LIONS were crowned the NPL T20 Blast champions after they held their cool at the death to clinch a thrilling final against Manicaland outfit Westside at Harare Sports Club yesterday (Saturday).   It was indeed a cracker of a game as Kudakwashe Macheka defended eight runs off the last over, which included two run-outs, […]

Tendai Gukutikwa Post Reporter ZANU-PF youths in Manicaland have been implored to remain united as they continue defending the ruling party’s legacy. Speaking while addressing Youth League leadership from Manicaland’s eight districts at Mutare Hall this afternoon, Zanu-PF youth league deputy national secretary Cde John Paradza urged the youth to remain focused on garnering five […]

  Lovemore Kadzura in NYAZURA   MANICALAND boasts several business opportunities that both local and international investors can exploit, the Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Honourable Nokuthula Matsikenyere, has said.   Minister Matsikenyere said this today while officially opening the 2022 Manicaland Investment Conference currently underway at Rujeko Farm in Rukweza, […]

  Cletus Mushanawani in CHIMOIO, Mozambique Second-hand clothing dealers are flocking to Mozambique’s Gabo area of Chimoio daily to buy large numbers of bales before engaging couriers to transport the contraband to various parts of Zimbabwe, The Manica Post can reveal. Gabo has emerged as the major source of bales of second-hand clothing being smuggled […]

  Liberty Dube Post Correspondent A Rusape woman is in the eye of a storm after she allegedly stole two babies in Harare on two different occasions in 2013 and 2015 and kept them for nine years. Eneta Marumani (48), who reportedly could not conceive, was exposed recently after her husband asked for the children’s […]

  Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter Measles continues to wreak havoc in Mutasa District, with adults now being infected with the disease. Although measles is often associated with childhood illnesses, adults can also contract it, especially those who were not vaccinated against it. On June 13, three adults were diagnosed with the infectious disease. One of […]

  Ray Bande Senior Reporter PARTS of Chimanimani District have been left in the dark for months owing to vandalism of Zesa infrastructure, The Manica Post has established. This comes amid revelations that the power utility has lost US$1,5 million as a result of destruction or theft of electricity distribution implements across the country. A […]

  Luthando Mapepa Chipinge Correspondent CASH-STRAPPED Chipinge Town Council has acquired three top of the range vehicles for its executives at a time when the local authority is struggling to ensure efficient service delivery for residents. Last week, the local authority took delivery of a Nissan Navara single cab worth US$29 000 which was allocated […]

Lovemore Kadzura Rusape Correspondent MINISTER of State Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Nokuthula Matsikenyere, has commended the Maire High Performance Centre and Resort Estate which is under construction in Makoni District, describing it as game changer in economic development and sports tourism for the country. Matsikenyere last week had a familisation tour of the massive […]

  Tendai Gukutikwa Post Reporter POSITIVE parenting is a key driver in child development as it bridges the gap between home and school, Mutare Urban Schools Inspector, Mr Edson Mapungwana has said. Speaking during a certification ceremony for 65 parents from four Catholic schools who were trained on good parenting under the Positive Parenting training […]

  Liberty Dube Post Correspondent This year’s commemorations of the Day of the African Child is bringing together children from across the country to share experiences on the critical issues affecting them. The commemorations are being held under the theme ‘Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children: Progress on Policy & Practice since 2013’. This year’s commemorations […]

  Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter CLIMATIC disturbances — extreme temperatures, storms, droughts and floods — are becoming more frequent and severe in Manicaland, with experts noting a northern expansion of these high hazard risks. The swift expansion of such shocks is reducing the extent of suitable production areas and productivity of remaining ones. Rain-fed agriculture […]

  Ray Bande Senior Reporter TOP two cricket teams, Lions and Mutare-based, Westside clash in tomorrow (Saturday)’s T20 NPL Blast final at Harare Sports Club in Harare, in a tie that players from the eastern border city are aiming to make a big impression to earn a place in the franchise squad. Lions and Westside […]

  Tendai Gukutikwa Post Reporter THE World Health Organisation (WHO) stipulates that every person should access between 50 and 100 litres of water per day to ensure their most basic needs are met and that disease outbreaks are prevented. The United Nations’ sixth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) also urges duty bearers to ensure availability and […]

  Ray Bande Senior Reporter THE first ever Commissioner General of the Police 21km Road Race to be held in Mutare made a huge impression on gender balance in sport after rewarding both male and female winners the same amounts in prize money. Historically, participation in sports has been discriminatory, with men being favoured over […]

  Cletus Mushanawani in CHIMOIO, Mozambique MOZAMBICAN authorities in Manica Province have joined growing calls to open Forbes Border Post for 24 hours to boost trade between the two sister nations. This week, the country’s exports promotion board, ZimTrade, was in Chiomio on an Outward Trade Mission to look at areas where Zimbabwe businesses can […]

