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Nqobile Tshili, nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw THE Government will next year initiate a programme for the inclusion of pupils with Primary and Secondary Education Deputy Minister Angeline Gatawho previously, have been left behind on educational needs. Primary and Secondary Education Deputy Minister Angeline Gata revealed this on Tuesday in an interview on the sidelines of the ministry’s strategic…

Joseph Madzimure, Harare Bureau ZIMBABWEANS are the key focus of the ruling Zanu PF party as it delivers on its promises and they should in their numbers reject violent machinations from malcontents who are bent on advancing foreign agendas and are now rejecting the will of the people as freely expressed in the August harmonised elections,…

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, [email protected] MOTORISTS and transport operators in Bulawayo have called upon the local authority to prioritise the rehabilitation of major roads in the city, most of which are riddled with potholes making them death traps following the onset of the rainy season. Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has been allocated nearly $5 billion by the Zimbabwe…

Nqobile Tshili, [email protected] BUBI Lupane Irrigation Scheme in Matabeleland North Province is earmarked to become an agro-industrial value-addition hub, which will set the tone for unlocking wider value chain gains from similar projects in the region and across the country. Through the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA), the Government is mobilising funds to establish value-addition…

Peter Matika, [email protected]  BULAWAYO bouncer, martial arts and fitness consultant, Mr John Mangwa (68), popularly known as Big Joe has retired from the industry and set his sights on manufacturing food storage bags. [embedded content] Food bags or bulk bags, are flexible containers specifically approved for storing and transporting food products.  Mr Mangwa said he started…

Harvesting of high-grade potatoes underway at Arda Antelope Estate Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Matabeleland South Bureau Chief  HARVESTING of potatoes is underway at Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) Antelope Estate with an expected yield of 5 280 tonnes of high-grade potatoes from 88 hectares planted this winter season. Lately, the estate has become a major supplier of…

Government’s anti-drug campaign reaches nearly half a million primary school learners Sikhumbuzo Moyo, [email protected]  NEARLY half a million primary school learners have been reached in the ongoing awareness campaign against drugs and substance abuse that the Government has since declared a state of disaster. The campaigns are part of behavioural change interventions by primary, higher…

Prince Ngwenya, [email protected]  BUBI district will experience a scheduled power outage on 25 October from 6am to 6pm due to maintenance activities.  In a statement, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company( ZETDC) said affected areas include:  Queens, Induba, Robertblock, Gratham Park, Gloag, Enthokozweni, Famona, Barberton, Dingdong, Mucklenuck, Battlefields, Gondeni, Mbembesi, Zimbili, Greenlands, Kombo, Locardt…

Full-day power outage in Bubi District Prince Ngwenya, [email protected]  BUBI district will experience a scheduled power outage on 25 October from 6am to 6pm due to maintenance activities.  In a statement, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company( ZETDC) said affected areas include:  Queens, Induba, Robertblock, Gratham Park, Gloag, Enthokozweni, Famona, Barberton, Dingdong, Mucklenuck, Battlefields,…

Permanent secretaries to lead civil servants Anti-Sanctions March Online Writer PERMANENT Secretaries of all Ministries will on Wednesday 25 October lead Civil Servants in an Anti-Sanctions March from Munhumutapa Building to Africa Unity Square in Harare. The march will start at 8AM until 4PM and Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga will be the guest of…