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Pressure is mounting on Victoria Falls Council for a downward review of rates. Tempers have been high since the beginning of the month when the local authority hiked water bills and rates by an average of 400 percent. Rate payers have been urging the City Council to rethink the hike …

Chipo Chabarwa Development is finally coming to the settlement of Stoneridge as it is set to have its first big supermarket. Construction of a mega building that will house the supermarket has already started at Taisekwa, a place that had become popular for the many tuck-shops that were demolished to …

One of the province’s rich gold mines, Ran Mines in Bindura which closed in 1999 is set to resume operations in June this year. Jack Murehwa, the mine Corporate Affairs Manager said all necessary procedures including acquiring the environment impact assessment and the sampling of gold have already been done. …

Hwange Members of Parliament have called for clarity and the community’s involvement in the granting of mining rights to foreign companies. This comes in the wake of a standoff between the Dinde community and a Chinese investor over the latter’s proposed coal exploration operations in the area. Villagers argue that …

President Mnangagwa has extended the national Covid-19 lockdown for another two weeks as vaccines start trickling into the country. Today Zimbabwe received 200 000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine from the People’s Republic of China and President Mnangagwa said another 600 000 doses are expected in the next few weeks. …

School uniform maker Noah Mauto sits on a black couch in his home, writing down the details of a modest client order. “It’s better than nothing,” he told Al Jazeera. The 44-year-old’s factory also makes tracksuits and blazers. But the extended product line has offered little cushion against the blow …

The fire that broke out at Hwange Power Station is suspected to have had been caused by leaking diesel from the tanks located proximate to Unit 1. The fire went through to the feed rack, before it spread to Unit two and burnt cables, Indaba has learnt. An initial assessment …

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 …