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Two perish in ambulance head on collision
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TWO people died while three others were admitted to hospital when an ambulance was involved in a head-on collision with a Mazda B2500 in Tsholotsho.
Minister grilled over Bulawayo water crisis
Chronicle Reporter
STAKEHOLDERS yesterday grilled the Deputy Minister of Local Government, Rural and Urban Development, Sesel Zvidzai about Government’s reluctance to declare Bulawayo a critical water shortage area, despite the mounting water crisis in the city.
At a highly charged press conference organised by the Bulawayo City Council at a local hotel, Deputy Minister Zvidzai was bombarded with questions regarding the water situation in the city.
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Tsholotsho hit by floods
Prosper Ndlovu
TSHOLOTSHO District in Matabeleland North was on Wednesday hit by flash floods and that left villagers living in fear of having their homesteads and property destroyed.
Heavy rains pounded most parts of the district for several hours on Wednesday afternoon.
The most affected areas were villages in Sipepa such as Jimila and Sawudweni under Chief Mathuphula Khumalo and parts surrounding Tsholotsho Business Centre.
Tsholotsho is a flood prone area just like Muzarabani in Mashonaland Central.
Speaking to Chronicle in separate interviews yesterday, the villagers said the rains started at 2pm and continued until evening.