By Edith Mugabe Barely two weeks after a Kariba man was attacked and killed by a raging elephant, a woman died in yet another elephant attack in the resort town yesterday. Sinai Mpofu (54)...
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Pepsi, kaylites blamed for most plastic pollution
Anthony Muzondo Masvingo Urban Ward 9 Councillor Bernard Muchokwa has lamented the level of littering in the city, saying much of the pollution could be attributed to residents who recklessly dispose of empty beverage...
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Alluvial mining ban is hot air, critics say
Luen Phiri Government’s much vaunted ban on alluvial mining will not succeed due to conflict of interest in government circles where top ruling Zanu PF party officials are involved in the practice, critics have...
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Protracted struggle to stop ‘illegal’ mining at water tanks
Luen Phiri The fight to stop mining activities on the hill which carries City of Masvingo’s water reservoirs continues albeit with no success so far, with reports emerging that the mining involves powerful political...
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Environmental rights violations: Masvingo misleads govt, public on new landfill
Rutendo Chirume Masvingo City Council has over the past year misled residents, ratepayers and government that it has stopped using the old dumpsite in Runyararo West, and that garbage disposal had now moved to...
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Corruption-accused Masvingo TC Mukaratirwa returns to court
Town Clerk ‘ripped off’ ratepayers by purchasing his own Land Cruiser Prado at more than double its market value Upenyu Chaota Corruption-accused Masvingo Town Clerk Edward Mukaratirwa will next week return to court in...
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Manicaland grassroots communities geared to combat disinformation
Sofia Mapuranga HARARE – There is need to equip grassroots and marginalised communities with skills and knowledge to fight all forms of disinformation and misinformation. This was highlighted by Tawanda Majoni, an advocate of...
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Mnangagwa’s “Best Performing Town Clerk” in court over corruption
Stanley Gutu The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has indicted the Masvingo town clerk, Edward Mukaratirwa, for alleged fraud and criminal abuse of office related to two official vehicles. Mukaratirwa, who is represented by Frank...
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What the Climate Change Management Bill seeks to achieve
Introduction to the Bill The Climate Change Bill seeks to provide for the national climate change response by providing for the mainstreaming of climate change across all sectors of the economy towards meeting national...
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Chinese miner in jail for raping minor
MARTIN MAWAYA GWERU – A Chinese miner was remanded in custody after appearing in the Gweru Magistrate’s Court on allegations of rape and impregnating a 16-year-old girl. The juvenile has since given birth to...
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