Fire destroys cottage

PROPERTY worth thousands of dollars was destroyed when fire gutted a cottage in the Sunridge neighbourhood of Mabelreign suburb in Harare yesterday. The fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault, although police are investigating the cause.

Zambian pair poses threat to FC Platinum

FORMER Zimbabwe youth international Butler Masango believes the Zambian duo of Augustine Mulenga and Justin Shonga could pose the greatest danger to FC Platinum when they kick-off their group phase campaign against Orlando Pirates at Barbourfields this Saturday.

Tutani tipped for Mushowani job

Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter VETERAN coach Arthur “Tuts” Tutani is likely to rekindle his relationship with newly-promoted Premiership side Mushowani Stars for the 2019 season. Tutani is the frontrunner for…

2 illegal miners die in shaft collapse

Walter Nyamukondiwa Mashonaland West Bureau An  illegal miner was trapped to death, while another died on admission at Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital after a rock fell in Level 5 Shaft at…

New TV game show on cards

Tafadzwa Zimoyo Senior Arts Reporter A new local television family game show dubbed Tamba 263 is set to première and air on ZBC television soon. The show, which is a…

Mine collapse blamed on earth tremors

THE collapse of mineshafts at Wanderer Mine in Shurugwi was precipitated by earth tremors that the country experienced on December 22 last year, the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development has said. Midlands provincial mining director Mr Nelson Munyanduri told the Provincial Civil Protection Unit (PCPU) that the ground the artisanal miners were working on was weakened by the earth tremors and later gave in.

Rap on the knuckles for child offenders

The Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has scaled up efforts to save child offenders from jail by decentralising the pre-trial diversion (PTD) programme to all the country’s 10 provinces. Extra-judicial programmes are meant to rehabilitate juvenile offenders and to save them from turning into hardcore criminals. It applies to children under the age of 18.

Shurugwi seeks town status

Shurugwi South constituency has started a process to tap into devolution drive being championed by Government after submitting proposals for the development of a town in the gold rich area, an official has said.

Neta school to open soon

Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent Government has constructed a new school in Neta Resettlement Area in Mberengwa as part of its ongoing programme to improve access to education, particularly in resettlement…

Hardcore criminals: The facts

Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau The three hardcore criminals who beat up prison warders and jumped off a moving prison truck while in transit to Bulawayo were serving a combined 126…

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