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Zimbabwe: Gweru Council On High Cholera Alert
By Grace NyoniGweru City Council is on high cholera alert and has implemented a raft of measures including burying refuse and attending to water bursts as soon as the report is received. Gweru mayor Councillor Josiah Makombe said the local authority has improved service delivery in water and sanitation in the face of the cholera and typhoid outbreaks. The city is still fighting typhoid which left over 2 000 residents requiring treatment and eight deaths.
Zimbabwe: Crash Claims One, Injures Nine Others
By Grace NyoniOne person died while nine others escaped the clutches of death by a whisker on Thursday last week when a Toyota Wish they were travelling in failed to negotiate a curve, veered off the road and hit a tree in Gweru. The Toyota Wish had 10 people on board when tragedy struck. The deceased died on the spot while the nine, who suffered various degrees of injuries, are admitted at Gweru General Hospital.
Zimbabwe: Cotton Price Increased
By Grace NyoniCOTTON farmers in Gokwe are smiling all the way to the bank with their crop being sold for 52 cents per kilogramme up from 49 cents. Addressing cotton farmers in Nyanje area in Gokwe South on Monday, the Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs Mr Owen Ncube said the new cotton price was aimed at making cotton farming viable for the farmers. "I'm glad to say that the cotton selling prize is at around 52 cents per kg up from 49cents per kg at Cottco.
Zimbabwe: Journalist Zigara Laid to Rest
By Grace NyoniZimpapers correspondent and 98.4 FM Midlands presenter Lovemore Zigara who died in a car accident on Saturday, was buried yesterday at Mutasa Cemetery in Gweru. Zigara (36) was a sports, business and showbiz correspondent for The Chronicle and a 98.4 FM Midlands presenter based in the Midlands provincial capital.
Zimbabwe: Man Stabs Ex-Wife Over Love Messages
By Grace NyoniPolice have launched a manhunt for a 35-year-old Gweru man who allegedly stabbed his ex-wife with a knife several times in the chest after reading love messages on her cellphone. Acting Midlands police spokesperson Sergeant Xolani Dube said police were looking for Lovemore Chagonda of Clifton Park in Gweru on allegations of stabbing his ex-wife Ms Valentine Chikanya over some reported love messages that he found in her cellphone.
Zimbabwe: Man Jailed for Assaulting Friend
By Grace NyoniA man from Lower Gweru will spend the next three years in jail for assaulting his friend with a log several times on the head for spilling his beer. Emmanuel Gonorenda (33) of Kusile Village, Chief Bunina, Lower Gweru appeared before Gweru magistrate Mrs Mildred Matuvi last Friday on an attempted murder charge. He pleaded not guilty, but Mrs Matuvi convicted and sentenced him to three years in jail.
Zimbabwe: Man Stabbed Over Infidelity
By Grace NyoniPolice in Gweru are investigating a case in which a 37-year-old man was fatally stabbed with a broken beer bottle on the neck by a fellow imbiber who accused him of having an affair with his wife. Acting Police Spokesperson for Midlands Province, Assistant Inspector, Ethel Mukwende, said the suspect, Washington Mtetwa immediately went into hiding after committing the crime.
Zimbabwe: Don't Be Dismayed By Roadblocks - Charamba
By Michael Magoronga and Grace NyoniPolice Spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba has urged the public not to be dismayed by the resurfacing of the roadblocks saying Government has put in place drastic measures to curb corruption and harassment of motorists by traffic cops. Addressing a media workshop in Gweru yesterday, Snr Asst Comm Charamba said the resurfacing of roadblocks was meant to protect the public from criminals and not to swindle motorists.
Zimbabwe: University Slashes Tuition Fees for Interns
By Grace NyoniMidlands State University (MSU) has heeded Government's directive to reduce tuition fees for students on work-related learning by 40 percent. In an interview, MSU information and public relations director Mrs Mirirai Mawere said the institution had already implemented the decision, which was made by the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development. "As a State university, we are obliged to adhere to Government directives," she said.
Zimbabwe: MSU Club Holds Clean-Up Campaign
By Grace NyoniMembers of the Dzimbahwe Club from the Midlands State University held a clean-up campaign at Kudzanai Bus terminus and the Gweru central business district on Wednesday as part of assisting the community. The campaign was the first of numerous activities that the club has lined up for the year. The activities are being undertaken under an initiative running under the theme "Giving back to the community".
Zimbabwe: Man Strikes Fellow Villager With Axe Over Cigarette
By Grace NyoniA man from Lower Gweru will spend the three years in jail for striking a fellow villager with an axe on the forehead in a misunderstanding over a cigarette. Mandla Sikhosana (23) of Nkani Village, Chief Mkoba, Lower Gweru yesterday appeared before Gweru magistrate Ms Mildred Matuvi, facing one count of assault. He was convicted despite pleading not guilty and was sentenced to three years and three months in jail.
Zimbabwe: Cop Arrested for Accepting Bribes
By Grace NyoniA policeman attached to the Midlands Professional Updating Centre (PUC) has been arrested for allegedly receiving $1 320 in bribes to facilitate the recruitment and training of three prospective police officers. Constable Arnold Garikayi Matara (32) of Mkoba 17, Gweru, appeared before Midlands provincial magistrate, Mrs Phathekile Msipa on Monday facing fraud charges. He was not asked to plead and was remanded out of custody to February 15 on $100 bail.
Zimbabwe: Redcliff to Construct Water Treatment Plant
By Grace NyoniRedcliff Town Council is set to construct its water treatment plant in a bid to solve perennial water woes, Mayor Fred Kapuya has said. Redcliff is being supplied water by Kwekwe City Council, with the satellite town owing in excess of $14 million in unpaid water bills. This has seen Redcliff resorting to rationing water and restricting residents to only two days of running water per week.
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