CONSTRUCTION of Wedza South’s first specialised educational facility for learners with disabilities has commenced, bringing immense relief to families facing long-stand­ing educational exclusion. The Mwana Anokosha Spe­cial School in Chiwenga Village officially broke ground recently, establishing a dedicated learning environment designed to eliminate the systemic segregation and learn­ing barriers that vulnerable children routinely face within…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A 39-YEAR-OLD motorist was jailed for 12 months and banned from driv­ing commercial vehicles for life following a drunk driving conviction. The Karoi Magistrates Court last week sentenced Blessing Dzapasi of Claudia, Karoi, after police officers caught him driv­ing a commercial vehicle while heavily intoxicated. In addition to his one-year…

RUTENDO NGARA AN artisanal miner was jailed for an effective four years fol­lowing a brutal axe attack on a neighbourhood watch officer in Ntabazinduna. Bulawayo Regional Court last week convicted 22-year-old Wel­lington Mangena, a miner from Khalilu Line, for attempted mur­der and theft after he violently attacked an officer and stole his belongings. The court…

Tapiwa Chirume FINTECH startup Nardopay has won Old Mutual’s sixth Value Creation Challenge, securing top honours in a national initiative driving youth-led business in­novation across Zimbabwe. The flagship entrepreneurship programme attracted 1 130 nationwide applicants, equipping high-potential emerging enterprises with intensive incubation, professional mentorship, strategic market exposure, and crucial seed funding opportunities across technol­ogy, sustainability,…