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Sharon Chikowore Mashonaland West Bureau A man and his son from Kenzamba in Makonde District have been jailed to a combined term of 22 years after being convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl. They pleaded guilty when they appeared before Chinhoyi magistrate Mr Felix Mawadze facing rape charges. The man, aged 56, was sentenced to […]

Crime Reporter A 33-YEAR-OLD man was electrocuted in Chakari, Mashonaland West Province, in a suspected attempt to steal copper cables. The man, whose name is still being withheld, is believed to be part of a group that has been targeting Zesa Holdings equipment in the province. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi warned the […]

Heather Charema in Kadoma Two businessmen here have been arrested and dragged before the courts on allegations of fraud and theft involving mining equipment valued at US$150 000. Sebastian Magodo (46) and Kelvin Magwaza (38), who are well known gold dealers, appeared before Kadoma magistrate Mr Shane Kubonera who remanded them to September 12 this […]

Mashonaland West Bureau The Environment Management Agency (EMA) here has expressed concern over the continued discharge of raw sewerage into the environment in all major urban centres of Mashonaland West Province. In an interview recently, EMA provincial education and publicity head Mr Munyaradzi Nhariswa said most wastewater produced in Mashonaland West remained untreated, causing widespread […]

Manicaland Correspondent INSTITUTIONS of higher learning have been urged to embrace a culture of innovation and research and contribute to economic development. Speaking at a workshop on technology transfer in Mutare on Tuesday, director responsible for technology transfer in the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Mrs Rungano Karimanzira said education […]

People in Mashonaland Central Province have expressed concern over child marriages which are rife in the province, especially in Mbire District.

Norton-based tile manufacturer, Sunny Yi Feng Tiles (Zimbabwe), will this month open a tableware production plant which is expected to employ 500 people in Chegutu District.

RUSHINGA Rural District Council, which made its debut exhibition at the just-ended Zimbabwe Agricultural Show in Harare, is now reaping the rewards as several entities have expressed interest in investing in the district.

An emotional Bindura woman has pleaded that Section 40 of the Marriages Bill, which focuses on civil partnerships, should not be removed because it protects women against the deceitful nature of some men.

Livestock farmers in the drought-stricken Mbire area in Mashonaland Central Province have appealed to Government for urgent intervention to save their livestock.

The rehabilitation and dualisation of the Harare-Chirundu Highway is set to make Mashonaland West a key transport hub linking the province to other parts of the country, Provincial Affairs Minister Mary Mliswa-Chikoka has said.

The Minister of State for Provincial Affairs in Mashonaland West Mary Mliswa-Chikoka has described the death of former freedom fighter Cde Elisha Teyiwa as a loss not only to his family, but the whole nation.

Some schools in Muzarabani district are still using pole and dagga structures while others don’t have adequate infrastructure with children learning in the open, Muzarabani Rural District Council chief executive Mrs Ennie Gwachiwa has said.

Some villagers in parts of Hurungwe district are counting their losses after lions and hyenas attacked their livestock.

Air Zimbabwe (Airzim) is set to resume domestic flights linking Victoria Falls and other tourist destinations, including Kariba and Buffalo Range by the end of the year.