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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Mtetwa feels uneasy over ailing Marry Mubaiwa’s legal fees
‘It’s made me think whether we are stealing from our clients under the guise of providing them with justice’ …
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New farmers can restore Zim’s bread basket status
Mr Chabikwa Oliver Kazunga recently in Chegutu FARMERS who acquired land under the land redistribution programme have potential to restore the country to its bread basket status in the Southern African Development Community (Sadc), Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) past president Wonder Chabikwa has said. In 2000, the country embarked on the successful Land Reform […] …
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Communal irrigations under establishment ahead of Gwayi-Shangani water
Lake Gwayi-Shangani construction is expected to provide a permanent water solution for Bulawayo and Matabeleland region. Bongani Ndlovu-Bulawayo Bureau COMMUNAL irrigation schemes are already being developed while commercial ones will be developed along the pipeline from Lake Gwayi-Shangani to Bulawayo to spur rural development in five districts of Matabeleland North province. There are plans not […] …
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