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Gwayi-Shangani Dam: Lubimbi villagers set demands for relocation
THE Lubimbi villagers in Binga are resisting government's move to relocate them from their ancestral land to pave way for the construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam, demanding a clear relocation plan....Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 1098 | by Staff reporter
Lake Gwayi-Shangani relocation preps start
FEAR of being affected by flooding has led Lubimbi villagers in Binga to form a committee that will work closely with the Government to facilitate smooth relocation of families that reside close to La...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 1092 | by Staff reporter
Sikhosana's homestead to be re-furbished
After B-Metro made it public that Folklore musician Sikhosana Buhlungu is living in poverty, well-wishers and fans have embarked on a drive of donating building material to improve Sikhosana's homeste...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 19:39hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
2021 Mid Term Monetary & Budget analysis
The latest mid-term budget and monetary policy statements were presented in a low key mode with emphasis on avoiding policy shocks that can rock the economy. The Zimbabwean government revised upwards ...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 15:30hrs | 485 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zanu-PF Bulawayo endorses Mnangagwa
ZANU-PF Women's League has said President Mnangagwa is ticking all the national development boxes in line with his electoral promises and the wing had therefore, endorsed his candidature for the 2023 ...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:48hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Lake Gwayi-Shangani project shaping out nicely
CONCRETE placement is on-going at the Lake Gwayi-Shangani project in Matabeleland North Province as the Government races to meet project completion deadline by December this year.The Governmen...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 18:21hrs | 1901 | by Staf reporter
Conservative Zimbabwe Party launched in Bulawayo
A NEW political party which claims that it can transform Zimbabwe's ailing economy was launched in Bulawayo at the weekend.Conservative Zimbabwe Party was launched in Hillside on Saturday and ...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 07:22hrs | 2335 | by Staff reporter
When Magufuli spoke from the grave
There once lived a woman in Masvingo who was called Shuvai Ben Mahofa.Known for her unapologetic straight-talk and indefatigable industry, she had long morphed into an Iron Lady before activism on...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:30hrs | 755 | by Bishop L
$2,2bn set aside for Gwayi-Shangani works
GOVERNMENT is working on an integrated master plan for the renamed Lake Gwayi-Shangani in Hwange District, Matabeleland North as Treasury is set to release $2,2 billion next month to speed up the comp...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:33hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Govt changes tact on Gwayi-Shangani dam project
The government says it has adopted an integrated approach to the Gwayi-Shangani dam construction project by holistically involving other relevant stakeholders during planning and implementation to avo...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 19:22hrs | 1400 | by Staff reporter
Lake Gwayi-Shangani area to be turned into national park
THE Government has set in motion plans to have Lake Gwayi-Shangani area gazetted into a national park as part of efforts to promote tourism in the area.The lake, which will have a holding capa...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:40hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani lake master plan set in motion
GOVERNMENT is working on an integrated master plan for the renamed Lake Gwayi-Shangani in Hwange District, Matabeleland North as Treasury is set to release $2,2 billion next month to speed up the comp...Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 05:47hrs | 718 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam construction on course
ALL major infrastructure projects being undertaken by the Government will be completed to ensure they improve people's livelihoods, a Cabinet Minister has said.Finance and Economic Development...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:33hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Race for December deadline at Gwayi-Shangani Dam
WORK on the construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam in Hwange district, Matabeleland North has gathered pace with the contractors optimistic that they will meet the December 2021 deadline. The ...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:55hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Inconsistent funding hampering Gwayi-Shangani dam completion
Inconsistent funding of the Gwayi-Shangani dam in Matabeleland North is hampering its completion, a ZINWA official has said.The project which was awarded to China International Water and Elect...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 19:16hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Police release names of people who died in Masvingo - Mbalabala road accident
POLICE have released names of 15 of the 21 people who died in an accident which occurred on Monday at the 61-kilometre peg along the Masvingo- Mbalabala Road near Chitowa Business Centre.In a ...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 16:27hrs | 1741 | by Staff reporter
Govt yet to award the Gwayi-Shangani dam-Bulawayo pipeline tender
