Starvation amidst abundance in Bubi

Factmore Dzobo DAY IN, day out, villagers from Fosika and Magaya in Bubi district, Matabeleland North Province,  are engulfed in a thick cloud of dust from gold mining activities taking…

Dimaf set to increase

Midlands Correspondent THE government is negotiating with Old Mutual over the Distressed Industries and Marginalised Areas Fund (Dimaf) to make the facility bigger as well as relaxing some of its…

Police could have killed serial armed robber: Lawyer

Auxilia Katongomara Court Reporter A Bulawayo lawyer has alleged that police could have unlawfully killed serial armed robber, Shepard Mhizha, out of frustration emanating from his string of armed robberies…

Farmers urged to improve livestock quality

Midlands Correspondent YOUTH, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Minister Cde Francis Nhema has called on farmers to enhance the quality of their livestock.

Prosecutor ‘demands’ $2k bribe from Zim trucker

Temba Dube Senior Reporter A lawyer representing the Zimbabwean trucker who was arrested in Zambia for an armed robbery he denies committing, has dumped him after his family failed to…

Old School Nights lives to expectation

Bongani Ndlovu Showbiz Correspondent A RELAXED, calm and mature atmosphere characterised the Old School Nights at Groove Night Club featuring two veteran DJs, Joe the OG and Kaycee the Gigmaster.

Mat South schools operating without ablution facilities

Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent SIXTY percent of schools in Matabeleland South Province are still operating without clean water and proper ablution facilities leading to increased cases of water-borne diseases.

80 percent of Mangwe District roads in dire need of repair

Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent Mangwe Rural District Council Chief Executive Officer, Nketha Mangoye Dlamini, has said 80 percent of roads in the district need maintenance and repairing as they were…

Air Zim re-launches Harare-Vic Falls route

Melissa Mpofu Showbiz Editor THE country’s tourism sleeping giant – Kariba – emerged from the woods on Friday morning when Air Zimbabwe re-launched its flight for the Harare-Kariba-Vic Falls route.

Byo artistes’ entries overwhelm Zima

Simbarashe Mutizwa Showbiz Reporter ZIMBABWE Music Awards (Zima) organisers have hailed Bulawayo artistes for submitting their productions for consideration ahead of this year’s edition of the awards to be held…