Month: October 2024
Page: 8
Two men from Hwange, Godwishes Mpofu and Gift Rabvu have been sentenced to 14 months in prison by the Hwange Magistrate Court for stealing electronic gadgets from a parked vehicle. The theft occurred on the 21st of September, with the stolen items including an Acer laptop, an Oppo power bank, a TP-Link modem, an external […]
Vice President Kembo Mohadi is in Lesotho to represent Zimbabwe at the country’s bicentennial celebrations, which are taking place today. Accompanied by Acting Permanent Secretary Milton Ndou and other senior government officials, Mohadi is attending the event as part of efforts to strengthen diplomatic ties between Zimbabwe and Lesotho. The celebrations mark 200 years since […]
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has officially concluded the 2024 Firearms Amnesty, during which 69 firearms were voluntarily surrendered by the public. The amnesty period, aimed at encouraging the surrender of illegal firearms and ammunition, has now ended. In a statement, the ZRP confirmed they will now launch a nationwide crackdown targeting individuals and businesses […]
The funeral service for Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube, a ZANU-PF Politburo member and former member of Parliament for Makokoba, is set to take place today, at 17.30hrs at his home in Killarney, 168 Shirley Road, Bulawayo. Retired Colonel Dube passed away yesterday at the age of 83 while receiving treatment at Mater Dei Hospital in […]
Ecobank’s Parkade Centre branch in Bulawayo has temporarily closed after the bank was robbed by six armed man yesterday. The attackers still on the run made off with USD 4 million from Safeguard Security vehicles during a cash delivery, leaving staff and customers shaken. In a statement the bank cited the safety of staff and […]
Zimbabwe is projected to experience normal to above-normal rainfall during the 2024/25 summer season, though October is expected to be drier than the long-term average. The announcement was made during yesterday’s Cabinet briefing by the Minister of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting Services, Honourable Dr. Jenfan Muswere. He assured the nation that despite the anticipated dry […]
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has called on employers to establish a minimum wage in United States Dollars (USD) to protect vulnerable workers. This appeal comes in response to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) recent devaluation of the Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG) currency, which has significantly impacted workers’ salaries. In a statement, ZCTU […]
The Rwandan government has introduced new measures to limit the size of funeral gatherings in response to an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus. As of September 30, 2024, 27 cases have been confirmed, including nine deaths. The Ministry of Health first identified the virus on September 27, following the emergence of 10 cases in […]
The Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) has expressed urgent concerns about the nation’s worsening water crisis, which has been intensified by an El Niño-induced drought. In a recent statement, WCoZ called on the government and local authorities to implement immediate measures, criticizing the delay in activating contingency plans as the crisis unfolded. The organization highlighted […]
The Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development, Honourable Monica Mutsvangwa, has commended the government’s efforts to empower women across various sectors. Speaking at the Ministry’s strategic planning review workshop in Bulawayo, Minister Mutsvangwa highlighted the significant strides made from community to national levels in providing women with platforms to fully express […]
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