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Manicaland Correspondent MUTARE City Council has received US$400 000 from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the installation of a pipeline that will supply water to Dangamvura. Work on the pipeline will start in November. The development will ease perennial water shortages in the high-density suburb. Mutare City Council public relations officer Mr Spren Mutiwi […]

Herald Reporter Thousands of villagers in the drought -stricken district of Buhera are set to benefit from irrigation schemes following the completion of Marovanyati Dam. The completion of the dam has seen the installation of pipes that will channel water to irrigation projects in Murambinda. Speaking during a tour of the dam on Wednesday, Buhera’s […]

Elita Chikwati recently in BUHERA The Buhera community has called on responsible authorities to provide them with irrigation facilities so that they produce crops throughout the year to ensure household food security. The community also appealed to humanitarian organisations to continue with the Lean Season Assistance (LSA) programme as the area was badly affected by […]

Patrick Chitumba Herald Reporter There is a high positivity rate among farming communities in Mashonaland East Province, which is retarding development. The development has been attributed to early child marriages, interchanging of sexual partners and artisanal mining in the province. In an interview on the sidelines of a media tour of Durlstone Primary School, Macheke […]

Chipo Katsidzira Manicaland Correspondent A 31-YEAR-OLD Mutare man has been jailed five years after he was convicted of illegal possession of diamonds. Fibian Munyuki was last year found in possession of five pieces of diamonds which he had sourced from Chiadzwa. He contravened Section 3(1) as read with Section 3(2) of the Precious Stones Act […]

COTTON farmers in Chipinge recorded high yields this season courtesy of the Presidential Inputs Scheme which enticed many to take up production of the white gold.

ETHANOL producer GreenFuel has doubled production to 380 000 litres a day since the introduction of the blending ratio E20, saving the country US$10 million a month in fuel imports.

AN ODZI man reportedly fatally assaulted his son after he had confronted him for mistreating his younger brother.

MUTARE Polytechnic College held its 30th graduation ceremony on Friday last week, where 1 274 students were awarded national certificates and diplomas.

GOVERNMENT is appealing to development partners to continue helping victims of Cyclone Idai in Chipinge and Chimanimani districts, amid indications some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that have been operating there since the disaster struck have exhausted their grants.

A Mutare-based non-governmental organisation, Diocese of Mutare Community Care Programme (DOMCCP), has roped in the church in fight against Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in urban centres.

A 34-year-old Chimanimani woman has appeared in court on allegations of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy.

MUTARE City Council has approved a supplementary budget that will see commercial, industrial and institutional tariffs hiked by 800 percent.

A 40-YEAR-OLD Buhera man hanged himself after his in-laws demanded lobola, which he failed to meet.

GOVERNMENT has allocated two more buses to civil servants in Mutare to alleviate transport challenges they face due to the constant increase of fares by commuter operators.