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Boy (4) drowns in sewage
Two separate drowning incidents claimed the lives of a young boy and an adult man in Manicaland Province on Tuesday, authorities have confirmed.In the first incident, four-year-old Takudzwa Mu...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:55hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Zimparks tracks lion spotted In Chegutu
A lion has been spotted roaming along Chakari Road in Chegutu, triggering widespread alarm among residents and prompting swift action from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimPark...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 12:25hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Residents panic after lion sighting near town
Residents of Chegutu town in Mashonaland West province are gripped by fear following the sighting of a stray lion roaming in nearby bushes, causing widespread panic in the community.The big ca...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:38hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's young children hit hard by diarrhoea
In townships throughout Zimbabwe, the shortage of clean water and the presence of deteriorating, rusty water pipelines are poised to exacerbate the spread of waterborne diseases as the approaching rai...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 10:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare residents go 5 days without water
Heroes' Day will be celebrated in Zimbabwe on Monday — a time to celebrate the liberation war heroes and heroines of the country. But for more than one-million people in the capital, Harare, who hav...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Raw sewage flows into Mabvuku, Tafara houses
A HEALTH hazard is looming in Harare's Tafara and Mabvuku high-density surburbs, where residents have had to contend with raw sewage flowing into their homesteads for almost a year as council fails to...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Most schools in Matebeleland face serious water challenges'
A SURVEY done by the Rural Communities Empowerment Trust (Rucet) and the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) in Matabeleland North and South has revealed that most resettlement schools are ...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo on cholera, typhoid alert
BULAWAYO City Council is on high alert of a possible outbreak of cholera and typhoid amid looming water shortages, with the local authority, however, saying it was prepared to contain any occurren...Published: 30 Oct 2016 at 10:42hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Glen View residents rely on open water sources
There is a possible spread of water borne diseased as residents at Glen View in Harare had the Harare City Council disconnecting water from their residences due to non payment of bills amid revelation...Published: 09 Oct 2015 at 14:30hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo unveils fire fighting equipment
THE Bulawayo City Council on Monday unveiled two fire engines and fire fighting equipment donated by Operation Florian, bringing to eight, the number of fire engines that the local authority now owns....Published: 23 May 2012 at 04:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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