OVER 2 000 women in the dry Lupane area of Matabeleland North province have abandoned full time farming to pursue weaving. The women, drawn from different villages in rural Lupane, have dedicated their entire lives to making weaving baskets, mats, handbags, trays and a variety of craft, something which has turned out to be a…
A MATABELELAND South civic organisation, Community Youth Development Trust (CYDT), has raised a red flag over the high number of gender-based violence cases that it claims have gone unreported in the province. The group also cited the Covid-19 pandemic which it says has further exacerbated the plight of women and other disadvantaged groups in the…
THE Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (Zipra) veterans have hailed the government’s decision to return properties seized from the Zimbabwe African People’s Union (Zapu) military wing during political disturbances of the 1980s. This comes after Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri recently told Parliament that the government was working on modalities to return the properties, which were confiscated…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it is overwhelmed by the number of people who require vending space in the central business…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will officially open this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) scheduled to take place between September 21 and 24, the event’s organisers have said. Addressing journalists at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre yesterday, ZITF chairperson, Busisa Moyo, said the prime trade showcase will be held under strict Covid-19 guidelines. …
GOVERNMENT’S failure to complete the construction of the Welshman Mabhena Complex in Lupane has delayed the relocation of government employees, most of whom are operating from Bulawayo. After touring the site last year, former vice president Kembo Mohadi fumed over the slow pace towards the completion of the complex as most civil servants from Matabeleland…
UMZINGWANE residents in Matabeleland South province have rejected the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa)’s bid to introduce pre-paid water meters in the area, arguing that the organisation should first address water challenges. This comes as Zinwa had already embarked on a pre-paid water meter pilot project in the district with the mass rollout programme having…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it will engage private players to construct shelters at bus termini, in a move aimed at protecting travellers from bad weather. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa, while commissioning 50 new Zimbabwe United Passenger Company buses last week, said the shelters will be repaired before the next rainy season….
A NYAMANDLOVU irrigation scheme is on the verge of collapse as community members are struggling to resuscitate the 50-hectare project which used to be run by a white farmer before the government’s resettlement programme. Soon after accessing the farm in 2002, at least 160 Umguza District villagers formed the Phaphamani Irrigation Scheme, but almost two…
SCORES of learners in Bulawayo were yesterday left stranded as the government-owned transporter — Zupco — struggled to cope with high demand, amid calls for it to increase its fleet. Learners around the city had a hard time getting to their different schools, with police officers embarking on a blitz targeting illegal transporters, leaving several…
