Communities urged to safeguard environment

Communities urged to safeguard environment

By Fortunate Gunde MAKONDE – THE Forestry Commission is amplifying measures to prevent veld fires, by undertaking pre-fire extension suppression preventive measures, such as fireguard construction, biomass reduction and early controlled burning at the launch...
Borehole drilling employees up for murder

Borehole drilling employees up for murder

Staff Reporter TEN men from Karoi were arrested after fatally assaulting a fuel dealer in the town. The fuel dealer, George Taruvinga (49), was well-known as he used to buy fuel from international trucks at a 185km peg along Harare Chirundu highway. Police heard that...
Poor rains affect sugar production

Poor rains affect sugar production

By Anthony Chawagarira MKWASINE – THE El Nino induced drought, which hit the country has not spared the sugarcane farmers thereby posing a significant risk to the sugar content in their crops, it has been learnt. With the commencement of the sugarcane harvesting...
Woman poisons her children

Woman poisons her children

By Sharon Chimenya IN an incident that has left villagers shocked a 31-year-old woman from Dewure East in Gutu, allegedly forced her three children to drink poison and later drank the same substance following a dispute with her husband. Persistance Mhazhe died after...
Mine collapses trapping two

Mine collapses trapping two

Sharon Chikowore TWO people are still missing after a mine shaft entry collapsed with five workers inside at Bubugao Mine, Golden Kopje. The employees had entered the shaft on April 28 when the sad incident happened. The status of the two trapped miners is still...