adminCollege enrolment up 10pc
THERE has been a 10 percent increase in enrolment at tertiary institutions following the scrapping of Ordinary Level Mathematics as an entry requirement for 30 courses offered by polytechnics, a Cabinet Minister has said.
Over 200 households get tap water
More than 200 households in Ingoma and Siname areas under Chief Mapanzure in Zvishavane now have access to tap water following the refurbishment of water tanks, a reservoir and the rehabilitation of the water reticulation system in the area.
$1,3m road rehab project uncertain
Chinhoyi Municipality’s planned 14km road rehabilitation project, which is valued at $1,3 million, hangs in the balance amid funding delays and bottlenecks caused by the new procurement regulations that require a licence for tenders above set thresholds.
Pro-hunter kills collared elephant
Gonarezhou Conservation Trust (GCT), a partnership between Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) and a German NGO, the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) have condemned the recent killing of a collared elephant bull by a professional hunter in the Gonakudzingwa area of Chiredzi.
Prisons acquire fishing boat to supplement inmates’ food
From Leonard Ncube in Binga THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services in Matabeleland North province has acquired a fishing boat as it continues to venture into income generating projects to…
Pollution affects tobacco quality
Most peri-urban farmers are producing low-grade tobacco due to water pollution by local authorities and industries, Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Air Chief Marshal Perrance Shiri (Retired) has said.
Police hunt for fugitive ex-wife stabber
Grace Nyoni, Midlands Reporter POLICE have launched a manhunt for a 35-year-old man from Gweru who allegedly stabbed his ex-wife with a knife several times in the chest after reading…
Man stabs ex-wife over love messages
Police have launched a manhunt for a 35-year-old Gweru man who allegedly stabbed his ex-wife with a knife several times in the chest after reading love messages on her cellphone.
UPDATED: Soldier steals steaming pot with stewing chicken
Walter Mswazie, Masvingo Correspondent A 33-year-old soldier based in Masvingo broke into a police base and got away with a steaming pot containing chicken from a fire together with property…
‘Girl (17) helps lover to rape minor’
Codelia Mondela, Court Reporter A TEENAGER from Fort Rixon allegedly covered her cousin’s mouth while her 19-year-old boyfriend raped her.