THE Zimbabwe Safety Health and Environmental Council (Zimshec) has partnered Mberengwa Miners Association (Mbema) to embark on campaigns meant to conscientise small-scale miners on the need to take safety measures ahead of the rainy season. This comes as the Meteorological Services Department has warned of violent storms and cyclones in the 2021/2022 rainy season. Mbema…
A 30-YEAR-OLD woman Tariro Mahokorasha from Zaka, Masvingo province, allegedly vanished with a four-month-old baby in a suspected kidnapping case, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have said. In a statement yesterday, the ZRP said the incident took place on October 4. “Police in Zaka are investigating a case of suspected kidnapping of a four-month-old baby…
AT LEAST 60 exhibitors have confirmed their participation in this year’s Gweru Agricultural Show set for the 28th of this month. According to the show manager, Victoria Chikukwa, they were targeting 120 exhibitors for the four-day event ending on October 31. “So far more than 60 exhibitors have confirmed participation and we hope the figure…
AN 18-year-old Zvishavane teen allegedly raped his 14-year-old mentally ill niece several times at their rural home for ritual purposes. The juvenile from Vengesa Village under Chief Masunda, whose name cannot be revealed to protect the minor, told the court that he was directed by a traditional healer in Shurugwi to rape the girl in…
THE business community in the Midlands Province has called upon the government to speed-up the Zvishavane-Rutenga road rehabilitation exercise, saying it is a key route to some business destinations. The place is strategically linked by road and rail to major towns such as Zvishavane, Mberengwa, Harare via Masvingo and Bulawayo as well as South Africa…
TWO cattle buyers in the Midlands province have lost over US$12 000 and mobile phones to an armed robber who posed as a cattle seller, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has said. ZRP said the robbery took place after the cattle buyers were called by the suspect, who has not yet been identified, claiming he…
A SEVENTH Day Adventist (SDA) pastor, who allegedly attempted to rape his 17-year-old step daughter, has appeared before the Zvishavane Magistrates’ Court. The pastor, whose identity cannot be revealed to protect the minor, appeared before Zvishavane magistrate Charity Tonongera last week on attempted rape charges. “The accused took advantage of the absence of the mother…
MORE than 60 000 hectares of land have been lost due to veld fires in the Midlands province since the onset of the fire season this year. Environmental Management Authority (Ema) spokesperson for the province, Oswald Ndlovu said most farmers have not constructed fireguards owing to the increase in incidences. “A total of 63 483.86…
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…
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…
