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Herald ReporterPolitical analysts have dismissed MDC-T’s 13th anniversary held in Bulawayo last week saying there was nothing worth celebrating since the party’s formation. This comes amid revelations that Women Of Zimbabwe Arise demonstrated against MDC-T leader, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai for abusing women. It is understood there were
19 jumbos die
Herald ReporterAt least 19 elephants and two rhinos have died at Hwange National Park due to lack of water as the Parks and Wildlife Management Authority of Zimbabwe battles to raise US$100 000 to avert more deaths. The elephants died at Bumbusi, Mandavu, Masuna, Sinamatella, Robins and Main Camp. The authority’s spokesperson Mrs
City runs out of land
Municipal ReporterHarare City Council is considering suspending the registration of new housing co-operatives because it has run out of land. The decision comes amid reports that some co-operative senior executives were cashing in on the plight of desperate home seekers. Some of the executives have gone to the extent of forming new
Water crisis in Mhangura
Chinhoyi BureauVandalism of water pipes and illegal connections in Mhangura town have forced the Zimbabwe National Water Authority to use an alternative water source to ensure most areas in the town receive water. Farmers along the more than 32-kilometre pipeline have been vandalising the metal pipes and diverting water to their farms
Global Fund releases US$84m for Zim
Paidamoyo Chipunza Health ReporterAbout 10 000 more people living with HIV and Aids countrywide will be put on anti-retroviral drugs before the end of the year following the disbursement of US$84 million from Round 8 phase 11 by the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The new clients will bring the total number of people on ARVs supported
Suspected human intestines found in Chitungwiza
Herald ReporterSuspected intestines of a child were found in Chitungwiza yesterday in an incident that shocked residents. The incident occurred in Unit L, Seke. A passerby saw some children converging on the intestines and alerted the police. Adjacent to the intestines, a khaki short, shirt which made a full school uniform and a lunch box with
Sell excess livestock, drought-stricken farmers urged
Agriculture ReporterGOVERNMENT is encouraging farmers in drought stricken areas to consider selling some of their unproductive cattle to raise money to buy supplementary feeds.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Mr Seiso Moyo said the exercise was not meant to encourage de-stocking, but preserve only
TM drives cancer awareness campaign
Health ReporterTM Supermarkets has embarked on a campaign to disseminate information on cancer as well as raising money for treatment and care of the patients. Officially launched a fortnight ago, the campaign dubbed: “TM cancer awareness campaign” would involve staff from the retail shop conducting a variety of activities with
No zero percent pass rate
Masvingo BureauSchool heads have come up with new measures to improve the quality of primary education, a development expected to ensure no zero percent pass rate by 2014. National Association of Primary School Heads (NAPH) president Mr Philip Rudanda last week said the primary school heads resolved to introduce preliminary provincial
US$100 000 bail out for cadetship students
EveleneTaadira Herald ReporterStudents learning under the cadetship scheme at the University of Zimbabwe will continue with their studies because Government’s failure to pay is due to sanctions-induced economic hardships, the university’s Vice Chancellor Professor Levy Nyagura said yesterday. He said this during the handover ceremony of scholarships worth