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Zimbabwe's emergency response under scrutiny after deadly Manyame crash
Zimbabwe's road accident preparedness has come under intense scrutiny following a horrific crash on Tuesday that claimed 17 lives at Manyame River Bridge along the busy Seke Road.The fatal col...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 14:06hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man uses live snake to scare and rape woman
A 25-year-old man from Chitungwiza has been arrested for allegedly raping a 23-year-old woman multiple times while threatening her with a live snake, a lizard, and alleged ritualistic paraphernalia, p...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:13hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road upgrade to begin next month, claims govt
The long-awaited rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road is finally taking shape, with Government confirming that construction work is set to commence next month. The project, which is expe...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 18:45hrs | 4553 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo-Vic Falls Road upgrading to take 10 months'
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona has confirmed that the long-awaited rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road will resume next month and is expected to be compl...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:19hrs | 4738 | by Staff reporter
Harare's water supply under threat
A recent study has highlighted a rising environmental threat to Harare's primary water source, Lake Chivero, with increasing algal growth potentially compromising the capital city's water quality and ...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 07:02hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Harare's Mbudzi Interchange partially opens to traffic
Motorists and travellers have welcomed the partial opening of the Masvingo-Glen Norah loop road, a key part of the ongoing Mbudzi Interchange project, which aims to ease traffic congestion in southern...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 06:27hrs | 3624 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo-Glen Norah Loop Road opened to traffic
The newly completed Masvingo-Glen Norah Loop Road, a key component of the Mbudzi Interchange project, has officially opened to traffic, marking a significant milestone in Harare's transportation infra...Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 16:05hrs | 918 | by Staff reporter
Mbudzi Interchange loop road opening
The Masvingo-Glen Norah loop road, a key component of the Mbudzi Interchange project, has been completed and will open to traffic this week. The project, aimed at easing congestion in south Harare, is...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 08:34hrs | 2311 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa extends road rehab
President Mnangagwa has extended the state of disaster for Zimbabwe's road infrastructure network until December 31, 2026, following the initial declaration on February 23, 2021. This extension is for...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:30hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
US$720,000 heist suspect shot dead in Zimbabwe police custody
A suspect in the robbery of a financial services firm in Harare on February 25 has been killed in police custody, the latest victim of suspicious post-arrest killings.Over US$720,000 was stole...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 11:21hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
US$5 armed thief sentenced to 20 years in prison
A MAN who stole US$5 from a motorist before causing a car accident has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.Blessing Moyo was facing two counts of armed robbery when he appeared before Harare ...Published: 28 Mar 2024 at 16:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Another empty promise on road rehabilitation from Zimbabwe govt
MAJOR roads, flyovers and bridges, along with mini interchanges along roads in and around Harare that link with the US$88 million Mbudzi Traffic Interchange, are being rehabilitated or constructed, Tr...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Couple leaves gun at a lodge
A FIREARM was found in a room at a lodge along Masotsha Ndlovu Road in Hatfield on Friday last week while a loaded gun was found on the bank of the Manyame River.The Noringo Star pistol was fo...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 08:34hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Floods wreak havoc in Chitungwiza
Strong rains in and around Chitungwiza over the past few days brought up the Nyatsime River and its tributaries flooding lower lying areas and damaging or destroying homes in the town.The floo...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:13hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
59 households in Harare affected by flash floods
Fifty-nine households in Harare's Budiriro 5B Extension and the paddocks area of Kuwadzana have been affected by flash flooding along the Marimba River caused by the ongoing rains, with the river drai...Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 06:59hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Construction of 12 large dams accelerated in Zimbabwe
Construction of 12 large dams is being accelerated to put at least 350 000 hectares under irrigation by 2025 as the need to boost crop production grows.The rolling out of dam construction coun...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 06:31hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Town clerk' escapes police chase
Self-appointed acting Harare City Council town clerk Engineer Zvenyika Chawatama yesterday escaped arrest on charges associated with abuse of office after evading the police in a dramatic high speed c...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 05:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza shelves demolition plans
