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chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry into the acquisition of State land, Justice Tendai Uchena, has said the acquisition and occupation of State land in most provinces across the country was done in a chaotic manner which resulted in some beneficiaries living in squalid conditions.
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A Camelot High School Lower Sixth student is set to represent Africa at the World Amateur Chess Championships to be held in Mexico between June 29 and July 7 this year.
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Three Kwekwe men have been jailed for nine years each for stock theft.
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Redcliff-based cement manufacturing company, Livetouch International, is working on upping its production which is currently at 45 percent.
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THE Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED) has availed road construction equipment to ease and fast-track road maintenance for rural and urban authorities in the Midlands Province.
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Freedom Mupanedemo and Michael Magoronga Kwekwe Polytechnic Technical College yesterday suspended lectures after students from the Engineering department staged a demonstration against rewriting one of the exam papers that had been leaked. Anti-riot police had to be called in to quell the riotous students who were attacking their colleagues who were already in the exam […]
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Locadia Mavhudzi Midlands Correspondent Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) has rolled out a comprehensive sex education campaign in schools around the Midlands Province, with various workshops targeting guidance and counselling teachers to equip them with modern approaches to sex education. ZNFPC Midlands provincial marketing and communication officer Mr Nyasha Marima told a provincial adolescent […]
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Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent YOUTHS in Shurugwi have heeded the National Aids Council (NAC) call to practice safe sex, amid indications that they are using at least 20 000 condoms a month. NAC recently announced that new HIV infections were rampant among youths between the ages of 15 and 24, particularly females who interact with […]
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Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau Chief INDUSTRY must be more competitive given that Zimbabwe has ratified the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which is now operational, Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) chief executive Dr Anxious Masuka said. In his keynote speech at the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) annual Midlands awards at a local hotel […]
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Locadia Mavhudzi Midlands Correspondent Disgruntled pensioners from various companies and local authorities say they are now pinning hopes on the reforms being spearheaded by Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) so that they can salvage meaningful benefits from their former employers. IPEC has proposed amendments to the Pension and Provident Funds Act that will see decision-makers […]
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Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau Shurugwi Town Council is looking for alternative water supplies to augment its water reticulation system amid revelations that its water supply dam, Gwenoro was now at 31 percent. In an interview, the town secretary, Mr Solomon Siziba said they were now seeking partners and donors to help them solve the town’s […]
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Michael Magoronga Midlands Correspondent Government is pressing ahead with efforts to resuscitate the local dairy industry which is currently operating below capacity through a programme that is meant to ensure self-milk sufficiency by 2020. Zimbabwe requires 150 million litres of milk per annum yet the local dairy industry is only able to supply 70 million […]
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Locadia Mavhudzi Midlands Correspondent MIDLANDS provincial medical director Dr Simon Nyadundu has called for more people to join the blood donor community for the province to meet the growing demand for blood and its products. Speaking at a provincial blood donor day commemoration in Gweru on Monday, Dr Nyadundu said the province continues to be […]
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Sifelani Tsiko in Gwanda Farmers living close to the confluence of Tuli and Shashe rivers in Gwanda South have expressed concern over elephants which are destroying their irrigated crops. Mlambapele (Ward 19) councillor Thomson Makhalima said cases of human wildlife conflicts were on the increase, sparking fears that people will soon be killed if Zimparks […]
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Proplastics Limited has invested $9 million in upgrading its operations in the past four years as it targets both the local and regional markets.
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