adminToddler dies after cable mishap
Grace Nyoni Midlands Correspondent A three-year-old infant from Mtapa suburb in Gweru, died last week, after she allegedly tied a black cable around her neck while playing with other children.
Zvishavane residents storm Zesa offices
Midlands Bureau Scores of angry Zishavane residents last week stormed Zesa offices to protest over a power outage that has seen some suburbs spending a month in the dark. Some of…
Kwekwe avails 688 stands
Michael Magoronga Midlands Correspondent Kwekwe City Council has unveiled 688 housing stands in a bid to clear a housing backlog that stands at 3 000. Speaking at a ground-breaking ceremony in Mbizo…
Reflecting on Mpofu’s ‘Creatures at the Top’
Elliot Ziwira At the Bookstore When I read Ezekiel Mphahlele “Down Second Avenue” (1959), for the first time many years ago, I was so consumed by it that I could not separate…
MSU allays fears over Shabanie Mine reopening
Midlands Bureau THE resuscitation of Shabanie Mashaba Mines (SMM) in Zvishavane will not affect the operations of Midlands State University (MSU) campus in the town. MSU opened its Zvishavane campus three…
Closeness to sea poises province for growth
Manicaland Correspondents The new political dispensation in Zimbabwe has created positive tidings for Manicaland Province, as significant headway has been made in engaging Mozambique and South African partners.
DDF resuscitates 4 irrigation schemes
Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau The District Development Fund (DDF) has earmarked four irrigation schemes in Mashonaland Central province, including Mudotwe in Musiiwa Village, as part of the 100-day quick-win projects. It…
Museums pay attention to neglected sites
Sharon Chigeza and Takudzwa Chiwereweshe The preservation and conservation of heritage sites is critical in the promotion of domestic tourism in line with the National Tourism Master Plan to be…
Dangare School ‘switched-on’
Wimbainashe Zhakata Mutare Correspondent THE electrification of schools is important in the promotion of Information Communication Technology (ICT) from an early age in line with the new curriculum, an official has…
Sable Chemicals battles to meet demand
Freedom Mupanedemo and Zvamaida Murwira The country’s sole ammonia nitrate producer, Sable Chemicals, is struggling to meet the nation’s fertiliser demand, supplying only 25 percent of the 160 000 tonnes…