TRAPPED BY THE FLOOD . . . Rains flood homes, disrupt schools and raise health fears

Mthokozisi Ncube [email protected] Heavy rains pounded Bulawayo yesterday, turning neighbourhoods into waterlogged traps, disrupting learning across the city, and exposing deepening sanitation risks. Amid the chaos stood Ms Eliza Hadebe…

New year with good rains renews farmers’ hopes for a bumper harvest

Zimpapers Writers Promising maize and small grain crops at various stages of growth across Zimbabwe have renewed hopes of a bumper harvest for communal farmers in the Matabeleland region and…

Graphic details of Zvitsva’s rape, murder emerge as State adds more charges

Zvikomborero Parafini Graphic details surrounding Guruve suspected serial killer, Anymore Zvitsva emerged yesterday as he appeared in court where the State added five more charges.

Landmark convictions for copper possession

Arron Nyamayaro In a landmark ruling, Zororai Musvasviki, 56, from Old Magwegwe, Bulawayo, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for violating Section 10 of The Copper Control Act…

New laws to curb junk food consumption on the cards

Lincoln Towindo-Harare Bureau GOVERNMENT is set to clamp down on the marketing and sale of unhealthy and ultra-processed foods high in sugar, salt and fat as part of sweeping nutrition…

Businesswoman up for dealing in dagga

Lovemore Kadzura Mutare Bureau A RURAL businesswoman, who used her grocery shop as base to peddle illegal drugs, has finally been arrested by detectives who found her in possession of…

Borrowdale woman in US$120 000 fraud case

Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent A 62-year-old Borrowdale woman has appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court charged with theft of trust property in connection with a botched house sale.

Woman, two children rescued on Ruya River

Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau A 24-year-old woman and her two children narrowly escaped death recently after they were trapped by rising waters along the Ruya River while panning for…

Flood-prone Dulivhadzimu Township under spotlight

Thupeyo Muleya [email protected] A TOUR of the flood-prone Dulivhadzimu Township in Beitbridge was conducted by Minister of State for Matabeleland South Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Albert Nguluvhe, yesterday with a…

Government satisfied with orderly start to 2026 school calendar

Patrick Chitumba [email protected] THE Government has expressed satisfaction with the orderly commencement of the 2026 school calendar across the country following inspections conducted at selected schools last week. Senior officials…