Power outage leaves Gweru without water after poles collapse

Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief GWERU residents are grappling with a serious water crisis after heavy rains caused three electricity poles to collapse, cutting power supply to the city’s water…

Two herd boys jailed 30 years for raping minors

Patrick Chitumba, Zimpapers Writer A ZVISHAVANE court has handed two herd boys from Mberengwa District in the Midlands Province a combined 30-year prison sentence after convicting them of raping minor…

Harnessing Zimbabwe’s global family for national development

Daniel Ndlara Robson As Zimbabwe advances toward inclusive growth and national renewal, attention is turning to one of its greatest untapped strengths — its diaspora. Establishing a Ministry for the…

American YouTube sensation brings global spotlight to Victoria Falls

Rutendo Nyeve in Victoria Falls THE resort City of Victoria Falls on Thursday hosted international internet celebrity IShowSpeed, as part of his widely publicised African tour. The American YouTuber and…

Falcon College moves towards energy self-sufficiency with 1MW solar plant

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Zimpapers Writer FALCON College in Esigodini, Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South, is set to become energy self-sufficient following the installation and commissioning of a one-megawatt solar power plant,…

Mberengwa RDC to construct two health facilities in two wards

Freedom Mupanedemo, Midlands Bureau MBERENGWA Rural District Council (RDC) is targeting to construct two state-of-the-art health facilities in two wards before the end of the first quarter. The initiative is…

Man kills host with iron bar after being offered refuge during fight

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] A MAN from Filabusi in Insiza District has appeared in court for allegedly turning violent on a family that had offered him refuge during a village altercation,…

Lithium beneficiation a priority under NDS2

Nelson Gahadza, Senior Zimpapers Writer THE Government will prioritise the beneficiation of lithium during the National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2) implementation period, from 2026 to 2030, building on the gains…

Ex-Supreme Court driver jailed for swindling convict’s wife

Danisa Masuku, Court Writer A FORMER Supreme Court judge’s driver, Henry Ntini (39), has been convicted and sentenced to three years in jail but will serve one year and six…

Details emerge on tourist’s body retrieved from Vic Falls gorge

Rutendo Nyeve, Victoria Falls Writer  THE Zambian Police Service has confirmed the identity of a foreign national whose body was retrieved from the Zambezi River on Wednesday evening as 49-year-old…