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Bulawayo residents warned of increased risk of water-borne diseases

Mkhululi Ncube , [email protected]  THE onset of the rainy season in Bulawayo has brought renewed warnings from health experts about the risk of water-borne and vector-borne diseases.  Poor drainage infrastructure, combined with…

The world should not forget Afghanistan

Hujjatullah Zia,Correspondent In a world where crises compete for attention, Afghanistan, once at the forefront of international aid and media coverage, now sits in the shadows. Last year, the global…

Gwanda man tortured and killed during wedding ceremony

Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau POLICE have arrested two men from Gwanda, including a cross-border transporter (malayitsha), in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a fellow villager during a wedding ceremony. …

Beitbridge RDC revises budget upward to US$8,2m

Thupeyo Muleya, [email protected]  BEITBRIDGE Rural District Council has significantly revised its 2025 budget, increasing it from US$5,2 million to an ambitious US$8,2 million, thanks to an additional Government allocation for devolution…

Stop arm-twisting parents, schools told

Remember Deketeke, Harare Bureau GOVERNMENT has urged school heads to stop engaging in unethical practices, such as demanding full fees in foreign currency, turning away students for non-payment, and soliciting bribes…

BCC budget committee proposes temporarily applying 2017 tariffs

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, [email protected]  THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC)’s special committee on budget review has proposed the interim application of 2017 tariffs while awaiting Government approval of the city’s 2025 budget.  This…

Bulawayo suburbs under illegal mining siege

Raymond Jaravaza, [email protected] Six metres deep into the earth, two illegal gold miners laboured in silence yesterday afternoon, chipping away a rock in search of gold in a pit that has…

Defer polls to 2030 for continued development — CCC

Farirai Machivenyika, Harare Bureau THE country’s main opposition party, CCC, is in agreement with a resolution by the ruling Zanu-PF party to postpone the next harmonised elections from 2028 to 2030…

Presidential Heifer Scheme reshaping lives in Zimbabwe

Mashudu Netsianda, [email protected]  The Command Livestock Programme and Presidential Heifer Pass-on Scheme, aimed at empowering youths, have transformed into a lifeline for numerous families, providing hope and opportunities where there was…

Herd boy kidnaps, rapes teen at knifepoint

Thupeyo Muleya, [email protected] A 25-YEAR-OLD herd boy from Tshinvhazwimi Village under Chief Tshitaudze area in Beitbridge appeared in court yesterday for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl at knifepoint on New…

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