Mnangagwa to commission a Gutu shrine in memory of Cde Double Killer and 104 unarmed civilians butchered by the racist Ian Smith Rhodesian regime on 14 March 1979 PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will tomorrow officially commission the Kamungoma Liberation War Shrine in Gutu district, Masvingo province. In a statement yesterday, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage ministry said the commissioning was a way of remembering the sacrifices made by Comrade Double Killer and 104 civilians who were…

JAILED MTHAKAZI REPUBLIC PARTY (MRP) nine members released from prison Members of the Mthwakazi Republic Party who had been jailed for 36 months have been released, the Party Spokesperson Mbonisi Gumbo said in a statement today. In 2022, Bulawayo magistrate Tavengwa Sangster sentenced two Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) members (Mongameli Mlotshwa and Welcome Moyo) to 36 months in prison while giving seven others a jail term of 33 months each. The nine were arrested in…

MNANGAGWA readmits Kudzanai Chipanga and Lewis Matutu back into Zanu- PF. PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly oiling his machine for a third term bid by roping in former vocal youth leaders Kudzanai Chipanga and Lewis Matutu to mobilise support. Chipanga, from Manicaland province, and Matutu who hails from the Midlands, are now eligible to take any leadership positions after being readmitted into the ruling Zanu-PF party structures. In 2017, Chipanga was fired by Zanu-PF together…

CHIVAYO donated US$1 Million to President Mnangagwa ally Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi, leader of  Zion Christian Church (ZCC) Mbungo  at the ZCC Bilita Farm yesterday. The ZCC were celebrating Easter Passover at a ceremony attended by President Mnangagwa. Sibusiso Ngwenya .

BULAWAYO City Council employs nurses past retirement age of 65 years. THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) may soon start employing nurses past the retirement age of 65 as it grapples with the effects of brain drain after it emerged that the local authority is losing younger employees to the private sector and the diaspora. In recent council deliberations, it was noted that those nearing retirement and those that have reached or were past it, were…

MOST LENIENT LAWS in Europe on cannabis growing and possession in Germany passed from April 2024. GERMAN MPs have  approved a new law allowing possession of 25 g cannabis in public, 50g at home and maximum 3 plants for over 18 Year olds. From today, people can legally smoke cannabis in public, however this law only applies to Herman residents, not tourists.Sibusiso Ngwenya  .

MBANJE, DAGGA, WEED-61 entities register for hemp production in Zimbabwe. 61 entities register for hemp production 31 MAR, 2024 – 00:03 Theseus Shambare SIXTY-ONE entities involved in hemp production, trade and research have been registered with the Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) since the promulgation of legalisation greenlighting production of the crop for medicinal and scientific purposes in 2018. AMA oversees registration and licensing of hemp cultivators, merchants, researchers and breeders. Zimbabwe has so far exported…

TANAKA Ryan Ziso (24), who lives at the Old Mutual Bulawayo charged with tribalism, causing offence to persons of the Ndebele tribe. Thabani Mpofu not the complainant in the tribalist student’s case In an earlier version of this story, we erroneously reported that the National University of Science and Technology and its Director of Communications Mr Thabani Mpofu were the complainants in the matter below. It has since come to our attention that it is…

GOKWE Man arrested with 2 deadly Cobra snakes in bag. A GOKWE man has landed himself in trouble after he was found in possession of two Cobra species, which he claims he uses to heal sick people. Polite Ncube was arrested last week and appeared at the Kwekwe Magistrates Court facing charges of contravening the Parks and Wildlife Act, pertaining to “removing any animal or any part of an animal from any land from one…

UK CLOCKS always move forward on the final Sunday of March which is 31 March this year. This is done in order to limit disruption to schools and business. This is the start of British Summer Time (BST).— The clocks always go forward at 1am on the final Sunday of March which this year falls on Sunday, March 31. Countries will lose an hour as CLOCKS go forward and the day becomes longer as it’s…