Council, ratepayers clash over 2021 rates

MUTARE City Council is embroiled in an ugly conflict with ratepayers over steep tariffs contained in this year’s approved budget, which the local authority is being accused of crafting without proper consultations as provided for by the law.

‘Govt to roll out free vaccinations’

AT least 60 percent of the country’s population will be vaccinated for free with a national vaccine deployment framework now complete that will see frontline workers, the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions being vaccinated first, President Mnangagwa said.

President puts foot down on illegal settlements

GOVERNMENT is taking drastic measures to redress the illegal construction of houses on wetlands in most urban areas without requisite infrastructure and will offer alternative spaces for desperate home seekers who have been given a raw deal by urban councils.

$10m for Manicaland disaster management

THE Manicaland Provincial Civil Protection Committee has utilised part of the $10 million received from Government to capacitate districts to respond to disasters as the province continues to be plagued by natural disasters.

Parly targets to pass 12 Bills

Parliament is determined to pass at least 12 Bills that were spelt out by President Mnangagwa when he officially opened the Third Session of the Ninth Parliament last year, an official has said.

Mandatory cancer screening planned

It will be mandatory for Zimbabweans in certain age groups to be screened for cancers as a prevention and control strategy for the world’s second leading cause of deaths under plans now being considered and worked on.

Dr Gwaradzimba’s legacy lives on

AT least 200 women in Mutasa District received a consignment of 700 reusable sanitary pads through the First Lady, Amai Auxilia Mnangagwa’s Angel of Hope Foundation last Saturday.

‘Structural flaws led to dam collapse’

The collapse of Iron Duke Kent 1 and Kent 2 dams in Mazowe on Sunday was a result of a design fault and the dams were being continuously renovated to store more water.

Evil step-mother in murder cover-up bid

HELL broke loose in Hobhouse high-density suburb of Mutare on Monday, with irate neighbours baying for the blood of a step-mother who allegedly bludgeoned a teenager to death and faked suicide as a cover-up.

First Lady constructs training centre

Zimbabwe is on course to witnessing an empowerment initiative with a difference following the construction of a state-of-the-art skills training development centre in Tynwald North, Harare, catering for people of different talents and abilities, thanks to First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa.

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