GOVERNMENT is yet to award a tender for the construction of the 260km Gwayi-Shangani dam-Bulawayo pipeline, an ambitious project that seeks to pipe water from the Zambezi River to the country's second...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:21hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland North farmers still planting wheat
WHEAT farmers in Matabeleland North were by yesterday still planting the winter crop following late delivery of inputs especially seed. The province is targeting to plant 1 000ha of winter whe...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 09:14hrs | 468 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe has enough water for two years
ZIMBABWE National Water Authority (Zinwa) chief executive officer Engineer Taurai Maurukira has said the country has enough water to last for two farming seasons following rains that fell during the l...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:13hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
MDC urges supporters to besiege court
THE MDC Alliance Midlands provincial executive has called on party supporters to besiege Kwekwe courts ahead of the trial of its provincial leadership Thursday on public violence charges.Provi...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:11hrs | 1240 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube furious as locals sidelined in Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road rehab tender
Despite the government's claims that it is committed to devolution of power, some people in Harare received a contract to clear the bushes along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway road, defying a pol...Published: 26 May 2021 at 19:35hrs | 4110 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water woes unrelenting
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has no timeline for the lifting of its water-shedding regime after failing to meet the March deadline, blaming this on a combination of electricity outages and unfinished w...Published: 20 May 2021 at 22:13hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
G40 resorts to voodoo conspiracies
When the weekly Standard newspaper published a story on 2 May 2021 to the effect that a Zvimba villager, Tinos Manovengere, was not happy with the burial of former President Robert Mugabe, G40 members...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:42hrs | 855 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Villagers injured in gold rush mayhem
HORDES of villagers and gold panners were injured when omakorokoza from various parts of the country went on a rampage at a gold mine along the Gwayi River, Nyamandlovu in Matabeleland North Province....Published: 12 May 2021 at 14:04hrs | 2777 | by Staff reporter
Govt identifies land for new Batoka City
THE GOVERNMENT has identified land where a new city will be built as part of the Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric project outside Victoria Falls, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Power Dev...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:27hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter
Ndumiso Gumede the man
THE setting is Highlanders Sports Club, popularly known as Clubhouse, a perfect venue for the interview with Ndumiso Gumede since it is one of the properties acquired by Bosso under his chairmanship i...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:17hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road rehab begins
GOVERNMENT has started rehabilitating the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway with patching of what motorists had termed 'deadly potholes.' President Mnangagwa recently launched the Second Phase o...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:02hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani dam construction resumes
THE Gwayi-Shangani Dam site was yesterday a hive of activity with onsite engineers from the Zimbabwe National Water Authoriy (Zinwa) and Chinese contractors supervising construction works following th...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:00hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water shedding to continue
THE Bulawayo City Council has failed to provide adequate water to its residents who are set to further endure two days per week without the commodity, despite the local authority indicating that it wi...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:31hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Govt floats Gwayi-Shangani tender
THE Government has floated a tender for the construction of the 260km Gwayi-Shangani Dam-Bulawayo pipeline, which marks the implementation of the Second Phase of the National Matabeleland Zambezi Wate...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:20hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
BCC to purchase water pumps directly
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) hopes the purchase of water pumps directly from manufacturers will help ease water woes that have been bedevilling the city. This comes as the city last w...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:20hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water crisis to persist
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has painted a gloomy picture of the current water crisis telling residents to brace for more painful months despite the country receiving heavy rains this year. ...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 16:35hrs | 893 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam engineers back on site
THE attainment of Independence in 1980 has seen the Government implementing several developmental projects for citizens who had been sidelined under white colonial rule for many years. The Sec...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:00hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Suspected robber killed
