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TRADITIONAL leaders and conservationists have raised concern over illegal mining-induced land degradation in Matabeleland South Province which has affected close to 200 hectares. The traditional leaders in the province have since appealed to the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) to intervene to save the situation, amid revelations that close to 200 hectares of land have been…

Dionne Kanyowa EFFORTS to escape a 20-year custodial sentence proved futile for habitual thief Taurai Dodzo after the High Court dismissed his application to have his conviction set aside on Tuesday. Dodzo was found guilty of six counts of unlawful entry he committed in 2013 when he appeared in the magistrate’s court.He was initially sentenced…

THE State has responded to former Public Service minister Prisca Mupfumira’s application for discharge, alleging fatigue caused one of its key witnesses to change statements and contradict the first witness while on stand. Mupfumira, pictured, is accused of interfering with National Social Security Authority (Nssa) management by not seeking board approval and flouting tender processes…

Tamary Chikiwa A  14-YEAR-OLD school boy was slapped with a community service sentence by a Zvishavane magistrate yesterday after he was found guilty of being  in possession of 500 grammes of dagga and two 500ml bottles of broncleer in his school bag. The court heard that on November 30 last year, the teenager, who cannot…

EMBATTLED former Cabinet minister Petronella Kagonye, pictured, had something to smile about on Wednesday when a count of fraud involving US$38 500 against her was dropped by the court. The State applied to withdraw the charge in which she was accused of defrauding Vaduku Housing Cooperative after witnesses wrote to it indicating their unwillingness to…

A PLUMTREE woman is in custody on suspicion that she killed her newly-born baby just after giving birth. According to a statement released by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) yesterday, Future Maphendu, 35, from Phumza village is accused of intentionally using a broken bottle to cut her baby’s umbilical cord in the early hours of…

BULAWAYO’s ambitious vaccination drive to reach the much needed herd immunity has been hamstrung with authorities yesterday indicating that statistics have, of late, been worryingly stagnant. This comes as the uptake of the Covid-19 first jab in the city has remained subdued, although numbers of people opting for the booster shots are slowly increasing. Speaking…

PERIOD poverty stretches beyond the failure to access sanitary wear in Zimbabwe while stigmatisation and shame young girls experience remains a challenge, The Period Company (TPC) said yesterday. TPC, a local reusable sanitary wear manufacturer, is currently on a drive to end the period shame by engaging men to educate and distribute reusable sanitary wear…