Family murderers on a rampage
Liberty Dube and Lovemore Kadzura A 35-YEAR-OLD man recently reportedly went berserk and fatally stoned his mother in a gruesome murder that has left Nyanga residents shell-shocked. Gladys Mupiwa’s…
$49,4m maize reduced to ashes
Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter ABOUT 130 000 tonnes of maize worth $49,4 million, which was being sun-dried in preparation for shelling, was reduced to ashes after a vicious veld fire…
S. Africa fulfils Cyclone Idai rescue pledge
Ray Bande Senior Reporter DISTRIBUTION of maize meal valued at 60 million rand has began with 224 households that were left homeless by Cyclone Idai benefitting from the donation…
Shot in arm for Chimanimani twins
Tendai Gukutikwa Post Correspondent A CHIMANIMANI family has received a donation of a two-roomed house from an organisation that assists families with twins, the Twins Association of Zimbabwe. The new…
Teenage carjackers nabbed
Abel Zhakata Senior Reporter TWO suspected teenage carjackers who are believed to be behind a series of vehicle thefts that occurred in Mutare and surrounding areas were recently arrested…
Marrying a minor (14) backfires
Luthando Mapepa Chipinge Correspondent MARRYING a 14-year-old juvenile landed a Chipinge man (48) in hot soup after he was arrested for the offence. Msindo Makuyana, of New Year’s Gift, appeared…
Zim pushes for accelerated transformation…Oxygen plant harnesses local skills
Zimbabweans should collectively and relentlessly harness resources at their disposal to leapfrog the country’s economic transformation, which is anchored on the tenets of National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), itself a centrepiece in the realisation of Vision 2030, to become an upper-middle-class economy, the President has said.
GMB payments excite farmers
Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has taken delivery of 736 000 metric tonnes of maize and is upto date with its payments following the release…
Marange girl’s death probe focuses on identity scam
The husband of the 14-year-old girl who died while giving birth at a shrine in Marange recently, Hatirarami Momberume, has been located and arrested on charges of rape and engaging in sexual relations with a child under the age of consent, while police investigations continue against the child’s parents and others in the community.
Pfumvudza targets 329 000 households
Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter PREPERATIONS for the 2021/22 agricultural season are on course, with smallholder farmers adopting efficient and sustainable Pfumvudza techniques that enable them to achieve high yields using…











