ZHOMBE Chief Wait Gwesela says villagers are now living in fear of violent illegal gold panners who are wreaking havoc in his area. Chief Gwesela said there are reports of some illegal panners trying to rape school children and also those who steal and slaughter beasts belonging to villagers in his area. “Villagers are now…
MACSHERP Bureau De Change proprietor Jimayi Muduvuri has hailed the government for availing a facility to help the public and civil servants access cheap foreign currency at the official auction rate. This comes as individuals are now able to access US$50 per week at the prevailing auction rate in a new initiative facilitated by the…
THE cost of drug rehabilitation centres in Zimbabwe is too high for many people and is leading to continued substance abuse as…
TWO police officers and a soldier died in a road traffic accident which claimed the lives of a total of five people…
AFTER months of battling the coronavirus pandemic and the disease now seemingly under control, health experts say the nation should not let its guard down as poor discipline and a reluctance to receive jabs could once again lead to another deadly wave. This comes as more than 3,3 million people have been vaccinated against the…
TWO brothers from Epworth have found themselves in the dock facing robbery and murder charges for allegedly attacking motorists along the Harare-Mutare highway. William and Kudakwashe Boka were not asked to plead to allegations of robbery and murder when they appeared in court over the weekend. Prosecutors told the court that on August 13, the…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, has challenged civil servants to be patriotic and ensure uninterrupted delivery of basic services to communities, saying his government was committed to improving their conditions of service. This comes as there has been disgruntlement among the government’s workers, especially teachers, who are calling for a significant increase in their wages. The educators have…
Melisa Chatikobo WINTER wheat farmers have called on the government to periodically review the producer price of the grain to cushion them from the effects of inflation. This comes after Cabinet last week agreed an upward review of the producer price of wheat up to $55 517, 69 a tonne from $43 778, 84 for…
A 37-YEAR-OLD man suffering from mental health challenges died last Friday after he blew himself up with a dynamite stick in his bedroom, Bulawayo police have said. The deceased has since been identified as Nhlalo Moyo from Hope Fountain. The explosion completely fragmented his head. The incident occurred at around 3pm when Moyo reportedly came…
A 50-YEAR-OLD man from Gweru, Newton Mtetwa, was handed a nine-month jail sentence for allegedly stealing US$300 from a parked vehicle in Zvishavane. Mtetwa appeared before Zvishavane magistrate Archie Wochiunga last week facing theft charges. He was not asked to plead and was subsequently found guilty of the crime. The magistrate suspended on the condition…