A BULAWAYO man suspected to be a robber died in hospital while another believed to be his relative is battling for life after they were assaulted by armed unknown men at a mine compound in Inyathi, Bu...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 18:41hrs | 3067 | by Staff reporter
BCC struggles to provide water to residents
BULAWAYO residents are going for weeks without water supplies despite the local authority saying they have enough quantities in their supply dams to last until the next rainy season without the need f...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:48hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
The economic toll of Covid-19 on Zimbabwe has deepened energy poverty
Zimbabwe's management of the Covid 19 pandemic on the health front seems to have scored positively compared to other countries but the gains on statistics should not deflect attention from the perils ...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 21:43hrs | 277 | by Taruberekera Masara in Pretoria
Zanu-PF challenges party members on Govt projects
ZANU-PF has challenged party members to monitor the implementation of Government projects to ensure that public officials do not sabotage the programmes. Zanu-PF national chairperson Oppah Muc...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:07hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
More water for Bulawayo
Bulawayo City Council says it has completed the final phase of the rehabilitation of the Criterion Water Works which will result in the city's water pumping capacity going up to 180ML per day against ...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 05:49hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutanda arrested
A TSIKAMUTANDA and a villager have been arrested in Dete, Hwange District after they allegedly forcibly undressed an 80-year-old woman and shaved her pubic hair accusing her of indulging in sex with m...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 18:30hrs | 3100 | by Staff reporter
$10bn for dam projects
The GOVERNMENT has poured in over $10 billion into the development of 10 major dam projects across the country this year - three of which will be commissioned before year-end - in a programme aimed at...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 07:45hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
US$600m water project crumbling
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is on the verge of cancelling a US$600 million agreement, in which government had mortgaged 18 gold claims to a Malaysian company, ZimMal, which for 17 years failed to imp...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 07:03hrs | 1307 | by Staff reporter
'Gwayi-Shangani pipeline won't displace people'
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) says a few people will be affected by the construction of the Gwayi-Shangani-Bulawayo water pipeline under the National Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:22hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Mat'land 'green belt' nigh
In the 2018 election manifesto, ZANU PF party promised to improve service delivery to the people and eventually catapult Zimbabwe to an Upper Middle Income Economy by 2030 with or without sancti...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 10:26hrs | 1091 | by Tirivanhu Kateera
'No free lunch under Second Republic'
THE Second Republic has no place for moonlighting and entitlement as it values creativity, initiative and persistence towards fulfilling both Zanu-PF's 2018 election manifesto and the National Develop...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:17hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe dam levels break records
The country has witnessed record breaking national dam levels after gaining an average of 56,9 percent this season. As at March 1, the national dam level average had risen to 95,9 percent.In t...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:12hrs | 917 | by Staff reporter
'Gwayi-Shangani pipeline a game changer'
A MATABELELAND North traditional leader Chief Mabhikwa has hailed government's move to speed up completion of the Gwayi-Shangani pipeline, saying the project, though long-overdue, would transform the ...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:42hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani greenbelt identified
GOVERNMENT has identified a vast track of irrigable land covering 10 000 hectares along the Gwayi-Shangani-Bulawayo pipeline and localised the construction of the pipeline resulting in cutting the ini...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:52hrs | 990 | by Staff reporter
City dam levels double as rainfall pattern holds
BULAWAYO residents are set to go for the entire year without experiencing the dreaded water-shedding regime with the city's supply dams continuing to receive significant inflows.The situation ...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:48hrs | 1240 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and the deconstruction of the anecdote of Matabeleland marginalisation
History is replete with many memories of pre and post-independence pains endured by our people. Against this backdrop, even with the Lancaster Conference right up to the Unity Accord of 1987 the natio...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:44hrs | 202 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Even Lord Malvern failed to deliver water to Bulawayo
IN the old days, there was a special group of people called the Pharisees that did not particularly impress Jesus Christ.They were known for obsessively exhorting followers to be unstinting st...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:42hrs | 284 | by Bishop Lazarus
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