Powerful Earthquake, Magnitude 6.4 Hits Taiwan City Of Tainan

The 17-story Wei Guan building collapsed after a powerful quake stuck Tainan [Miguel Toran/Al Jazeera] At least seven people confirmed dead after 17 storey building in the city of Tainan collapses, trapping scores. Rescue teams were racing to find survivors after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan, killing at least seven people, injuring scores and trapping many under rubble. More than 1,200 firefighters scrambled with ladders, cranes and other equipment to the ruins of a…

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Progressive Democrats of Zimbabwe (PDZ) Leader To Embark On National Tour

PROGRESSIVE Democrats of Zimbabwe (PDZ) leader Barbara Nyagomo says she will soon embark on a national tour to mobilise support for her party ahead of the 2018 watershed elections.   The 44-year-old United Kingdom-based politician-cum-philanthropist said she was bubbling with confidence after her party scored a “respectable” number of votes during the Nkulumane constituency by-election held in December last year. She said the tour would begin with a rally in Chitungwiza on February 20 and…

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Catholic Church Asks Journalists To Contribute Catholic Education, Development &Health News

Catholic Church Asks Journalists To Contribute Catholic Education, Development &Health News

The Catholic Church has called for Catholic Journalists to contribute pro-active Catholic stories in areas of education, development and health by the Catholic Church in different parts of the country. In a notice to journalists the Catholic Church said the stories are for publication in the Catholic Church Newspaper produced every month. “Those interested are suppose to write stories about the Church’s contribution to society and how the church is helping people cope with different…

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ZIFA Bulawayo Provincial Chair Dies In Parkade Centre building, Microfinance Lending Queue

ZIFA Bulawayo Provincial Chair  Dies In Parkade Centre building, Microfinance Lending Queue

ZIFA Bulawayo provincial chairman Washington Chimanda collapsed and died while waiting to be served at a microfinance lending institution at Parkade Centre building in the city centre. According to Zifa Southern Region board member Bryton Malandule, who arrived moments after the tragic incident, Chimanda, a senior teacher at Emakhandeni Primary School, initially complained that he was not feeling well while in the queue. “I’m told seconds after complaining of dizziness, he collapsed and an ambulance…

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‘Furore Over Sexist, Tribalist, Derogatory, Chronicle Cartoon About Midlands & Matebeleland’

A cartoon by the State controlled chronicle newspaper by cartoonist Wellington Musapenda   depicts highly controversial sexist and tribal connotations with respect to Midlands and Matebeleland ladies. The cartoon  published by the state controlled Chronicle newspaper yesterday, has rightly  caused a public  uproar, with questions over how it was cleared by editors for printing and what the intended outcome was meant to be. Although the cartoonist was reportedly suspended,  over the fiasco, the people of Zimbabwe must unite…

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‘Zimbabwe People’s Front Leader Owen Kuchata, Admits To Attempted Gushungo Dairy Bombing’

‘Zimbabwe People’s Front  Leader Owen Kuchata, Admits To Attempted Gushungo Dairy Bombing’

Zimbabwe People’s Front political party leader Owen Kuchata – who was arrested while trying to petrol-bomb the First Family’s Alpha Omega Dairy farm in Mazowe, yesterday admitted that he indeed wanted to bomb the dairy, and that it was his idea to commit the offence Kuchata (34), who does not have legal representation, is jointly charged with Borman Ngwenya (30) on charges of insurgency, sabotage banditry or terrorism. Their other accomplices Solomon Makumbe (29) and…

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36 Years Later, Mugabe’s Regime Claims It Will Upgrade All Mud &Pole Structure Schools Within 5 Years

THE government has said in the next five years no school should be operating from pole and mud structures as this compromises the quality of education. The Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Professor Paul Mavhima said this on Tuesday during the commissioning of four classroom blocks at Tshayile Primary School in Bubi District. The classroom blocks were commissioned by Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko who was represented by the Minister of State in his…

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Bulawayo Councillors Concerned With Restaurant Food Packaging & Refuse Bins Inavailability

Bulawayo Councillors Concerned With Restaurant Food Packaging & Refuse Bins Inavailability

Bulawayo Councillors have expressed concerns over the poor packaging by some restaurants in the city. According to council latest minutes Councillor Gideon Mangena was concerned about food packaging from Restaurants and Take Away out lets. “Food was packaged in kalite containers which caused street littering in the C.B.D. Restaurant should be encouraged to serve their food in plates and consumed within the premises. The area around the City Hall was dirty and more refuse bins…

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Rhodesian Regime Fed Primary Schools Unlike Zanu PF regime – Zanu PF Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna

Rhodesian Regime Fed Primary Schools Unlike  Zanu PF regime – Zanu PF Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna

Zanu PF Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna has said the Rhodesian government used to feed primary school pupils but the Zanu PF regime is struggling. He said a lot of pupils are dropping out of school due to hunger. Nduna told parliament on Thursday that pupils should be fed. “I will now touch on issues to do with school, primary education in particular. “We are losing a lot of our future because firstly, we are…

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‘Zimbabwe Needs 1, 8 million Tonnes Of Grain’-National State Of Emergency Declared

‘Zimbabwe Needs 1, 8 million Tonnes  Of Grain’-National State Of Emergency Declared

Zimbabwe’s  national crisis, typifies the heartlessness of Mugabe’s Zanu PF regime, which has taken at least 6 months before admitting the driven drought is wreaking havoc across Zimbabwe, meaning the nation is  urgently in need of  assistance to import at least 1, 8 million tonnes of grain to stave off starvation of both human and livestock. Zimbabwe is reportedly only in possession of  250 000 tonnes of maize, which falls way short of the required amount, in an alarming situation, where there…

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