Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter VILLAGERS participating in the Bubi Lupane Irrigation Scheme are set to be paid a dividend of nearly US$1 000 and $600 000 each after delivering 900 tonnes of maize to the Grain Marketing Board. This is the second time the scheme members are being paid a dividend as they received $250 […] …
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Massive solar plant for Gwanda
Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has signed a power purchasing agreement with an independent power producer, Matshela Energy Limited, for a 100MW solar plant in Gwanda. The project is touted as one of the biggest renewable solar projects in the country and the Southern Africa region. Zimbabwe […] …
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Bulawayo councillors fume at ‘unfair’ parking system, want contract revised
‘We might turn a deaf ear to residents and the public, but it won’t be right for us as policymakers’ …
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Teachers union leader Obert Masaraure gets bail after July 8 arrest
‘We are elated the High Court judge Justice Rodgers Manyangadze has handed down the ruling in our favour.’ …
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Kariba hit by earthquake
Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Reporter An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck in Kariba and surrounding areas on Tuesday evening with officials saying tremors of such magnitude are not expected to affect the structural integrity of the Kariba Dam. In a statement issued by the Zambezi River Authority’s chief executive officer, Engineer Munyaradzi Munodawafa on Thursday, the […] …
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Court tosses Tsitsi Dangarembga freedom bid, author put to her defence
‘The state has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and the application for discharge be and is here by dismissed’ …
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Govt official ‘blocks’ school construction
Source: Govt official ‘blocks’ school construction – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY DANIEL NHAKANISO A SENIOR official in the Foreign Affairs ministry has been accused of blocking the construction of a secondary school in Goromonzi district, Mashonaland East province. This has resulted in learners at Binder Farm and the surrounding community walking an estimated 10km to the […]
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Cresta Hotels in US$2 million refurbishment
Source: Cresta Hotels in US$2 million refurbishment – NewsDay Zimbabwe Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu BY METHEMBE SIBANDA/ GARY GERALD MTOMBENI CRESTA Hotels Zimbabwe is undergoing a refurbishment programme worth US$2 million, which is set to be completed during the last quarter of this year. Speaking during a tour of Cresta Lodge hotel in Harare yesterday, Environment, […]
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Lake Kariba pollution threatening tourism, wildlife
Source: Lake Kariba pollution threatening tourism, wildlife – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY OBERT SIAMILANDU GARBAGE floating on Lake Kariba is said to be posing a serious threat to aquatic life and human health, and discouraging tourism. This was revealed by conservationist and Kariba Tourism and Business Indaba co-ordinator Cephas Shonhiwa yesterday, who told NewsDay that concerted efforts should […]
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Mubaiwa protests trial delays
Source: Mubaiwa protests trial delays – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY TREVOR MUTSVAIRO VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga’s former wife, Marry Mubaiwa, has protested delays in a trial where she faces charges of money-laundering. Mubaiwa protested on Wednesday after the State further postponed the matter saying the docket was under consideration. The State has failed to give a trial […]
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