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Bongani Ndlovu, Online Writer A FORM two pupil attacked another with a brick before stabbing him with a pair of scissors during an argument at a high school in the Mzilikazi suburb of Bulawayo. According to the Police’s X (formerly Twitter) page, the 15-year-old boy is up for attempted murder for the attack over a […]

Online Writer THE Zimbabwe National Defence University (ZNDU) National Defence Course (NDC) Course Number 12/23 will this week conduct its Domestic Study Tour in Matabeleland South Province. In a statement on Monday,  Squadron Leader Sarudzai Mutowo, a ZNDU Public Relations Officer said the tour includes a visit to Fig Tree Farm in Somabula on Tuesday  […]

Nqobile Bhebhe in Victoria Falls FINANCE, Economic Development  and Investment Promotion permanent secretary Mr George Guvamatanga has clarified the recently promulgated Mutapa Wealth Fund saying “there was a lot of mischief” which needed to be urgently rectified. Addressing delegates during the Zimbabwe Economic Development Conference (ZEDCON 2023) in Victoria Falls on Monday morning, Mr Guvamatanga […]

Mthabisi Tshuma, [email protected] NON-PROFIT organisation Citizens Against Economic Sanctions Zimbabwe (CAES Zimbabwe) has reiterated the clarion call by ordinary citizens for the removal of illegal sanctions imposed om the country. The illegal sanctions have caused suffering to ordinary Zimbabweans. Sadc declared October 25 as the Day of Solidarity Against Sanctions on Zimbabwe and the campaign is […]

Peter Matika, [email protected] TORRENTIAL rains which pounded Bulawayo on Saturday exposed the city’s poor storm drainage system as evidenced by roads being waterlogged, a situation which was worsened by undesignated vending operations and littering.  Due to the clogged drainage system, the city centre is prone to flash flooding, which exposes motorists and pedestrians to hazards as […]

Ivan Zhakata, Harare Bureau  Global Carbon Investments, a trailblazing green investments vehicle based in the United Arab Emirates, has signed a US$1,5 billion Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife to unlock the value of Zimbabwe’s carbon sinks and carbon mitigation measures.  The money is for financing the development and sale of […]

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] MS Zandile Sibanda desperately held onto her 14-year-old daughter Sikhulile Sibanda, a victim of an early child marriage, as she took her last breath after enduring eight months of a severe illness caused by giving birth at an early age. Ms Sibanda who wept uncontrollably as she narrated her daughter’s ordeal, said she […]

Joseph Madzimure, Harare Bureau GOVERNMENT will be prioritising and scaling up provision of social services such as quality healthcare, education and provision of decent housing, President Mnangagwa has said. Addressing the Central Committee on the back of the ruling party’s emphatic win in the August 23 harmonised elections, President Mnangagwa said Zanu-PF is the only party […]

Raymond Jaravaza, [email protected] BURNT down to ashes, a once famous hotel that hosted a young Queen Elizabeth II is now ancient history after it was gutted down by a fire last Thursday. Tucked away in the heart of Bubi District, about 35km from Bulawayo, was an iconic property that hosted the late Queen Elizabeth II in […]

Nqobile Bhebhe, [email protected] PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today officially open the second edition of the two-day Zimbabwe Economic Development Conference (ZEDCON) in Victoria Falls. The outcome of the event is set to contribute to the formulation of the 2024 National Budget, reviewing the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), and reinforcing and re-shaping Zimbabwe’s growth trajectory going forward. […]

Nqobile Tshili, [email protected] POLICE have arrested a man from Lupane in Matabeleland North who allegedly callously murdered his parents before skipping the border to neighbouring Botswana where he was apprehended. Clever Ngwenya (35) allegedly stabbed to death his elderly parents Mildress Ngwenya (71) and father Simon Shoemaker Ngwenya (73) two weeks ago.  The incident occurred at […]

Nqobile Tshili, [email protected]  PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said the impact of illegal sanctions is not just felt locally as the Western nations that imposed them have also lost business opportunities in the country hence the need to normalise relations.  The country’s Land Reform Programme implemented in 2000 triggered the imposition of economic sanctions against Zimbabwe, mainly in […]

Peter Matika, [email protected] IT was back in the early 90s when Mr Obert Chinhamo of Esigodini in Umzingwane District decided to take a leap of faith and venture into a realm known to many, but understood by a few.  His dream was to own a farm flourishing with a herd of cattle, one that would instantly […]

Mkhululi Ncube, [email protected]  IT has been 16 months since the Mpofu family in Dolahali area in Nhlekisa Village, Nkayi District lost 21 cattle to a deadly grain protectant, and the donated cattle have started calving with one having given birth while two more are expecting. The outbreak of lumpy skin disease in the district early this […]