Two arrested for unlawful possession of ivory

Peter Matuka Police in Matabeleland North Province have arrested two people after they were allegedly found with 7kg of ivory worth more than US$1 000. Malvern Chigume (33) of  Maglas…

226 to benefit as Minister Mutsvangwa commissions Chiredzi SMEs centre

Prince Ngwenya, [email protected] THE Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa on Saturday commissioned the Chiredzi SME Centre in Chiredzi town. In a statement,…

Construction of access roads to new Parliament Building in Mount Hampden begins

Prince Ngwenya, [email protected] THE  Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development, Felix Mhona, officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of new Parliament Access Roads in Mt Hampden on Thursday.…

Bulawayo City Council demands 80 percent of rates in forex

Vusumuzi Dube, Online News Editor THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has passed a resolution compelling residents and businesses to pay 80 percent of their rates in foreign currency, arguing that service…

Pan-Africanism is still alive: President

Fungi Kwaramba in ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia AFRICAN countries will never deviate from the principles and ideals of Pan-Africanism that gave birth to modern independent states, which are now charting a…

Zvembudzi: tale of Majaivana’s little-known chiShona song

Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter  Around this time last year, there was a very public outcry when some of Lovemore Majaivana’s songs seemed to have, overnight, suddenly acquired titles in chiShona. …

Spare the rod and spoil the flock!..Prophet uses violence to discipline congregants

Michael Magoronga, Sunday News Correspondent   PERHAPS he was being biblical after all. For Proverbs 26:3 says “A whip for a horse, a bridle for the ass and a rod for…

COMMENT: A century of radio: Recognising its integral role in society

THE United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) says one of the highlights of celebrating the impact of radio in communities is “the continuing democratic value of radio to…

Bulawayo set for major transformation

Vusumuzi Dube and Judith Phiri, Sunday News Reporters BULAWAYO is experiencing a renaissance as investor interest is surging, reindustrialisation efforts taking root and multi-million dollar projects underway, signalling a promising…

Government champions service delivery in Zvishavane

RESIDENTS of Zvishavane are over the moon after benefiting from the Second Republic’s devolution programme which is transforming previously marginalised communities across the country. This comes after the commissioning of…