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Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:40:21 +0000
Zimbabwe engineering student designs trolley disinfection machine to fight Covid-19
Sifelani Tsiko Innovations Editor A final-year University of Zimbabwe masters’ electrical engineering student has designed an automated trolley disinfection machine to help fight Covid -19 pandemic at the country’s major shopping malls.   Ta...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:36:28 +0000
Mamombe, Chimbiri seek information from ZBC
Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent The matter in which CCC legislator Joana Mamombe and her accomplice Cecilia Chimbiri are facing charges of faking abductions has been deferred to Friday following indications that their lawyer wanted to retrieve s...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:31:36 +0000
Zimbabwe maintain 12th position on World Rankings
Ellina Mhlanga Senior Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE maintained their 12th position on the latest World Netball (WN) World Rankings released this week. The latest WN World Rankings reflect matches played from December 5, 2021 to January 31, 2022. These inc...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:04:47 +0000
Rivals accuse former Mkoba MP Chibaya of misappropriating CDF
Two aspiring Members of the National Assembly for Mkoba in Gweru, Midlands province have accused their rival, recalled former legislator Amos Chibaya of the Citizens Convergence for Change, who is seeking re-election, of not doing anything for the co...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:59:28 +0000
360 tonnes of maize fraud suspects in court
Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent The High Court has stayed proceedings in the matter of two men who allegedly defrauded OB Plus Trading (Pvt), Ltd of 360 tonnes of maize. This comes after the accused’s defence applied for a review of a ruli...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:55:43 +0000
Harare wetlands destruction nightmare
Blessings Chidakwa Municipal Reporter The massive deterioration of wetlands in Harare over the past two years is a serious cause for concern with urgent and decisive intervention required amid reports that 2,000 different sites were invaded from 2019...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:53:27 +0000
Chief accuses miners of desecrating graves
Chief Chirumanzu has accused illegal miners in his area of tampering with graves and other sacred places, and implored police to intervene. Speaking at a meeting convened at his home, he also called on the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development to ...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 07:58:54 +0000
Lionel Richie: Isle of Wight Festival and other UK gigs cancelled
Lionel Richie has pulled out of this year’s Isle of Wight Festival along with other UK dates. The US singer-songwriter said he would “hold off” on his European tour because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. He was also due to perfor...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 07:48:09 +0000
Tropical Cyclone Batsirai too far to affect Zimbabwe
Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter Tropical Cyclone Batsirai and the tropical disturbance in the Indian Ocean are not affecting Zimbabwe’s weather this week, the Meteorological Services Department has advised. Thunderstorms and rain above 20mm are howe...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 22:08:18 +0000
Rich pickings for villagers
MORE than 30 000 households in the Mwenezi rural hinterland are on the cusp of socio-economic transformation as the multi-million dollar Marula/Mapfura Processing Plant has started buying the fruits (the raw material for the juice) at US$5 per 50kg. ...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 22:07:24 +0000
New school terms set
This year’s school calender has three terms, with the first starting on Monday next week, encompassing in total 185 school days and no exeat weekends to minimise health risks from school breaks.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 22:06:19 +0000
. . . as hiring of 10 000 teachers starts
The recruitment 10 000 teachers ahead of schools opening next Monday has been initiated by Government as it seeks to revise the teacher-pupil ratio from Grade One to Grade Seven, as well as fill vacant posts.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 22:05:50 +0000
President to attend AU summit
President Mnangagwa is expected to join his counterparts at the African Union’s (AU) 35th ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this weekend.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 22:05:27 +0000
‘Girl from Harare’ relates 500-day trip across Africa
Award winning singer Gemma Griffiths has released her sophomore extended play (EP) entitled “A Girl From Harare”, which she says was inspired by her travelling and how she is proud of her identity.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 22:05:23 +0000
ZIFA councillors vow to fight on
THE ZIFA councillors have vowed they will go ahead with the proposed special Extraordinary General Meeting despite the spirited attempts by some members of the association’s suspended board to block the crucial indaba through suspensions.



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