GOVERNMENT yesterday launched the Zimbabwe Defence Exhibition Park and Memorial Wall at the Museum of African Liberation currently being constructed in Warren Park, Harare. Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, who officially launched the initial roll-out phase of the project, said the museum was set to capture the country’s journey to independence following a protracted war of…
THE late Robert Martin Gumbura, who passed away at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison hospital on Saturday, is set to be buried at the Glenforest Cemetery in Harare this afternoon. Gumbura, the founder of the RGM Independent End Time Message Church of Zimbabwe, was serving a 20-year prison sentence for rape and succumbed to Covid-19 complications. …
Incarcerated cleric Robert Martin Gumbura yesterday passed away at Chikurubi Maximum Prison Hospital where he was serving a 20-year jail sentence for rape due to Covid-19-related complications. Gumbura, who had 11 wives and 30 children, was 65 at the time of his death. Zimbabwe Prisons and Correction Services (ZPCS) spokesperson Meya Khanyezi confirmed the RMG…
THE government has set up virtual hospitals to reach out to communities that are finding it difficult to access medication during this Covid-19 pandemic. Deputy Health minister John Mangwiro implored citizens to utilise the facility to circumvent the travel restrictions that have been brought about by the pandemic. “In the process, we set up as…
THE Midlands Veterinary Department has successfully contained the spread of the foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the Somabula area in Gweru district following the imposition of an indefinite quarantine, which saw cattle sales being put on hold. The World Organisation for Animal Health describes FMD as a severe, highly contagious viral disease of livestock…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube, pictured, has projected a positive outlook for the mining industry buoyed by the high demand from China and…
THE Agricultural Education for Development (AE4D) 5, 0 Curricula recently launched in Harare with a view to equip resettled farmers with knowledge and skills will boost a number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for a better Zimbabwe, the European Union (EU) says. This comes as Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka, during the launch, also said that…
THE District Development Fund (DDF) preparations for the summer cropping season received a major boost following the handover of 18 tractors and nine planters under the Belarus mechanisation facility in Harare yesterday. In September last year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched the US$58 million facility, following an inter-governmental agreement with Belarus for the supply of agricultural…
THE government has come to the rescue of Mbare Matapi flats fire victims — some of whom were staying in the open for a month — after it yesterday donated tents and other household utensils. Minister of State for Harare Metropolitan Province Oliver Chidawu led the government delegation, comprising ministry officials, Harare provincial development coordinator…
LANDS minister Anxious Masuka yesterday launched the Agricultural Education for Development (AE4D) 5,0 Curricula in Harare which is set to equip resettled farmers under the land reform programme with knowledge and skills. Addressing delegates during the launch, Masuka said the AE4D, targeting agricultural colleges, put the country on a higher pedestal in terms of farming…
