Mapfumo Grateful For Govt’s Rescue

By Tatenda Kunaka Upcoming afro-traditional musician Evans Mapfumo is grateful to the government for affording him the opportunity to join other musicians from across the continent in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Government through the Ministry of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation met all the airline costs for him and his eight-member band …

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LSU Workers Withdraw Labour Over Wages

Workers at Lupane State University (LSU) have reportedly downed tools after the institution failed to pay their January salaries. In a letter addressed to the registrar by the workers’ committee chairman Jabulani Mpofu dated 7 February, the workers said they were yet to receive their January’s salaries and Covid-19 allowances. …

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Guard Kills Self Over Debt

By Selmah Mbakureva A 45 -year-old Bindura man employed as a security guard took his life using a service pistol on Sunday at a bank allegedly due to marital problems. According to the Mashonaland Central Provincial spokesperson Inspector Milton Mundembe, deceased Leopard Kamuzonde (45) of 3605 Chiwaridzo 2 had social …

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Awareness On Wildlife Crimes Bearing Fruit In Mashala

Amos Gwema carrying the recovered pangolin By Hwange Bureau Community awareness campaigns on wildlife crimes are finally yielding fruit in Mashala village, Hwange district. Mashala village is one of the areas highly prone to poaching. Recently villagers in this community discovered a dead elephant and instead of taking the ivory, …

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Women Urged Not To Fear Participation In Politics

Hwange Bureau Women in Hwange have been encouraged to participate in the upcoming by-elections as well as the 2023 plebiscite without fear as voting is every citizen’s right guaranteed by the country’s supreme law. Speaking during a community awareness meeting held at Chief Nelukoba homestead on women peace and security …

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Damning CIO Report Rattles Zanu PF Bigwigs

ZANU PF bigwigs are having sleepless after a recent security report showed that the ruling party had a 45% probability of winning the 2023 elections owing to supporters’ unhappiness with internal election outcome and failure to deliver after the 2017 military coup.  The report revealed that the party’s strength, as …

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Minister Chitando In Messy Mine Grab Scandal

MINES and Mining Development minister Winston Chitando has been implicated in a messy mine ownership wrangle amid accusations he grabbed eight gold mining claims belonging to businessman Yakub Ibrahim Mahomed. Mohamed, who owns Anesu Gold (Pvt) Ltd, filed a High Court application seeking to interdict Chitando, Mines secretary Onesimo Moyo, …

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