphone and attempting to sell it for R50. Nkosana Ncube, 25, and Mlungisi Sibanda, also 25, were convicted of murder by Bulawayo…
CITEcommunity
Bulawayo-born writer launches platform celebrating African stories
A Bulawayo-born writer living in Australia is preparing to launch a digital publication celebrating African cultures, histories and achievements, inspired by her own journey to reconnect with her Zimbabwean roots. Charmaine Nyathi, founder of The Black African Family (TBAF),…