Ray Bande Senior Reporter FOOTBALL clubs under the armpit of the ZIFA Eastern Region are struggling to meet the costs of participating in league matches with five of Division One teams yet to pay their affiliation fees midway into the 2022 season. In a statement, ZIFA Eastern Region chairman, Davison Muchena confirmed that five clubs […]

  Tendai Gukutikwa Post Reporter   A TOTAL of 720 Africa University (AU) students from across 18 countries graduated this morning during a colourful physical ceremony at the institution’s campus as the world tries to adjust back to the old normal in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.   This was after the institution held two […]

  Ray Bande Senior Reporter   ASPIRING Olympian Isaac Mpofu added another accolade to his cabinet after winning the 2022 edition of the Old Mutual-bankrolled Commissioner General of Police 21km Road Race which saw a number of the country’s top athletes taking part.   The Commissioner General of Police 21km Road Race was held in […]

  Tendai Gukutikwa and Takudwa Manzero   THE Judiciary Services Commission (JSC) is today familiarising its Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS) to members of the public and other stakeholders while hosting an open day at the magistrates’ courts countrywide. The open day is celebrated annually every June 10 by the JSC since 2010 when […]

  Cletus Mushanawani News Editor   ILLEGAL panning activities around Mutare’s water sources are threatening thousands of lives in the city as high levels of mercury have been detected in Lake Alexander Dam which supplies 25 percent of the city’s potable water, The Manica Post can reveal.   After Mutasa Rural District Council collected water […]

  Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter THE case in which a St Matthias Tsonzo High School learner allegedly disappeared following his release from police custody so that he could sit for his final English examination last year in December has generated debate, with the parties involved trading accusations. The learner, Livingstone Sunhwa (19), had been arrested […]

  Luthando Mapepa and Freedom Mutanda TWO siblings from Middle Sabi, Chipinge, were severely burnt recently after they tried to use hand sanitiser to light a fire to prepare their breakfast. Kumbirai (16) and Tawanaishe Ndunduma (12) had to be rushed to Chipinge District Hospital where they are recuperating. Alcohol-based hand sanitiser contains a certain […]

  Ray Bande Senior Reporter THIRTY-THREE children aged between 10 and 14 were impregnated in Manicaland during the first quarter of this year, The Manica Post has learnt. The shocking statistics come hard on the heels of the Constitutional Court’s ruling that the legal age of consent for sex should be raised from 16 to […]

  Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter Manicaland needs 50 new schools to avert the current shortages that has seen some school children walking more than 20 kilometres to and from every day, an official within the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said. Out of these, six new schools are already being built across the […]

  Tendai Gukutikwa Post Reporter Following his mother’s death, Fungai Saidi became a herd boy at the tender age of eight. He, however, did not benefit from the fruits of his sweat as his uncles would grab every cent he earned to feed their own families. For 10 years, Saidi toiled for nothing. Unfortunately, he […]

  Tendai Gukutikwa Post Reporter THE Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council has implored pharmacies to discourage the use of morning-after pills among adolescents as these may have side effects, highlighting that students from local tertiary institutions are among the top users. Also known as emergency contraception or Plan B, the morning-after pill reduces the risk […]

  Lovemore Kadzura Rusape Correspondent POLICE efforts to combat violent crimes continue to bear fruits following last week’s arrest of eight suspected robbers who had caused a reign of terror in and around Rusape. The arrest of Malvern Muchedzi, Nicodimus Chitumba, Gerald Gumini, Darlington Maibvisira, Farai Nindi, George Chiwende, Wilfred Nyakuedzwa and Innocent Bera, all […]

  Ray Bande Senior Reporter THE long wait is over! The 11th edition of the usually eventful Commissioner General of the Police 21km road race, packaged with an exciting Police Band sub-plot, rolls into life at Dangamvura Shopping Complex in the eastern border city of Mutare tomorrow (Saturday). Of note, this is the first time […]

Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter FOR this couple, winning isn’t everything, it is the only thing! Their level of gaming is phenomenal such that losing is unacceptable. What matters is when they win, not how they win. This aptly depicts the Rusape couple — Mr Clemence Muhle and Mrs Fatima Muhle — who last Saturday won […]

  Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter ABOUT 200 tobacco growers have been convicted for side-marketing, while eight contracting companies were suspended for non-remittance of stop order deductions as the sector gravitates from a free-for-all to compliance with legal instruments. Suspended tobacco financing companies include Voedsel International Tobacco, Agritrade, Chevron, Munakiri, Bindura Leaf, Mbaluk, Huruyadzo and Sub […]

Moffat Mungazi Sports Reporter IT may not have been goals galore, but the match was never short of exciting action from start to finish. There was very little to separate the two teams and at the end of one-and-a-half hours of a bruising battle — only a solitary strike stood between the pair as the […]

