Source: Zimbabwe: Road building—a step to recovery for remote communities – Zimbabwe | ReliefWeb STORY HIGHLIGHTS A road construction project will help connect 5,000 people to schools, health centers, and markets. The motorable road will help communities boost their agricultural productivity. Using a community-based approach, all households in the area are represented in the labor […] …
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Negligence backfires for ZRP as Zim teenager sues for US$15 000
Source: Negligence backfires for ZRP as Zim teenager sues for US$15 000 A ZIMBABWEAN teenager is suing Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Hon. Kazembe Kazembe and Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga for negligently shooting him four months ago. 19 year-old Tashinga Mugwara, who is a resident of Chitungwiza, was shot on 27 […] …
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Police releases names of Esigodini fire victims
Source: Police releases names of Esigodini fire victims – #Asakhe – CITE Pic: Zimlive.com The police have released the names of the ten men who died yesterday while trying to put out a raging inferno at Rodrose farm in Esigodini. The victims are Kessary Sibanda (53) of Marula, Figtree, Ian Mudimba (38), Simon Mdlongwa (39), […] …
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‘They died protecting the environment’: Minister hails heroic act of the Esigodini fire victims
Source: ‘They died protecting the environment’: Minister hails heroic act of the Esigodini fire victims – #Asakhe – CITE Environment deputy minister Barbra Rwodzi (in green dress and sun hat) consoling family members of the Esigodini fire victims. Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Deputy Minister Barbra Rwodzi, Tuesday, visited the families of the ten […] …
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Traditional leaders engage ZLHR to challenge forced eviction
Source: Traditional leaders engage ZLHR to challenge forced eviction TEN traditional leaders have engaged Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) to challenge their forced and arbitrary eviction from their ancestral land together with their subjects so as to pave way for the expansion of Muzarabani Growth Point in Mashonaland Central province. Officials from Muzarabani Rural […] …
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US$20m irrigation fund: Irrigation schemes adopt block concept
The Bubi irrigation scheme. Edgar Vhera Agriculture Specialist Writer THE rural industrialisation programme recently got its wheels greased following the Government’s announcement of a US$20 million Smallholder Irrigation Infrastructure Development Fund (SIIDF) for the revitalisation of selected irrigation schemes being run under the block concept. Under the model, beneficiary members will cede their individual units to […] …
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HospEX set to return after 2 decades hiatus
Herald Correspondent Suppliers of goods and services to Zimbabwe’s hospitality industry have a new platform for showcasing their offerings with the return of a previously-successful annual expo, HospEx. Modelled on the well-known South African Hostex event, HospEx was last held in 2001, and is now being revived as a means of helping in the national […] …
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All political parties must get fair coverage: Minister Mutsvangwa
Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa Conrad Mupesa-Mashonaland West Bureau MEDIA houses should provide equal coverage to all political parties in line with the Second Republic’s mantra of leaving no one behind, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa has said. Addressing multi-stakeholders including political parties and media personnel from various media […] …
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Zim to host Pan African Ornithological congress
Julia Pierini Sifelani Tsiko-Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor Zimbabwe will next month host the 15th Pan African Ornithological Congress (PAOC15) which will attract scores of bird enthusiasts to discuss wide ranging issues on conservation, safeguarding and managing the most critical sites for birds and biodiversity. BirdLife Zimbabwe CEO, Julia Pierini told the Herald on Monday […] …
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Road Accident Fund mooted
The fund entails that RAF is financed by collecting money from road activities like fuel sales, motor vehicle insurances, tollgates among other sources of income generating activities to fund healthcare concerns arising from road accidents. Mukudzei Chingwere-Herald Reporter Government is mooting the establishment of a Road Accident Fund (RAF) which is aimed at minimising the […] …
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