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THE government has suspended mining operations at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, Manicaland Province. This comes as the trapped 11 miners completed 72 hours underground, amid concerns that the unstable environment made it impossible to go underground. Acting Local Government minister July Moyo has said authorities have activated rescue teams to deal with the incident and…

POLICE have warned individuals against occupying State land or allocating it without following due process saying they risked being arrested. This comes as the government and the ruling Zanu PF recently warned the public against buying land for residential and farming purposes from land barons. It also comes as local authorities have been grappling with…

BY RUTENDO NGARA THE government has threatened to blacklist beneficiaries of the presidential inputs scheme who end up abusing the scheme and failing to produce. This comes as less than half of the 500 000 cotton farmers who were given inputs under the pfumvudza/intwasa produced the white gold in the 2022/23 season due to various…

A HARARE man’s bid to have his money trebled through black magic backfired terribly after he was recently conned of US$100 000 by two foreign “magicians” allegedly acting in concert with his long-time friend. The Harare Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday how Nyasha Masoka fell victim to the old trick after he was allegedly convinced to…

Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO DESPITE the heavy rains that have been pounding most parts of the country lately, Bulawayo dams’ water levels have not increased, a situation that has compounded the city’s water situation, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says. Speaking during a full council meeting yesterday, director of engineering services, Sikhumbuzo Ncube, said the level…

By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A COWDRAY Park man, 47, who raped his daughter, 13, while his wife was in the kitchen cooking, has been sentenced to an effective 40 years in prison for raping the minor on separate occasions. The man who cannot be named to protect the identity of the minor appeared before Bulawayo…

IN A surprising view from Washington, it has emerged that the United States of America sees Zimbabwe as being of strategic importance and having the potential to become the growth hub for Southern Africa. This view is captured in a recent opinion piece that was co-authored by former US ambassador to Zimbabwe, Charles Ray —…