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  • Diarrhoea outbreak hits Warren Park

    Warren Park 1 has been hit by a diarrhoea outbreak with over 200 people from the suburb treated in the past four days. No fatalities were reported. It is suspected that a contaminated borehole from which the residents draw drinking water was to blame. ...
  • Passport production resumes

    THE Registrar-General's Office resumed processing passports and temporary travel documents yesterday after engineers rectified an electrical fault caused by a power blackout that hit the country last week. Registrar-General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede yesterday sa...
  • Strong Warriors squad named

    ZIMBABWE have announced a strong squad, which includes the bulk of their foreign-based players, for the high-profile international friendly soccer match against Botswana scheduled for this Saturday in Gabo-rone. Zifa yesterday announced a 23-member Zimba...
  • Tanga wekwaSando opens arts centre

    TOWNSHIP jazz musician Ernest Tanga wekwaSando has opened PaFio Arts Centre in Highfield, Harare. The venue - situated behind Gwanzura Stadium - opened its doors to the public late last year and boasts state-of-the-art entertainment facilities including ...
  • Mighty Warriors back in camp

    IT is back to work for the Mighty Warriors who trooped into camp yesterday to prepare for an international friendly soccer match against Malawi in Blantyre on Saturday ahead of next week's Africa Women Championships qualifier against Botswana. The Mighty...
  • New Winners, Super 8 tourneys begin

    THE New Winners and Super Eight tennis tournaments got underway yesterday at Harare Sports Club with the top seed in the latter section, Ronzai Saurombe beating Tirivashe Zavamada in his opening match. The two tournaments are running concurrently and som...
  • Rumbi walks tall

    Rumbidzai Mudzengerere was recently voted the Miss Tourism Queen International Africa second runner-up, missing the big accolade Miss Tourism Queen International, which was won by Miss Thailand at an event held in Xian, China. The first princess was from...
  • Macheso’s absence raises eyebrows

    Alick Macheso (l) with American-based Akon and Tendai Mupfurutsa at a press conference last year before a memorable show organised by the latter where Macheso was given the same treatment as the American-based singer. Most people who witnessed Prince Ten...
  • Hormone-based contraceptives double HIV risk: Study

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  • Mayor proposes tough stance on litterbugs

    HARARE Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda has proposed that residents who litter the environment be humiliated by being dressed in distinctive protective clothing and made to pick up litter on Saturday mornings. He said this would ensure they are "suitably embarras...
  • Veteran educationist Nyandoro dies

    VETERAN educationist and mobiliser for guerrillas in Masvingo Province during the liberation struggle Cde Rogers Nyandoro has died. He was 79.Cde Nyandoro died at the Metropolitan Clinic in Harare on Sunday after a protracted fight against prostate cance...
  • People expect prosperous 2012

    With strong prospects that Zimbabwe’s economy is on a verge of a boom, Zimbabweans are hopeful that the year 2012 will definitely present better opportunities for individuals and the country at large. The curtain came down on 2011 and all the challenge...
  • Heavy rains to persist

    HEAVY rains will continue to pound Zimbabwe until January 3 next year, the Meteorological Services Department has said.  In a statement yesterday, MSD said heavy falls in excess of 50mm in 24 hours were expected in some places. The department advised th...
  • Gvt says more jobs in 2012

    Zimbabwe’s road to total independence will not be complete without chronicling the rollout of the indigenisation and empowerment programme spearheaded by President Mugabe About 45 community trusts together with 75 employee and 35 management share owner...