Source: Mobile phone penetration: 87 percent of Zim households own cellphones, Zimstat | The Herald Herald Reporter AT least 87 percent of Zimbabwean households in both urban and rural areas own mobile phones, a latest study by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has revealed. Presenting the 2022 Population and Housing Census preliminary report on […] …
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Monthly Archives: August 2022
70 Kadoma occupants face eviction, as illegal land sales soar
Source: 70 Kadoma occupants face eviction, as illegal land sales soar | The Herald Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau MORE than 70 home seekers at Sabonabona Housing Scheme in Kadoma who were dubiously allocated stands face eviction. According to court papers seen by The Herald, the land in the middle of the wrangle, is a […] …
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Changing the name, the situation’s still the same
Source: Changing the name, the situation’s still the same …
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Missing man found dead
Crime Reporter A 31-year-old man was found dead after he reportedly went missing on July 21 the day he left for the grazing lands searching for cattle. The man’s body, which was in an advanced stage of decomposition, was taken to Inyathi District Hospital for post-mortem. Police believe that the man could have been murdered […] …
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Illegal miners threaten railway tracks
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter SMALL-scale chrome miners have invaded Mapanzure area in Zvishavane, Midlands Province, where they are conducting illegal mining activities along the Gweru-Zvishavane railway line, amid growing fears of destruction of the infrastructure, which could ultimately lead to derailments. The illegal miners have also left a trail of destruction on the environment along […] …
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Military hailed for role in Covid-19 war
Farirai Machivenyika, Harare Bureau PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday hailed the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) for playing a leading role in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, a war that Zimbabwe has emerged victorious. Although there are still isolated cases of Covid-19, by and large, the virulent virus has been contained, and the country’s security sector played […] …
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COMMENT: President’s 53-day arms amnesty commendable
ACCORDING to Amnesty International, easy access to firearms — whether legal or illegal — is one of the main drivers of gun violence. The solution, the human rights watchdog states, is strict regulation of firearms which is the most effective way of reducing gun violence. The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Protocol on the control […] …
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Cricket world salutes hero Raza
Brandon Moyo, Sports Reporter From almost quitting international cricket three years ago after International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Zimbabwe Cricket from the game, to scoring back-to-back centuries for the Chevrons, Sikandar Raza is once again the hero for Zimbabwe, and the world has noticed. Posting that “this is not how I wanted to say goodbye […] …
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Maximise on local resources value addition — Minister
Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter GOVERNMENT has urged provinces to maximise on the use of locally available natural resources through value addition to enhance local economic growth and transform people’s livelihoods. Officially opening the Matabeleland North Provincial Agricultural Show in Hwange last Saturday, Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Richard Moyo commended local farmers […] …
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Chamisa charms armed forces with wage hike, title deed promises
‘Our Citizens’ army must and shall be the strongest and well-resourced army in the region’ …
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