New boss for 53 Infantry Battalion

The country is poised for better fortunes and economic recovery under the new political dispensation and members of the Zimbabwe National Army entrusted with maintaining peace and national integrity should remain patient and focused, a senior army official has said.

Britney Spears’ ex-hubby wants increase in child support

Britney Spears may be finding herself in a legal situation.

HIV prevalence rate declines: NCA

Mashonaland West province has recorded a decline in the HIV prevalence rate and new incidences due to the scaling up of various prevention and treatment programmes.

Uproar over Epworth Olympafrica Centre

SPORT-LOVING residents of Epworth in south-eastern Harare are getting restless over the delay in the construction of the Olympafrica Centre amid fears that this project may suffer still-birth due to “a scam” involving the local authorities and the informal settlers who invaded the proposed site for this multi-million-dollar venture.

Man arrested for trying to extort developer

A Gweru man has been arrested after he tried to abuse the anti-corruption drive by the new Government administration to extort money from a local private land developer who bought part of the land which the suspect used to occupy as a squatter.

Lukaku downs Chelsea, as Kane grabs late winner

Romelu Lukaku broke his barren run against top six Premier League opposition and provided the winner for Jesse Lingard as Manchester United came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 at Old Trafford.Victory against his former club was particularly sweet for Jose Mourinho as he got one over on Chelsea boss Antonio Conte, but more importantly moves United back above Liverpool into second place in the Premier League.

Peri-urban farmers learn to fight armyworm

The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement is training peri-urban farmers in Harare on the identification and control of the fall armyworm, a pest that has wreaked havoc in most farming areas.

Gokwe-Chireya steps up gully reclamation efforts

The Gokwe north community is intensifying efforts to improve land use management as land degradation continues to wreak havoc in the low lying district.

Mop-up vaccination exercise underway

Government is currently conducting a mass drug administration mop-up exercise in Mashonaland West province in order to vaccinate against diseases such as bilharzia, ringworms, as well as elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis).

Nine arrested for cross-border vehicle theft

The trial of nine suspects that include five South African police officers and an immigration officer accused of facilitating the smuggling of stolen vehicles from the neighbouring country into Zimbabwe has been set for this Wednesday.

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