POLICE in Masvingo have launched a manhunt for a man who allegedly murdered his girlfriend over infidelity issues in Gutu recently. The law enforcement agents want to question Shepherd Zivakwe after he allegedly struck his girlfriend Rachel Mudonzvo, 32, with a stone in the head around the ear area following an argument. “Police in Gutu…
ZIMBABWE Diamond and Allied Mineral Workers Union secretary-general Justice Chinhema has warned that there is a high likelihood of mining accidents this rainy season due to the poor state of shafts in many mines. A mine shaft is a vertical or sloping passageway into a mine that facilitates access to ore in addition to ventilating…
TRADITIONAL leaders in the Midlands Province have described the government’s devolution programme as a game changer for rural communities. The Government of Zimbabwe, which has identified devolution as a key pillar to achieving an upper middle income economy status by 2030, has allocated varying amounts of money under this programme to local authorities to enable them…
A MASVINGO man, Patson Sinamai, escaped jail after the court ordered him to pay a $5 000 fine after he was convicted of assaulting a Zimbabwe National Army member with a pool cue in a bar. Sinamai appeared before Masvingo magistrate Conceptor Ngerume, who sentenced him to three months in prison after finding him guilty…
THE United Nations (UN) has assured Zimbabweans that it will continue supporting the government’s efforts to address issues affecting women, especially in rural areas. Marking the International Day of Rural Women, the global humanitarian aid agency said rural women and females in general need to be included in key decision-making processes in development issues. “We…
ZIMBABWE Women Microfinance Bank (Women’s Bank) chief executive Mandas Marikanda, has called upon women in the Midlands Province to embrace the financial institution so they benefit from its services. The bank is a deposit-taking microfinance institution registered by the government to serve women unreached by conventional commercial banks particularly in rural areas. Addressing women during…
AUTHORITIES in Zvishavane, Midlands Province, say the Mimosa-funded Mtshingwe Nursery, which seeks to provide hybrid vegetable and fruit tree seedlings to local farmers, is set to economically transform communities. The nursery, which has one of the largest greenhouses in the country, is one of the company’s corporate social responsibility initiatives aimed at boosting rural and…
RUNDE Rural District Council (RRDC) says it aims to complete construction of the US$215 000 Mabasa-Marira water pipeline by year end. RRDC chief executive Godden Moyo said the project would benefit at least 4 200 people drawn from seven villages, five schools and two business centres. The pipeline is 7,9km long, spanning from Mabasa Growth…
MIDLANDS Provincial Affairs minister Larry Mavima says he is “disappointed” by the way the Zvishavane Town Council (ZTC) is utilising its Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP) and devolution funds.Speaking with the Daily News On Sunday on the sidelines of his tour of the town last week, Mavima said ZTC had created a whole “mess” with…
THE Zvishavane Civil Court has granted a protection order to two Mazvihwa sisters, who were being tormented by their “abusive” husband. The applicants, Violet and Kiwa Machazire, who are in a polygamous marriage to John Sibanda, petitioned the court to grant an order that will keep their husband away and stop him from harming them. …
