Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu Matabeleland South Bureau Chief The Government working with its development partners is setting up water reservoirs along Shashe River stretching from Beitbridge to Plumtree border posts as part of efforts to control cattle movement between Botswana and Zimbabwe. Already, one reservoir has been established in Gwanda at Patana area in Ward 2 along […] …
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Monthly Archives: January 2023
Conman in trouble over US$19 740 grain
Herald Reporters A conman Pomera Tapiwa Darell (35) appeared before Harare Magistrate Mr Dennis Mangosi and was remanded in custody to today for court proceedings after stealing goods worth US$19 740. He was not asked to plead and admission to bail was opposed due to strength of the State’s case. Circumstances are that, on December […] …
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Pastor challenges court fees
Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter A CHIVHU pastor has approached the High Court challenging court regulations that impose administrative fees to bring a claim to that court, with fees varying in accordance with the value of the claim. In terms of the High Court Fees Regulations, published in S.I 106 of 2021 Pastor Abinel Mukaro, […] …
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RBZ pledges to abide by own rules
Reserve Bank Governor John Mangudya Nelson Gahadza The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it will now abide by its own rules which it had violated for the greater part of last year after it failed to avail foreign currency to successful bidders within 14 days from the date of auction. The Bank in a […] …
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Economy is firing, says Delta
Delta said the high consumer spending benefitted from “improvements in wages and salaries across various sectors” Business Writer Delta Corporation has given a huge thumbs up to the country’s economic growth prospects saying “consumer spending remains high” while the informal sector is “buoyant” In its trading update for the three months to December 2022, the […] …
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Ganda man on the run for murdering brother
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Online Reporter A GWANDA man is on the run after he killed his brother during a fistfight over an undisclosed matter. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Loveness Mangena confirmed the incident which occurred at Sibona Village. She said the suspect Handries Ncube (37) had a misunderstanding with his brother Lungile Ncube (43) […] …
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Villager arrested with 14 elephant tusks
Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent A GOKWE man has been arrested after he was found in possession of 14 elephant tusks weighing 32,45kilogrammes with a value of US$5 516. Elias Mjobi (52) of Siyamuninga Village, Chief Nenyunga in Gokwe was arrested by a combined team of the police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Minerals, Flora and Fauna […] …
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Zim’s Queen of mbira, Mbuya Stella Chiweshe succumbs to cancer
Award-winning Mbira musician, Mbuya Stella Chiweshe has died. She reportedly passed on this morning at her Kuwadzana home in Harare, relatives have confirmed. Born Stella Rambisai Nekati Chiweshe on July 8, 1946 in Mujumi Village, Mhondoro, Mbuya Stella Chiweshe was undoubtedly Zimbabwe’s Queen of Mbira and one of the country’s foremost cultural exports. Sharing the […] …
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8-year-old Bindura girl gives birth
THE 8-year-old girl from Bindura who fell pregnant after being raped last year has safely given birth to a baby girl. She gave birth through Caesarean Section at the Bindura Provincial Hospital on Thursday morning. Bindura Hospital Superintendent, Dr Budirirai Gwagwa told the ZBC News that both mother and child are in stable condition. “The […] …
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Three children die from consuming poisonous mushrooms
Rejoyce Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter THREE girls from Village 10 at Magamba in Chivhu died last week on Saturday after eating poisonous mushrooms while two other children who were part of the group survived. The children, coming from one family are said to have been staying with their grandparents. The police got to know about the […] …
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