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FARMERS in the Midlands are grappling with a high livestock mortality rate as a result of unavailability of water and pastures.
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Courtney Matende Midlands Reporter A health hazard is looming at Kudzanayi long-distance bus terminus in Gweru amid indications that there are over 3 000 informal traders using two toilets. The 3000 strong informal traders operating are above the terminus’s holding capacity of 1000 people. In a meeting between Gweru City Council (GCC) and the informal […]
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Locadia Mavhudzi Midlands Correspondent The City of Gweru has proposed a $79 million supplementary budget up from the original $46 million that was adopted earlier this year. Speaking at a supplementary budget proposal meeting on Wednesday, acting director of finance Mr Owen Masimba said council finds itself in serious liquidity challenges as the charges set […]
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Courtney Matende Midlands Reporter THE Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED) has availed road construction equipment that is set to fast track road maintenance for rural and urban authorities in the Midlands province. The machine called the ‘‘Road Reclaimer’’ cuts out five processes and completes work that usually takes months in a few hours. Addressing representatives […]
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Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau Chief The Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ) has embraced currency reforms announced by Government on Monday and has scrapped the sale of stands in foreign currency. Bulawayo City Council (BCC) had approved the sale of housing stands in foreign currency, a move that placed them beyond the reach of many. […]
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Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau Coal and coke producing company, ZimCoke will pour in US$5 million towards the revamping of Redcliff Municipality’s water and sewer reticulation system before it resumes production within the defunct Zisco Steel plant. ZimCoke announced recently, that it will resume production in the next six months in a move that is set […]
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Michael Magoronga Midlands Correspondent Kwekwe City Council is seeking to double its initial $26,2 million budget for 2019 in a development that is set to further strain the residents most of whom were already struggling to pay their bills. Speaking during a consultative meeting at a local hotel on Tuesday, the city’s acting director of […]
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Midlands Bureau A German company, Thyssen Krupp, is set to construct a chlorine plant in Redcliff for the production of chemicals for water purification and industrial use. The company will be the latest project set to benefit from the opening of ZimCoke Pvt Limited which recently assumed ownership of a coke battery within Ziscosteel. Thyssen […]
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Kwekwe City Mayor Councillor Angeline Kasipo has allayed fears of water shortages in the city, saying there is abundant water at Sebekwe Dam which the city relies on.
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Shurugwi Town Council has shelved the second phase of the prepaid water meter roll-out after failing to purchase critical equipment, as suppliers are now demanding payments in foreign currency.
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Traditional shops and wholesalers in Midlands yesterday started rejecting foreign currency, demanding payment in local currency in line with the new Government policy.
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Police in Mberengwa have arrested a woman who allegedly teamed up with her husband to brutally murder the latter’s girlfriend whom they accused of wrecking their marriage.
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GOVERNMENT had started distributing food to over 170 000 households in need of food aid in the Midlands Province.
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The rehabilitation of roads in Gweru has stalled after the contractor requested for a revised budget citing high operational costs.
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A 39-year-old Mimosa Mining Company employee died on Saturday night after he was crushed by a rock that fell in a mineshaft he was working in.
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