© FIVE artisanal miners died, with up to 15 others also feared dead after a gold mine collapsed in Matobo, in Matabeleland South. [GoogleAd] The latest mine tragedy comes barely three months after at least 24 small-scale miners died at Silver Moon and Cricket mines in Kadoma — when mine shafts there flooded following a…
© THERE are growing fears that Zimbabwe’s worsening economic situation — which has planted a sense of hopelessness among long-suffering citizens — could now lead to the total collapse of the country’s educational system, with more children dropping out of school due to shocking hikes in fees and uniform prices, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] This…
© TOURISM players in Manicaland have expressed concern over the fuel crisis as it is slowing down tourism recovery efforts in the province. Hospitality Association of Zimbabwe (Haz) Mutare and Vumba chapter executive Leonard Bwanya told Eastern News that the fuel crisis was affecting their operations. [GoogleAd] “The fuel crisis is really a major drawback…
© MANICALAND provincial police have expressed concern over the rise in deaths of artisanal miners. Zimbabwe Republic Police Provincial spokesperson Tavhiringwa Kakohwa said illegal mining is particularly risky and dangerous to artisanal miners as they have to enter into underground tunnels without the technical know-how and requisite equipment. [GoogleAd] “Most of the deaths are due…
© ALL schools in Cyclone Idai-hit areas of Chimanimani, some of which suffered extensive infrastructural damage have reopened with between 80 to 90 percent of pupils turning up. [GoogleAd] St Charles Lwanga which lost two students and a staffer opened its day school with the rest of the students having been reallocated by the ministry…
© A HIGH Court judgment nullifying the appointment of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa in 2016 and early last year has sparked outrage among observers who questioned the ruling’s legal grounding. In a ruling with far-reaching consequences, High Court judge Edith Mushore said former MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s decision to appoint Chamisa and Elias Mudzuri as…
© THE Civil Protection Unit (CPU) has called off rescue efforts at Nugget Mine in Matobo where five artisanal miners perished on Monday following the collapse of a mine shaft. Sithandiwe Ncube, the provincial administrator for Matabeleland South and head of the CPU in the region, said everyone who had been trapped in the mine…
THE trial of former ICT minister Supa Mandiwanzira was yesterday postponed to today as the magistrate presiding over the case had other commitments. The Nyanga South MP is facing criminal abuse of office charges for appointing his unqualified personal assistant to the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) board. [GoogleAd] He was recently acquitted of…
GOVERNMENT is running out of time to pass all the 30 Bills on the parliamentary legislative agenda for the first session of the ninth Parliament, legal watchdog Veritas has said. The current parliamentary session began on September 18 last year when President Emmerson Mnangagwa presented his State of the Nation address and the government’s legislative…
A HARARE magistrate yesterday threw out former Mines and Mining Development permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga’s application for excerption of charges saying it lacks merit. Gudyanga stands accused of making fraudulent payments from the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) amounting to $1,6 million. [GoogleAd] He recently applied for excerption arguing that the charges against him…
