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Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau MASHONALAND West Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Mary Mliswa-Chikoka this afternoon visited some of the Kariba accident victims transferred to Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital. Some victims have since been transferred to Harare owing to the extent of their injuries. Among the victims that she interacted with […]
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Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau Police are hunting for three unknown men who mounted an illegal toll gate on a strip road near Sidhakeni Business Centre in Zhombe before they started collecting toll fees from motorists and those with scotch carts. The three then vanished from the scene after they stabbed two of their “potential clients” […]
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Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has banned the carrying of dangerous weapons around Beitbridge district to control an increase in violent crimes especially murder and robberies for period between May 1 and May 31. In a public notice today, the police officer commanding Beitbridge district, chief superintendent Tichaona Nyongo said the […]
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Phyllis Kachere Deputy News Editor (Convergence) For Kokwani Muhlave Chauke (79) of Chishinya Village in Ward 15, Chiredzi South who lives and cares for her disabled daughter Constance (28) and two grandchildren, walking almost 14km to and fro in search of water was hard labour. “My frail body could no longer endure walking the long […]
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George Maponga in Masvingo Mashwede Holdings has transformed education in the Sese area after the company connected water and electricity at three schools at a cost of nearly US$150 000 as part of its corporate social responsibility programme. The firm has also connected running water to more than 20 households in Mashamhanda village where […]
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Prosper Ndlovu Bulawayo Bureau THE successful hosting of the 42nd Independence Day celebrations in Bulawayo on Monday has shown a strong sense of unity of purpose and commitment to preserve the gains of hard-earned freedom from colonialism, stakeholders have said. From the multitudes who thronged Barbourfields Stadium, scintillating performances by local artistes, captivating displays by […]
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Daniel Nemukuyu Investigations Editor THE widening of the battle against corruption to include prevention as well as hunting down the lawbreakers is paying off for the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission which recently blocked two illegal transactions where parastatals were about to release US$18 million for services not rendered. A major recent move to bolt the stable […]
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Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter ZIMBABWE’s manufacturing sector continues to grow on the back of sound Government policies with indications that 38 percent of companies in the sector managed to expand their operations in 2021. This is contained in a recent survey by the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) titled, “NDS1 Abridged Civil Society […]
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Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau SEVEN suspects who are part of the 14 people accused of violently killing a 43-year-old Zimbabwean in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg in South Africa, appeared in court yesterday charged with murder. The gang is alleged to be part of a vigilante group that killed Elvis Nyathi, who was granted a State-assisted […]
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Reporter HUNDREDS of ladies of the night in Manicaland Province have been ushered into the Easter and Independence Day holidays with renewed hope and a sense of belonging after First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa held a heart-to-heart interactive session with them to hear their challenges and offered to empower them through income generating […]
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Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter President Mnangagwa yesterday accorded Johane Marange Apostolic Church leader, High Priest Noah Taguta Momberume a State-assisted funeral. The President said Mutumwa Taguta transformed the sect from its age-old traditions to modernise it to uphold secular and modern education and medical practices, including recognising girl-child rights. High Priest Taguta died over the […]
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Herald Reporter Four people died and 32 others were injured when a Nissan UD70 truck belonging to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) they were travelling in veered off the road and crashed at the 40km peg along Makuti-Kariba Road on Independence Day at around 9.45pm. “The names of victims will be announced […]
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Kudzaishe Muhamba Agriculture Reporter The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has dismissed as fake social media chatter warning of flooding in the eastern districts of Zimbabwe, emphasing the existence of mainly cool to mild weather with light drizzle/rain in the areas of interest from Monday April 18 to Thursday April 21. In an advisory, MSD said […]
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George Maponga in Masvingo The Civil Protection Unit (CPU) in Masvingo is on high alert of potential flooding downstream of Lake Mutirikwi as the water body nears spilling for the second time this year owing to rains that have been falling in the dam’s catchment area over the past week. Lake Mutirikwi,the country’s second largest […]
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Walter Nyamukondiwa Kariba Bureau The death toll in the Kariba accident has risen to five following the death of one woman this morning. This comes amid mass transfer of 19 of the people injured in the accident to Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital to receive specialised care. Towards midday, several ambulances in Kariba district and beyond were […]