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…

Bulawayo records three fatal road accidents

Raymond Jaravaza, [email protected] POLICE in Bulawayo have confirmed three fatal road accidents that occurred last Saturday, leaving three people dead on the spot in separate incidents. Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson,…

Elderly couple awaits judgment in US$30k bank glitch spending spree case

Trish Mukwazo, [email protected] AN elderly couple from Bulawayo’s Pelandaba suburb, accused of going on a spending spree after exploiting a technical glitch at Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe and allegedly embezzling over…

Government empowers war veterans with urban stands

Patrick Chitumba, [email protected] THE Government has initiated the allocation of urban stands to war veterans, a crucial element of its strategy to promote social justice and address historical imbalances. The…

US$2k ZETDC pylon vandalism: Scrap metal firm in court

Lesley Chikudo, [email protected] A Bulawayo scrap metal company has been taken to court for allegedly vandalising Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) pylons worth US$2 013. Panellink Manufacturing Private…

New police base for crime hotspot

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] A new police base has opened in the Phakama area of Gwanda, a known crime hotspot, thanks to a collaborative effort between local legislator Honourable Fisani Moyo,…

R137 000 robbery pair to be sentenced today

Trish Mukwazo, [email protected] TWO men who were recently convicted of robbing a Bulawayo woman of R137 000 as she walked home in Luveve suburb with her five-year-old child, will be…

THIRTY YEARS AGO, TICH MATAZ WAS A THRIVING MILLIONAIRE IN USD TERMS

H-Metro Reporters THIRTY years ago, Tich Mataz says he was a MILLIONAIRE, in United States dollars. He was one of the poster boys of the buzzing entertainment scene as South…

DR Tichafa PARIRENYATWA:ZIM’S FIRST BLACK MEDICAL DOCTOR

ZIMBABWE’s first black medical doctor was Dr Tichafa Parirenyatwa. The largest medical centre in Zimbabwe, Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, was named after him. The national hero graduated as a doctor…

ABDULHAM ERIC HARID: ZIM’S FIRST BLACK COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR-GENERAL

ZIMBABWE’S first black Comptroller and Auditor-General was Mr Abdulman Eric Harid, a former Commissioner of Taxes. Mr Harid died at West End Hospital in Harare in July 2020. He was…

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