Runde, Zvishavane seek to end dispute
RUNDE Rural District Council and Zvishavane’s municipality have established a taskforce to find a solution to a boundary dispute.
Durban council to honour promise
The Durban City Council has said it will meet its promise to help address challenges faced by Bulawayo City Council by the end of this year.
Aids Day preps begin in earnest
Preparations for this year’s World Aids Day commemorations in Mashonaland West have began in earnest with the establishment of steering committees at national, provincial and district level.
Rentals soar in Chinhoyi
Rentals for residential properties, especially in high-density suburbs, have soared in Chinhoyi.
Large turnout for Gokwe youths at outreach meetings
Constitutional Parliamentary Committee outreach meetings have registered a remarkable turnout by youths in parts of Gokwe Town and surroundings areas.
Rustlers: The farmer’s nemesis
EVENTS of the night of August 20 cast a very dark shadow on the future of ranching in the Watyoka community of Mhondoro.
No to slavery, say touts
WHILE motorists and pedestrians often complain that parking touts are crude and unruly, the subjects of these attacks believe they are good enough to be employed by Harare City Council.
MDC-T vows to defend clrs
MDC-T has vowed to defend suspended councillors accused of grabbing houses from widows and orphans in Harare’s high-density suburbs.
GMB depots run out of subsidised inputs
Some Grain Marketing Board depots have run out of subsidised fertilisers as farmers step up preparations for the summer cropping season.
Load-shedding hits Chinhoyi Hospital
Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital is appealing to Zesa Holdings to remove it from the grid supplying the rest of the town to end persistent power cuts that are causing loss of lives.
Free resource centre opened
Users of the facility will be encouraged to read and research on issues pertaining to HIV and Aids.
Traditional leaders hail CHW training
Traditional leaders in Chikomba District have welcomed the training of community health workers to assist pregnant women and newly-born babies.
Ministry needs US$700m to meet MDGs
The Ministry of Health and Child Welfare requires US$700 million to meet the 2015 target of attaining the Millennium Development Goals, a senior Government official said last Thursday.
Motorist loses car at gunpoint
A 27-year-old Mutare man lost his Toyota Land Cruiser worth US$5 000 on Saturday night to four armed robbers who pounced on him as he fixed a tyre puncture at a lay-bye along the Beitbridge-Masvingo Road.
Man granted US$500 in damages
THE former chairman of Mazoe Mansions Owners Association, who was demanding US$20 000 compensation for defamation by a fellow member of the group, has been granted US$500 by the High Court.
Zupco appeal struck off roll
THE Supreme Court has struck from its roll a Zupco appeal challenging a Labour Court order granting a former employee authority to attach property worth US$95 000 from the transport utility.
Girl (9)’s rape saga sucks in cop
A MAHUSEKWA policeman has been arrested for allegedly joining 17 other men in taking advantage of a nine-year-old prostitute.
Unpaid workers threaten to strike
Hundreds of Marondera Municipality workers last Friday staged a peaceful demonstration at the council chambers to demand salaries they have not been paid for the last 11 months.
US$70 000 heroin seized at airport
A South African woman was recently arrested at the Harare International Airport while allegedly trying to smuggle heroin worth over US$70 000 into Zimbabwe.
Schools bar pupils over fees and levies
SEVERAL schools in Harare yesterday barred pupils who have not paid third term fees and levies from attending classes.
‘Create budget for reburials’
FALLEN Heroes Trust national chairman Cde George Rutanhire has implored Government to adopt the programme of reburying remains of freedom fighters.
Tamborinyoka, Maridadi duplicate roles
PRIME MINISTER Morgan Tsvangirai has asked the Public Service Commission to create the post of director of protocol in his office, a development observers said is an attempt to legitimise parallel government structures.
200 000ha destroyed by veld fires — EMA
Zimbabwe has lost nearly 200 000 hectares of vegetation to veld fires over the past month, the Environmental Management Authority has said.
ZEC responds to ex-MPs application
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has filed a notice of opposition against a court application filed by three former MPs last month who want by-elections to be held within two weeks.
Census preps on
Preparations for the 2012 national census are on course with the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency presently dividing the country into enumeration zones, an official has said.