Vandalism, neglect ruin Square

Africa Unity Square, for long one of Harare’s beautiful green lungs, has been run down, leaving it a pale shadow of its former self.

Vaccination deadline for civil servants

As Zimbabwe hit 2 million people fully vaccinated against Covid-19, all civil servants were placed under legal orders to be fully vaccinated with both jabs of an approved Covid-19 vaccine by October 15 and if they refuse they will face disciplinary proceedings for failing to obey a lawful instruction.

Manager’s murder: Police hunt down 20

Police are hunting down a gang of at least 20 they suspect attacked and killed a mine manager on Wednesday night in the Saruwe area, in Mashonaland West, before the entire night shift of the mine vanished with 20 tonnes of gold ore and a quantity of explosives.

Stand sold for US$116: AG report

Chegutu Municipality housing director Ms Shylet Dzivai allegedly sold a residential stand measuring 1 800 square metres for $10 000 early this month which was equal to US$116, way below the initial value of US$7 000 quoted in 2007, leading to calls for the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC) to investigate in the town.

Power supply improves with one generator unit back on grid

One of Hwange Thermal Power Station’s two largest boiler-turbine-generator units went back on the grid on Monday giving Zesa an extra 150MW and Zimbabweans can expect the ongoing load shedding to ease.

Distant parenting a disaster in Diaspora

Many Zimbabweans have left the country for purported greener pastures. 

Machemedze immortalises Chitepo’s legacy

Elias Machemedze, author of the newly-launched book, “The Life and Legacy of Herbert Chitepo”, is almost always referred to as a young writer. 

We fought and won together: Alice Mazorodze’s story

“CHE Guevara dropped his medical bag and went to war. Simon Mazorodze grabbed his medical bag and went to war”, Mrs Alice Mazorodze aptly writes in her biography of Dr Simon Mazorodze, titled “Icho Charira! Together We Fought! Together We Won!” published in 2020. 

Truth has a funny way of coming out

Back in the village, Karitundundu, the ageless autochthon of wisdom and knowledge, says the truth, has a funny way of coming out, like a silent fart, it soon announces itself through smell.

Gold dealer abuses teen daughter in ritual

For a year, and at least twice a day, 36-year-old Stanford Chitima (not his real name) of Zhombe under Chief Ntabeni, slept with his first born daughter, a 16-year-old juvenile, so that he fulfilled an awkward ritual he had entered with an unnamed witch doctor.

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