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George Maponga in Masvingo Business in Masvingo town ground to a halt as money changers invaded the Central Business District (CBD) of the ancient town to pay their last respects to a colleague, who died on Saturday. Cars in a long convoy screeched tyres, hooted, accompanied by loud music from car radios, ululating and shouting […]

Zanu PF is gearing for both parliamentary and local authorities’ by-elections in Masvingo by holding primary elections to select its candidates and ensure that the party is not caught flat-footed when the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission lifts the Covid-19-induced moratorium on polls.

Government is finalising plans to accord Rutenga Growth Point town status, in a development expected to add impetus to the growth of the urban settlement.

Herald Reporters— NINE of Zanu-PF’s 10 provinces have endorsed the sacking of former Vice President Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa as the axe hangs over his allies accused of fanning factionalism in aid of his ambition to succeed President Mugabe. President Mugabe on Monday fired Cde Mnangagwa with immediate effect

Lovemore Meya Herald Correspondent— AT least 954 900 people in the country’s 10 provinces had registered with the biometric voter registration system as of Sunday, with over 22 000 having been turned away for non-compliance, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said. ZEC public relations officer Mr Brian Tomo said potential voters were being turned away for […]

Elita chikwati Senior Reporter— AS the first phase of Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) reaches midway, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has so far registered only 675 762 voters, which is 9,7 percent of the targeted 7 million voters. The first phase began on October 10 and will run until October 26. Latest ZEC statistics show that as at […]

Herald Reporters— SOME parts of the country experienced record-breaking high temperatures yesterday as Zimbabwe came under the spell of a heatwave that is also expected to affect the country today, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said. MSD forecaster Mr James Ngoma yesterday said very hot temperatures were recorded in Nyanga, where they topped 38

Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter— Zimbabwe is expected to experience near record-breaking high temperatures countrywide from today to tomorrow, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned. In a statement yesterday, the MSD said although hot temperatures would be experienced across the country, low-lying areas would be the most affected.

Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter— The zanu-pf Politburo is meeting today at the revolutionary party’s national headquarters, with various issues up for discussion as the ruling party continues its preparations for 2018 harmonised elections.

Felex Share Senior Reporter— Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa yesterday met civil servants’ unions and urged them to take up residential stands being developed by the Infrastructural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ). He told the unions that Government workers willing to join the scheme would do so voluntarily. IDBZ is developing various

Herald Reporter— PRESIDENT Mugabe would romp to victory if Presidential elections are held tomorrow, respected thinktank, Afrobarometer says in its latest survey results dated May 10, 2017.

George Maponga Masvingo Bureau— The stage is set for President Mugabe’s third Youth Interface Rally which explodes to life at Mucheke Stadium open arena here today, with a record 50 000 people expected to attend.

George Maponga Masvingo Bureau— PREPARATIONS for the third leg of the nationwide Presidential Youth Interface Rallies were completed here yesterday, with zanu-pf national secretary for Youth Affairs Cde Kudzanai Chipanga saying everything was in place for what the Masvingo chapter has dubbed the “mother of all rallies”. The rally, to be

George Maponga Masvingo Bureau— TWELVE cops based at Zaka Police Station here have been arrested on allegations of circumventing laid down procedures when clearing cattle, in a development that saw villagers losing thousands of dollars to stock thieves. The suspects have also since been hauled before a police internal disciplinary hearing to answer to charges […]

George Maponga Masvingo Bureau— All is set for the official opening of the Zanu-PF 16th Annual National People’s Conference today by the revolutionary party’s First Secretary and President, Cde Mugabe at Masvingo Showgrounds. The party’s leadership is confident the indaba will find solutions to obtaining economic challenges. The conference began with a Politburo meeting in Harare […]