A bread making centre has been unveiled in Bulawayo as part of local empowerment programmes meant to enable citizens to be directly involved in food production. Whoever said “do not despise the day of small beginnings,” certainly had seen a lot. From a humble high density suburb at the Bulawayo war veterans offices, a project […]

Zimbabweans have been challenged not to take anything for granted in the fight against HIV and AIDS despite some positive statistics recorded over the years. Matabeleland North province’s prevalence rate drastically came down from a high of 29 percent in 1999 to the current 20.1 percent among the adult population aged between 15 and 64. […]

Some portions of road construction work along the Bulawayo – Tsholotsho and the Bulawayo – Nkayi roads have been at stand still after the laying of the water proofing surface owing to increased costs and the centralised procurement system that results in a snail pace of purchasing needed materials. While revealing that road construction is […]

ZESA holdings says the new tariff regime seeks to reward consumers who save power, punish reckless users, while making sure that the power utility recovers costs incurred in generating electricity. ZESA Public Relations manager Mr Fullard Gwasira explained that they have introduced three different tariffs for domestic users. The first 50 units cost 41 cents […]

Multitudes marched across the streets of Bulawayo over the weekend in a unique fitness show dubbed the “health walk”.  They marched in a procession whose quest was to demonstrate that fitness is an essential everyday requirement. But the most interesting matter in that puzzle was the fact that, this is a church-run initiative with origins […]

The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) has warned members of the public against high and searing temperatures ranging from 30 to 35 degrees Celsius to be experienced in most parts of the region this week. This comes at a time when the meteorological services department has warned of extreme temperatures above the average for October saying […]

Rehabilitation of two irrigation schemes under the Small Holder Irrigation Revitalisation Mrogramme in Matabeleland South is set to begin soon, with feasibility studies for nine other projects currently underway.   Co-funded by the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) and  OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), the Small Holder Revitalisation Programme (SIRP) will benefit Gwanda, […]

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has expanded its weekly water shedding programme from 48 to 72 hours as water levels continue to decline in the city’s supply dams. Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni said there has also been an increase in water consumption, worsening the situation. He said council has been managing the water deficit through […]

A man from Jambezi area in Matebeleland North province is set to face the consequences of his transgressions after stabbing a colleague with a knife. Victoria falls magistrate Collet Ncube is set to rule on the matter on the 25th of October with Joseph Ncube accused of attempted murder after stabbing Clifford Shoko with an […]

Five people have been arrested in Uganda after they were found hiding their children to avoid the measles, rubella and polio mass vaccination programme. The authorities are hoping to immunise 18 million children under the age of 15 over the next four days. The parents were arrested from their homes in the Eastern Uganda district […]