IN A macabre incident, a Masvingo man allegedly teamed up with his three daughters and killed his parents after accusing them of witchcraft. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said the alleged murder in Chorupanga village, Nyajena, Masvingo. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police has arrested Rameck Chidinhika, 53, and his three daughters, Constancia Chidinhika, 28,, Vimbai…
FOLLOWING the discovery of oil and gas in the country, the Zimbabwe School of Mines in Bulawayo has taken advantage of the latest sightings to offer new training programmes on these fossil fuels. This was confirmed by Mines minister Winston Chitando at the Mine Entra expo that ended yesterday at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre…
ORGANISERS of the 27th edition of the country’s premier Mining, Engineering, Transport exhibition (Mine Entra) 2024 say the expo ended on a high note with 289 exhibitors and a 20 percent space occupation increase. In a media briefing yesterday, the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company board chairperson, Busisa Moyo, said this year’s show saw…
THE government’s drive in supporting agriculture growth will result in rural industrialisation and development, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka has said. He was speaking at the graduation of 126 agriculture students at Esigodini Agricultural College in Matabeleland South Province yesterday. “If agriculture performs well as a sector, surely Vision 2030 will be attained earlier than 2030….
MINERAL revenues are set to increase by approximately US$6 billion in 2025, the State of the Mining Industry Survey Report has indicated. According to the report compiled by the Chamber of Mines, mining executives were confident about their businesses’ prospects in 2025.“The Mining Business Confidence Index (MBCI) for 2025 is positive, which means that mining…
THE 27th edition of Zimbabwe’s premier Mining, Engineering, and Transport Exhibition (Mine Entra) gets underway today in Bulawayo with organisers saying occupied exhibition space has surpassed that of last year. The mining expo is running under the theme: “Unearthing Success: The Mining Value Chains, Innovation and Industrialisation Nexus.” President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to officially…
GOVERNMENT says it is committed to intensifying the growth of small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) across the country. Addressing a business expo in Insiza District, Matabeleland South Province, Small and Medium Enterprises minister Monica Mutsvangwa outlined a range of strategies aimed at empowering SMEs and enhancing their role in Zimbabwe’s socioeconomic development. She, however, acknowledged the sector’s…
GRIEF-STRICKEN residents of the country’s second city yesterday bade farewell to respected former freedom fighter and prominent politician, Tshinga Dube. The much-loved and forthright Dube died on Thursday last week at Mater dei Hospital, after a long battle with renal disease. A hearse carrying the remains of the former soldier and Cabinet minister was first…
THE government has revealed that many women continue to suffer from obstetric fistula due to their inability to afford the necessary surgeries for treatment. Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic childbirth injuries consisting of a hole between the birth canal and bladder and or rectum. It is commonly caused by prolonged,…
THE government has called for the capacitation of the media to enhance practitioners’ understanding of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are key in driving development across the country. Speaking to journalists at a media workshop in Bulawayo yesterday, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Public Service, Simon Masanga said the media had to be…
