Day: January 3, 2024
Video of minors drinking alcohol irks Govt, grave punishment looms
In a statement yesterday, National Committee on Drug and Substance Abuse Chair Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, who is also Defence Minister said the Government had been greatly disturbed by a video which recently went viral on social media showing minors drinking alcohol in central Harare. THE Government has issued a stern warning to drug peddlers, especially those […]
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Map of Africa mountain raises tourism prospects
The unique Mware Mountain in Nyakunhuwa, Zaka, which depicts the map of Africa is being considered by Government to be designated as a national monument. It is not an optical illusion. Neither is it a script for an African movie. The sacred Mware Mountain in the Veza area under Chief Nyakunhuwa in Zaka, Masvingo, has […]
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9pc increase in Beitbridge traffic
MORE travellers are now preferring to use the country’s transformed Beitbridge Border Post over other land borders with the Department of Immigration handling an increase of 9 percent in the number of people who crossed the border in 2023 compared to 2022. At the moment Beitbridge is the only land port with South Africa which […]
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Devolution, decentralisation bear fruit
President Mnangagwa has proved his penchant for development and desire to uplift people’s living standards across the country through devolution and decentralisation, as seen in the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS 1) mid-term review. The President particularly showed off his desire for taking development to all corners of the country in Matabeleland North and the […]
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Zim electricity production forecast to jump 17pc
ZIMBABWE anticipates a 17,4 percent surge in electricity production this year, as the country seeks to reduce expensive imports and load shedding that negatively affected businesses and households in 2023 The optimistic outlook is based on the expected full incorporation of Hwange Thermal Power Station units 7 and 8, and the projected 142 percent increase […]
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CID questions Freeman over links to robbers
Zimdancehall musician Freeman, real name Emegy Sylvester Chizanga, was yesterday questioned and released by police over allegations of associating with armed robbers accounted for last month after a gun fight in Arcadia, Harare. Chizanga was picked up by police yesterday morning and interviewed by detectives from CID Homicide after pictures circulated of him in the […]
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Shifting real estate transforms Harare’s landscape
The year 2023 proved to be a dynamic period for the real estate sector, with the capital witnessing a surge in the launch of world-class property developments. Notably, Terrace Africa, a prominent property developer, has played a pivotal role in reshaping the city’s skyline with the unveiling of world-class projects, some initiated in 2020 such […]
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