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'Unserviced stands blamed for Beitbridge cholera'
BEITBRIDGE Municipality has said the occupation of Kwalu 2 residential area has fueled cholera cases as the area has not been fully serviced but has close to 50 families residing there already, with v...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police target highway criminals
Criminal syndicates operating around Ngundu Growth Point in southern Masvingo have been targeting accident victims along the Harare-Beitbridge highway, prompting police to launch an operation to bring...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jerrycan links Taj Abdul gang to spate of robberies
A victim of armed robbery yesterday positively identified a jerry can which had his initials at the bottom, as the High Court murder trial of suspected armed robber Musa Taj Abdul and his eight co-acc...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Ana leaves a trail of destruction
An estimated 300 households in Mutasa and Nyanga districts in Manicaland province are in need of assistance after their homes were damaged by Cyclone Ana last week.Many parts of the country ex...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:22hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Ana hits Zimbabwe
THE country's Department of Civil Protection (DCP) has set up 394 evacuation centres in Manicaland province to deal with the impact of Cyclone Ana, amid reports that parts of Mutasa and Chimanimani di...Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 04:47hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
UK military drivers on standby
Britain's army has been put on standby to deliver fuel as panic buying worsened a supply crisis, sending prices to an eight-year high.Announcing the move late on Monday, the government said a ...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Drunken stupor gives away robber
A SUSPECTED armed robber who got drunk during a robbery was allegedly caught sleeping inside his victim's car, a court heard yesterday. Fanuel Ngirandi of Overspill, Epworth, was arrested by p...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:19hrs | | by Staf reporter
Top cop 'diverts' fuel to black market
A MATAGA Police Station Officer-in-Charge has appeared in court facing three counts of criminal abuse of office, where he allegedly bought fuel under the pretext of using it for police duties when in ...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New measures to ease fuel supply
GOVERNMENT and players in the petroleum sector have agreed on a host of measures in the dealing of the precious commodity, which has been scarce since the end of last year with its trading characteris...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe black market running amok
GOVERNMENT is facing renewed pressure on the economic front, with the parallel foreign currency market once again running amok — pushing the prices of basic consumer goods like bread beyond the reac...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
NetOne restores mobile service in Idai-hit areas
NetOne has managed to bring up 24 out of its 27 base stations in Chimanimani and Chipinge that were destroyed by Cyclone Idai. In an interview yesterday, the parastatal's head of public relati...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls tour operators dispatch helicopters, rafters to Chimanimani
SHEARWATER Adventures and Chikopokopo Tour Operators in Victoria Falls have dispatched two six-seater long-range helicopters and water rafters to cyclone-ravaged Chimanimani to help in rescue operatio...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe comes to terms with grim scale of damage
ZIMBABWEANS are slowly coming to full terms with the horrific scale of devastation that Cyclone Idai wreaked in the country — amid confirmation late yesterday that torrential rains and landfalls had...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 18:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai kills 31, several displaced
At least 31 people have died in Manicaland's Chimanimani district as homes and bridges were swept away by a tropical storm that began on Friday.There are fears that the death toll is much high...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt mulls fuel rations
GOVERNMENT is mulling fuel rationing as the country reels from worsening shortages and growing queues in the middle of the festive season, an energy sector official has said.This comes as Rese...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 19:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens to de-register NGOs
GOVERNMENT has threatened to deregister civic society organisations which it claims are dabbling in politics and are seen as hostile to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling Zanu PF party, in a ...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fuel black-market operations; motorists shot the messenger
There is a saying which goes; "We are our own worst enemy". The statement is pregnant to our everyday life as it points to issues to do with development. The statement simply put means that you cannot...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 16:47hrs | | by Bruce Zvandasara
Gunmen rob service station
Four gunmen reportedly robbed and assaulted several people at Ruyamuro service station in Glendale before robbing the service station of more than $700 in cash recently.The unknown suspects pu...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 19:45hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gumbo defends Sakunda boss AKA 'Queen B'
An explosive social media broadcast by a Zanu-PF insider last week sparked debate about an alleged cartel controlling fuel distribution in the country amid allegations of abuse of foreign currency....Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Joram Gumbo must leave office and face justice
The man at the centre of the jerry can madness is actually worse than revealed by his opinions on fuel containers. While his expressions on jerry cans were reflective of his unfitness to hold public o...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 18:01hrs | | by MDC Communications
Zimbabwe Energy regulator threatens to revoke licences
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has warned fuel dealers against creating artificial shortages by limiting supplies or hoarding for speculative purposes.In a statement issued on...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 08:16hrs | 7 | by Xinhua
'Fuel situation steadily improving in Zimbabwe'
Energy and Power Development minister Joram Gumbo yesterday said the fuel situation in the country was "steadily improving", although the start of the agriculture season presented a challenge as deman...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt denies banning jerry cans
The government has refuted claims that it has banned the use of jerry cans but noted with concern the increase in the number of people queuing for fuel with containers.The past few weeks have ...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 21:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC slams ban of jerry cans at service stations
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has scoffed at the shock move by Energy minister Joram Gumbo to impose a blanket ban on the use of jerry cans and other metal containers at fuel service stations.The...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 15:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Seeking police clearance for jerry cans a new Mnangagwa madness
Zanu PF delights in half-baked solutions which are reactive, not well thought out and often misplaced. The government always runs country through notices mistaken for policy without the backing of a l...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 13:43hrs | 1 | by Clr Jacob Mafume, MDC National Spokesperson
Zimbabwe govt to ban use of jerry cans
GOVERNMENT will withdraw licences for fuel service stations found promoting acts of hoarding and overcharging of petroleum products thereby creating artificial shortages, a Cabinet Minister has said. ...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Zimbabwe in Response to the flood and Cyclone Damage - Japan
TOKYO, Japan - On March 16, upon the request of the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe, the Government of Japan decided to provide emergency relief goods (tents, plastic sheets, portable jerry can...Published: 17 Mar 2017 at 09:49hrs | 2 | by APO
Man gets nine months jail for bribe attempt
A MAN who tried to bribe a police officer at Plumtree Border Post will spend the next nine months in prison.Gatsha Masotsha, 44, of Hillside suburb in Bulawayo, was intercepted by police offic...Published: 25 Feb 2016 at 12:10hrs | 1 | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Two men set themselves ablaze in Egypt
Two men set themselves ablaze in Egypt on Tuesday, security officials said, bringing to 10 the number of such cases in the Arab world, including a Tunisian whose action sparked a revolution. A...Published: 18 Jan 2011 at 17:09hrs | | by Byo24NEWS | AFP
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