President to break ground on US$3,6bn Energy Park
Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to visit Beitbridge today for the ground-breaking ceremony of the Palm River Energy and Metallurgical Special Economic Zone, a US$3,6 billion energy…
Warrant of arrest against ‘rapist’
Trish Mukwazo, [email protected] A WARRANT of arrest has been issued against a 22-year-old Bulawayo man who allegedly raped his 13-year-old girlfriend at a lodge. Clinton Kabvumbura of Cowdray Park suburb…
I was restricting him: Grandmum’s change of heart on disability
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] TWELVE-YEAR-old Nkosiphile Lubombo, from Insiza District, hasn’t let his physical disability define him. He’s become a valued member of his community, enjoying a full and active life,…
Child maintenance haunts Gift Banda
Peter Matika, [email protected] FORMER Zifa president, Gift Banda, has once again found himself at the centre of a scathing maintenance wrangle as an SA-based Zimbabwean is accusing him of failing…
Matabeleland South aims for 720 000 cattle, expanded irrigation
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] MATABELELAND South Province has set ambitious targets to boost its cattle herd to around 720 000 by the end of the year and expand irrigated land to 1 500…
Council blames littering for Bulawayo’s flood problems
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, [email protected] BULAWAYO has a storm drainage system designed to safely redirect rainwater and prevent flooding but reckless and illegal dumping of rubbish by vendors and residents constantly blocks…
Universities urged to advance AI research for economic growth
Nqobile Tshili, [email protected] LOCAL universities have been urged to scale up research into how the country’s economic sectors can integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency and help shape policy…
432 400 households assisted in Matabeleland South food relief programme
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] THE food relief programme in Matabeleland South Province has been expanded this year to assist about 432 400 households, up from 322 927 last year, in direct…
Floods force school to close
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] HEAVY rains have brought lessons to a standstill at Seboza Primary School in Gwanda. Floodwaters inundated teachers’ accommodation and several classrooms, forcing staff to evacuate. The teachers…
Government gives greenlight to employ temporary teachers
Nqobile Tshili, [email protected] GOVERNMENT has given the greenlight to parents to employ temporary teachers in critical shortage subject areas of sciences and early childhood development (ECD) while awaiting recruitment of…











