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Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister Larry Mavima has commended people here for ignoring the call to take part in demonstrations called by MDC-Alliance on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe Urban Councils Workers Union (ZUCWU) Gweru branch chairperson Mr Kudakwashe Munengiwa has accused Gweru Mayor Councillor Josiah Makombe of double standards after he allegedly turned down a notice by workers to demonstrate for salary increments.

The Midlands Province has submitted its provincial Command Agriculture and Presidential inputs requirements with the relevant ministry and is now expecting to receive its share ahead of the 2019-2020 farming season, an official has said.

A 17-year-old boy from Chiwundura has been arrested for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl several times in a bush while on her way to school.

GOKWE Town Council, which faces acute water challenges exacerbated by the unavailability of power due to load-shedding, has applied to Zesa Holdings for a dedicated line for its boreholes to avert a potential disaster.

Gokwe Town Council is at loggerheads with its workers after implementing a job and salary regrading exercise across the board that has seen some employees being downgraded and earning less money.

Two City of Gweru employees have been suspended for allegedly offering their services to private land developers, leading to unsuccessful implementation of water and sewer reticulation projects.

Businesspeople should not blame inflation or economic challenges for the failure of their business, but should rather use the resources at their disposal to beat inflation and grow their business, a mining expert has said.

GOVERNMENT’S intervention in sourcing four water pumps for City of Gweru at a cost of US$440 000 has saved the local authority from paying an outrageous US$6 million for the same products.

Widows and relatives of fallen heroes and heroines interred at Midlands Provincial Heroes Acre have hailed a local property development company, River Valley Properties, for providing flowers for the 218 graves at the shrine.

Polytechnics and universities across the country play a key role in the revival of defunct companies like Ziscosteel through innovations and proffering modern day solutions as opposed to imparting only academic knowledge, Higher and Tertiary Education Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Amon Murwira has said.

Small-Scale miners are optimistic of meeting the gold output target of 40 tonnes for this year, on the back of improved electricity supply and incentives from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe through Fidelity Printers and Refiners.

INDIGENOUS churches have condemned demonstrations planned by MDC-Alliance and a section of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).

Preparations for the 10th anniversary of the Kwekwe Expo, an annual exhibition, are on course with organisers expressing hope that the event will be a success.

Former Midlands Provincial War Veterans Chair Cde Tozivashe a.k.a Terry Shumba has died.