Posted on February 1, 2022
THE country continues to record a decline in daily COVID-19 infections with less than 1 000 cases recorded in the past seven days as of Sunday, as compared to more than 1700 the previous week. The COVID-19 preventative measures coupled with vaccination seem to be working for Zimbabwe as predicted by health experts, with the […]
Posted on February 1, 2022
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) says the recent hike in tariff charges by mobile network operators is within the approved thresholds gazetted by government in September last year. The clarification by POTRAZ comes after an outcry from business and ordinary citizens who are finding the new tariffs exorbitant, at a time […]
Posted on June 27, 2019
POLICE in Gweru have arrested a notorious armed robber who teamed up with two accomplices to rob a woman of USD$4 000 and RTGS$800 at gunpoint. Peter Taruvinga appeared before Gweru Magistrate, Mr Tavengwa Sangster, facing a charge of armed robbery and was remanded in custody to June 28 for trial. It is the State’s case […]
Posted on June 6, 2019
A 17-YEAR-old boy who is in Form Three at a Gweru school has been sentenced to four years in jail for raping a two-year-old toddler. The boy, a repeat offender will, however, serve a total of seven years after Gweru Regional magistrate, Mrs Phathekile Msipa, added three more years which were suspended in 2015 when […]
Posted on May 28, 2019
Every May 28, Menstrual Hygiene Day (MH Day) raises awareness and combats taboos associated with menstrual hygiene with the goal of enabling women and girls to achieve their full potential. Globally, more than half of women are currently of reproductive age—and menstruation is a monthly reality. Yet all around the world, many women lack access […]
Posted on May 8, 2019
A GWERU woman is suing her deceased husband’s ex-lover for RTGS$100 000 in damages after she allegedly cheated with her husband resulting in the woman giving birth to a baby boy. The aggrieved woman, Mrs Rita Nyandiya, is accusing Ms Tsitsi Dube of engaging in an adulterous relationship with her late husband Mr Peter Edward […]
Posted on March 25, 2019
The Zimbabwe national soccer team sealed a fourth AFCON qualification following a 2-nil win over Congo Brazzaville at the National Sports Stadium yesterday. Chants of jubilation were the dominant force as Zimbabwe booked a place at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Egypt. The Warriors shrugged off the challenge of Congo […]
Posted on March 25, 2019
PROMISING Zimbabwean sprinter Elizabeth Msipa was on Wednesday on cloud nine after bagging the silver and bronze medals at the South Africa’s premier school’s track & field series, the PUMA School of Speed #5. The event was hosted at the Puk McArthur Stadium recently with junior track & field stars going #ForeverFaster. Msipa who is […]
Posted on March 4, 2019
Lower Gwelo residents have called on government to assist them in the resuscitation of Mambanjena irrigation scheme. The scheme used to provide irrigation for over 168 households but is currently idle owing to a faulty pump on top of other challenges. Speaking during a recent tour of irrigation schemes in Lower Gwelo, minister for Midlands […]
Posted on March 4, 2019
Mberengwa schools have been hailed for their excellent performance which has seen no school in the district posting a zero percent pass rate at any level. Schools in Mberengwa got a 54.2 percent pass rate, up from the 52 percent realised in 2017 at Grade Seven, while at ‘O’ Level the pass rate rose to […]