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Hwange Local Board and Vet Services Launch Major Dog Licensing and Vaccination Drive

By Hwange Chronicles Staff May 4, 2026 HWANGE – In a swift response to rising concerns over public safety and stray animal management, the Hwange Local Board (HLB) has officially partnered with the Department of Veterinary Services to launch an intensive dog licensing and rabies vaccination campaign. The move comes just weeks after a harrowing […]

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Hwange Hosts Historic Workers’ Day: A New Era of Voice and Victory for Mine Workers

BY Nyoni Tatenda K HWANGE, ZIMBABWE — On May 1, 2026, the streets of Hwange resonated with a renewed sense of purpose as the Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) held its main national Workers’ Day commemorations in the coal-mining town for the first time. Under the theme “Empowering Workers – Empowering Voices,” […]

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Real Talk at Canteen A: Wisdom, Wealth, and the ‘Mosquito’ Effect

​By Nyoni Tatenda K ​The atmosphere at ZPC Hwange Power Station’s Canteen A was electric this week as the “World Day for Safety and Health at Work” took a sharp, necessary turn into the territory of men’s mental and financial wellbeing. Forget the dry safety manuals; the guest analysts brought “straight talk” that resonated with […]

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Tragedy in Workington: Three Workers Crushed to Death by Glass Consignment

BY NYONI TATENDA K ​HARARE, April 23, 2026 — A routine morning shift turned into a scene of horror in Harare’s industrial suburb of Workington yesterday, as three men were killed when a three-tonne crate of glass panels collapsed during an offloading operation. ​The fatal accident occurred on Wednesday morning at a local company premises. […]

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A New Era of Mobility: Botswana and Zimbabwe to Scrap Passports for ID-Based Travel

By Nyoni Tatenda K HARARE, April 22, 2026 ​In a move set to redefine regional integration in Southern Africa, President Duma Boko of Botswana and President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe have officially committed to a landmark initiative: allowing citizens to cross their shared borders using only national identity cards. ​The announcement came during President Boko’s […]

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CDF Verification Visits a Success as MP Steps in to Bridge Funding Gap

Following an open invitation to local leadership and stakeholders to join a scheduled verification tour, the office of the Member of Parliament for Hwange Central, Honourable Daniel Molokele, successfully conducted a whirlwind assessment of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) projects across four wards on Friday, 17th April 2026. The tour, which was coordinated through the CDF […]

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Financial Gaps Highlighted as Hwange Local Board Tackles Infrastructure Repairs

BY LOMQHELE NXUMALO A long-standing infrastructure issue in the Empumalanga suburb has brought to light the significant logistical and financial hurdles faced by local authorities in maintaining aging utility networks. ​For five years, a resident in the suburb has been managing a compromised municipal sewage pipe located within her property. The situation, characterized by a […]

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Human life is sacrosanct! Non negotiable!

Story by Nothando Phulu (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nothando-phulu-42a1362b2_human-life-is-sacrosanct-non-negotiable-activity-7448766103582855168–Sqm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAF0PwG8BbTJioTHmt4Roul03HpAiqTgvm6s) Early morning the 12th of April 2026 (from where i come from 🇿🇼 ) we the world watched the successful splashdown of our close personal friends the Artemis II mission. Four astronauts travelled thousands of kilometres into space and safely returned home to Earth. Think about that for a moment! […]

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