Cleanliness challenge Bulawayo in acute shortage of bins

THE Bulawayo City Council’s prospects of reviving the city’s status as one of the cleanest in the continent could just be a pipe dream, with council revealing it is facing…

Cattle rustling syndicate hauled before court

A FOUR-MEMBER stocktheft syndicate, which was recently arrested by police in Lalapanzi after allegedly wreaking havoc in Chirumhanzu resettlement areas, stealing 64 cattle from different families before selling them to…

School head drags man to court over ‘affair’

Sukulwenkosi Dube THE headmaster of Kwenenge Primary School in Mangwe District has dragged a neighbourhood watch committee member to a traditional court accusing him of having an affair with his…

Man gets 40 years for rape

AN HIV-positive man from Kwekwe has been slapped with a 40-year jail sentence after he was convicted of raping and infecting a 13-year-old with a sexually transmitted infection.

Mat North records decrease in veld fires

Leonard Ncube THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) in Matabeleland North has recorded a decrease in fire incidents with 6 224 hectares destroyed so far compared to 39 345 hectares during…

Woman, sons gang up to resist arrest

There was drama recently in the Empumalanga township of Hwange when a 46-year-old woman teamed up with her two children to resist arrest following a report that she had unlawfully…

‘Diamond mines defrauding Zim’

Some mining companies at the Chiadzwa diamond fields are allegedly defrauding Zimbabwe of millions of dollars by forwarding low-grade stones to State-organised auctions, while selling off high-quality gems through international

Cheap imports continue to affect poultry industry

THE Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development, Cde Paddy Zhanda, has called on Government to tighten controls at the country’s entry points to stem an influx of cheap…

Health official forges liquor licence

A MINISTRY of Health and Child Care employee has appeared in court for masquerading as a Mangwe Rural District Council worker, forging a fake receipt for a liquor store operator…

Call on church to lead in conflict resolution

APOSTOLIC Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) leader Bishop Johannes Ndanga has called on the church to take a leading role in resolving problems being faced by the country, as there…

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