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Reckless artisanal miners in Zvishavane are causing unnecessary livestock losses after the animals drink water laced with cyanide, which finds its way into water weirs during processing of gold, Nhau has learnt. Farmers at Kromdry in Zvishavane district recently raised alarm after failing to identify a “new disease” outbreak that …

TelOne workers in Mashonaland West and Mashonaland Central are up in arms with Regional Manager Kanganwai Sande for refusing to give them off days. The workers argue that most private companies and Government departments countrywide have sent their workers home in order to minimise the risk of contracting the deadly …

The discovery of gold at Leon Farm about 10 kilometers west of the city has triggered a now familiar scramble for the precious stone among panners in Kadoma and its surrounding areas. “I’m coming from Leon Farm where gold ore has been discovered. I heard the news this morning and …

The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has with immediate effect authorised the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (ZINARA) to accept toll fees in foreign currency. According to Statutory Instrument 32 of 2021, light motor vehicles will pay US$2, minibuses US$3, buses US$4 while heavy vehicles and haulage trucks will part …

A number of shops opened for business in Bindura this week, including unregistered hardware shops and phone dealerships. Vendors appeared to have attained ‘freedom of the town’ status as well, there were everywhere within the central business district while law enforcement was nowhere in sight. At Chipadze Shopping Centre, a …

Gweru CorrespondentSecurity sector personnel comprising of soldiers and police have sealed off Gweru central business district to the public.Security roadblocks leading into town from Senga and Mkoba/Ascot were turning away both motorists and pedestrians who wanted to get into town except for essential services and those they thought had genuine …

Women farmers in Mashonaland Central have called out the Canada Fund for Local Initiative (CFLI) to increase its funding and push Development Aid from People to People (DAPP) into all of the country’s farming districts so that they can implement their project called from Communal to Commercial famer (C to …

By Lovemore Chazingwa in Kadoma While the rains that are continuously pounding the city bring glad tidings for the generality of the population, there is a section of the community whose lives have been thrown into turmoil.The rains have indeed brought smiles to most households that now expect bumper harvests …

Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has reduced its fleet of buses plying the Harare to Chitungwiza route.The company has also doubled its fares by 100 percent, something that has been condemned by opposition political parties as being anti-poor.Officials at the company said the cutting down of the fleet was necessitated …

Chitungwiza is experiencing a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases, which has seen Acting Town Clerk Dr Tonderai Kasu pleading with central Government for help in tackling the growing problem. “For the period 1-14 January 2021, Chitungwiza recorded a total of 262 cases. The numbers for Covid-19 cases keep increasing against …