Major events turn Byo into hive of activity

Africa Moyo and Blessings Chidakwa Bulawayo is already a hive of activity, with huge volumes of people and vehicles noticeable, as the second capital braces to host two key events;…

Sanctions: Zim enlists African Commission’s support

Daniel Chigunwe, Herald Correspondent Zimbabwe has implored the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) to continuously raise concern about the negative impact of sanctions that were slapped on…

Swipe machines now mandatory: Commission

Blessings Chidakwa, Herald Reporter THE Consumer Protection Commission has launched a blitz against businesses that were rejecting Point-of-Sale machines, making it mandatory for all businesses to accept transactions made using…

US$48m required for Gwayi-Shangani

Farirai Machivenyika in HWANGE At least US$48 million is required next year to ensure the completion of Lake Gwayi-Shangani, Zimbabwe National Water Authority’s (Zinwa) director for engineering and hydrological services,…

Irrigation scheme spawns bumper wheat harvest

Farirai Machivenyika, Senior Reporter The irrigation scheme established near Chivhu Dam and commissioned by President Mnangagwa last year, expects a bumper wheat harvest of up to 600 tonnes from the…

Contact tracing for 2 Mpox cases continues

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke, Senior Health Reporter Health authorities are closely monitoring contacts of two Zimbabweans who recently tested positive for Mpox, a viral infection that has spread globally from African equatorial…

Technicians trapped to death underground

JOHANNESBURG. – Two City Power contracted technicians died after they were trapped in an underground tunnel in Johannesburg on Saturday. According to the utility’s spokesperson Mr Isaac Mangena, five people…

EDITORIAL COMMENT: French investments sign of good times

The growing investor interest in Zimbabwe under the Second Republic, and following a swathe of reforms to make investment easier and more streamlined, with as much as possible a single…

Two Byo men up for stealing car

Peter Matika, Bulawayo Bureau TWO Bulawayo men have been arrested in connection with the theft of a motor vehicle in Harare early this month. Peter Manandanya (40) from Mzilikazi suburb…

Police intensify probe into bombing incident

Freeman Razemba, Senior Reporter Police have intensified investigations into yesterday’s petrol bombing of the Zimbabwe Institute of Legal Studies offices owned by Zanu PF Harare provincial chairperson Cde Godwills Masimirembwa,…