Zimbabwe Situation

Rutendo Nyeve, Sunday News Reporter THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is set to read all functional water meters and bill residents basing on actual consumption to eliminate high bills caused by previous estimates as it battles to restore customer confidence and recover its $29,1 billion owed by residents. Recent council minutes show that the local […] …
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Judith Phiri, Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has said it is well on course to meet the March deadline for the completion of the US$48 million Hwange Deka water pipeline project which is 85 percent complete. The project is being implemented by the Second Republic and is running parallel to the US$1,4 billion […] …
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Andile Tshuma, Sunday News Reporter THE ongoing Lake Gwayi Shangani project will eclipse Bulawayo’s water needs in a landmark development that is expected to rescue the city from its perennial water shortages. Lake Gwayi-Shangani The Bulawayo City Council has said the city will get an estimated 220 megalitres of water delivered into the city daily. […] …
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Judith Phiri, Sunday News Reporter THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) will deregister schools and examination centres complicit in the leakage of examination papers while the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education will deal with headmasters who will be fingered in the malpractices that threaten to bring the country’s education sector into disrepute. The stiff […] …
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Senior Court Reporter Beven Chipunza, who was cleared of kidnapping and extortion in November last year, was back in court yesterday on allegations of conning a litigant while masquerading as a High Court “junior judge”, a judicial title that does not exist. Chipunza appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Dennis Mangosi charged with fraud, extortion and […] …
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Source: Long-term agreements. Results of Lukashenko’s visit to UAE, Zimbabwe summarized Long-term agreements. Results of Lukashenko’s visit to UAE, Zimbabwe summarized MINSK, 3 February (BelTA) – Agreements, which lay down the foundation for fruitful cooperation with the United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe, were secured as Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko visited these countries. Belarusian Minister of […] …
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Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau The law on littering is being tightened to deter litterbugs and a new Bill being drafted include stiffer penalties and regulation plus a requirement that fast food outlets and those who sell drinks bottles must charge a deposit that will be refunded when the potential litter is returned. Speaking at […] …
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Cde Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri Ray Bande in MURAMBINDA Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Cde Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has assured the nation that no one will starve as the country has enough grain to feed its citizenry. Addressing party supporters during a clean-up and tree planting event at Murambinda B Primary School in Buhera yesterday, Cde Muchinguri-Kashiri, […] …
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Commander AFZ Air Marshal Elson Moyo Herald Reporter An Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) SF260 trainer aircraft, has crashed in the Mlezu College area near Gweru after hitting a power line, killing the two pilots on board. The aircraft was on a routine training sortie when it hit a power line and crashed. Names of […] …
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Source: Couple up for possession of drugs –Newsday Zimbabwe Court hammer A CHITUNGWIZA couple has been nabbed for illegal possession of drugs amid allegations that the wife would hide them in her brassiere. The duo, Cynthia Handson (21) and Gilbert Soko (25) were arrested on January 31 and charged with unlawful possession of drugs. Yesterday, […] …
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