CHITUNGWIZA Municipality has shelved plans to demolish houses and other buildings in 35 illegal settlements across the town after a special full council meeting held at the weekend resolved to halt th...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chombo sued over $44k farm water bill
FORMER Finance minister Ignatius Chombo has been taken to court by the Lower Manyame Sub-Catchment Council over an outstanding $44 000 water bill at his farm in Rafingora.According to the cour...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Norton Mayor Thumbs-Up AusAid
Norton Zimbabwe - Her Worship the sitting Mayor of Norton Town, Clr Precious Mufahore, has commended the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAid) for bringing to an end over two decade...Published: 25 Oct 2017 at 21:35hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Govt goes after borehole owners
Government is going after borehole and water wells owners who are defaulting on payments of levies for ground water extraction.According to the Water Act, all ground water is owned by governme...Published: 03 Sep 2017 at 16:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Aus Aid waste water treatment plant rehab ends pollution of Darwendale dam
AUSTRALIAN AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Aus Aid) brought an end to over two decades of non-functionality of Norton Zimbabwe's sewer plant and pollution of Darwendale Dam, which the industrial...Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 12:32hrs | 1 | by Maxwell Teedzai
Woman tired of living 'under water with mermaids'
A 35-year-old Chitungwiza woman, Chikerema, who hails from Mhondoro-Ngezi has told Kwayedza newspaper that she is fed-up with the life of staying under water where mermaids feed her flies, worms and u...Published: 15 Apr 2017 at 19:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe airlifts nearly 1 000 to safety
THE Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) has airlifted nearly 1000 flood victims to safety countrywide following incessant rains that have destroyed homes and infrastructure. AFZ public relations officer Fligh...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains, floods wreak havoc in Harare's affluent Borrowdale
THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of heavy rains countywide that are expected to intensify from Saturday to Tuesday next week.The MSD senior forecaster Mr Tich Zinyem...Published: 27 Jan 2017 at 06:01hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza council to construct Manyame footbridge
Chitungwiza municipality is set to construct a footbridge across the Manyame River in order to provide convenience for residents crossing to and from the area.Several people are reported to ha...Published: 17 Jun 2016 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
We supply Magaya with anointing oil, Malawi traditional healers say
Two Malawian traditional healers have claimed that they have a contract to supply Prophet Walter Magaya with popular anointing oil.Chibagali Bagga Kalumbi aged 35 and Nasir Namampetiwa (...Published: 17 Nov 2015 at 11:42hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
PHOTO: In the search of water
The communal farmers in this area suffer huge livestock losses as the animals go to faraway places in search of water. A villager from Dzaramba village carries home a dead calf which drowned while...Published: 15 Nov 2015 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff photographer
Woman loses £32,000 to traditional healers in bid to win back boyfriend
A Harare woman lost $32 000 to two Malawian traditional healers while trying to win back her boyfriend. Chibagali Bagga Kalumbi (35) and Nasir Stizz Namampetiwa (34) appeared before Harare mag...Published: 14 Sep 2015 at 23:29hrs | | by Fungai Lupande
I feel vindicated, says Mugabe
PRESIDENT Mugabe turned 91-years-old on the 21st of February, and had his birthday celebrations in Victoria Falls over the weekend. As per tradition, the President granted an interview to ZBCtv Curren...Published: 03 Mar 2015 at 06:29hrs | 2 | by Chris Chivinge
Residents fetch water from Mukuvisi river
A health time bomb is ticking in Glen Norah and Hopley high density suburbs where residents are fetching water from Mukuvisi River.In the absence of clean, fresh and p...Published: 01 Oct 2014 at 16:44hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe's youth league conference closing remarks - Full-text
President Mugabe's closing remarks at the 6th National Conference of the Zanu-PF Youth LeaguePAMBERI neZanu-PF, pambili lokubambana, pamberi neYouth League, neYouth League, nokugona, nokugona...Published: 11 Aug 2014 at 07:08hrs | 9 | by Robert Mugabe
7 MDC-T officials face insurgency trial
SEVEN MDC-T activists, who were charged with insurgency, banditry, sabotage or terrorism in 2008, will soon be summoned for trial at the High Court after their application seeking to stop prosecution...Published: 19 Mar 2014 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man sodomised at gunpount after getting a lift enroute to Harare
A HARARE-bound man was sodomised at gunpoint and lost cash and other valuables just 40 kilometres before his intended destination by people who had offered him a lift in Bulawayo.This comes at...Published: 13 Apr 2013 at 04:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Construction company hits back at Biti lies
A local construction company which won a tender to construct Manyame Bridge along Harare-Bulawayo road has hit back at Finance minister Tendai Biti's statement that it had been given $10 million in ...Published: 29 Aug 2012 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Two teen armed robbers arrested
TWO 18-year-olds, armed robbers from Chitungwiza who were robbing taxis of cash and cellphones in Harare at gunpoint before going on joy rides with the vehicles have been arrested, state controlled 'T...Published: 30 Apr 2011 at 04:23hrs | 1 | by Moyo Roy
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