  Tendai Gukutikwa Post Reporter LAZARUS Mazhambe (18) came out tops during his 2021 Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Advanced Level examinations at Masasi High School, a remote school in Mutare District. He attained an A in Pure Mathematics, an A in Accounting, a B in Mechanical Mathematics and a D in Geography. His 16-year-old […]

  Tendai Gukutikwa Post Reporter   THROUGH the ‘donate a leave day’ campaign, the Old Mutual Women’s Network yesterday donated at least $1,2 million worth of material for prison garb to Mutare Farm Prison.   Old Mutual Women’s Network vice president Mrs Hazel Chitare said as employees of Old Mutual Zimbabwe, they fundraised by donating their […]

  Ray Bande Senior Reporter   UNDER-20 football teams in the Zifa Eastern Region jurisdiction are competing for the top gong in the inaugural edition of the age group contest which started at various venues across the region today. The Zifa Eastern Region comprises Manicaland, Masvingo and Mashonaland East provinces. In Manicaland, matches took place […]

  Cletus Mushanawani News Editor   THERE is no better way to ensure that sustainable development is achieved than through sustainable utilisation of the country’s heritage resources, says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development, Professor Fanuel Tagwira. Speaking during Mutare Polytechnic’s Research and Innovations Association Conference in […]

  Ray Bande Senior Reporter UNITED Methodist Church-run Hartzell High School is the eye of a storm after an audit revealed that the headmaster, Mr Shorwi Kawadza, pocketed more than $2 million for firewood supplies to the school without any declaration of interest, The Manica Post has learnt. According to a recent audit report compiled […]

  Ray Bande Senior Reporter   SEX workers in Chiadzwa are reportedly using plastic bread packaging as a substitute for condoms when the protective gear is in short supply in the diamond mining area, it has been established.   This came to light during a media tour organised by the National Aids Council (NAC) where […]

  Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter ZIMBABWE has 2,2 million tonnes needed to feed its population until the next season regardless of the mid-season drought that led to a decrease in projected cereal production, it has been established. Although not enough to sustain strategic grain reserves of 500 000 tonnes, the country has a surplus of […]

Tendai Gukutikwa Post Reporter GOVERNMENT is improving the standards of schools and rehabilitation centres in the country to cater for persons with disabilities, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa has said. Speaking during the hand-over of a specialised wheelchair to 10-year-old Dylan Marowa of Piki Village in Gombakomba last week on Saturday, […]

  Luthando Mapepa Chipinge Correspondent LUCKY ran out for a fuel smuggling syndicate after three drivers were nabbed while trying to smuggle 58 706 litres using an illegal entry point in Chipinge last week. Kenneth Nyamafeni (25) of Hatfield, Harare; Walter Chigamba (38) of Kuwadzana and Danmore Kandiado (41) of Chitungwiza had used an illegal […]

  Ray Bande Senior Reporter   ELEMENTARY development studies teach that recurring disasters have four phases – mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.   Disaster researchers term this the “disaster life cycle” or “disaster continuum”, meaning that in recurrent disasters, communities are always in at least one part of the cycle.   It is against this […]

  Luthando Mapepa Chipinge Correspondent TWO Chipinge women who were attached to the Registrar General’s Office to conduct mobile registration programme were recently nabbed for soliciting for bribes. The duo, Prisca Musava (31) of Marega Village under Chief Garahwa and Sarah Mupango (41) of Gaza in Chipinge appeared before Chipinge magistrate, Mrs Elizabeth Hanzi, facing […]

  Tendai Gukutikwa Post Reporter THE Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Honourable Nokhuthula Matsikenyere has hailed the media for its rich content when reporting on developmental issues in Manicaland. Officially opening a five-day United Nations Media Workshop on Development Reporting which was being attended by editors and senior reporters from across […]

Ray Bande Senior Reporter FELLED Miombo trees left with only knee high stumps have become an eyesore that is unfortunately now a common sight within the vicinity of the lush green forests of Vumba. Just like bruised human skin, trees attempt to close wounds by sealing the affected area naturally. However, this is not happening […]

  . . . will Gem Boys shine or Tenax roar as Mutare Derby explodes?   Ray Bande and Moffat Mungazi   FEEL it, it is here!   The debut instalment of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League’s Mutare Derby is finally here.   Forget the Harare Derby between the capital city’s two biggest teams […]

  Ray Bande Senior Reporter MOST of the top athletes in local long distance running competitions are expected to rub shoulders in next Saturday’s potentially exciting Commissioner General of the Police 21km Road Race to be held at Dangamvura Complex in Mutare. For the first time in its decade long history, the Zimbabwe Republic Police […]

  Cletus Mushanawani News Editor Full dollarisation of the economy is not an option for the country as the move will see the local industry losing its competitiveness as regional competitors will flood the Zimbabwean market in search of the United States dollars that will be in circulation, an economist has said. In an interview […]

  Ray Bande Senior Reporter THE new Manicaland Rugby Board has set the ball rolling with short and medium term plans aimed at developing the sport across the province without leaving no one behind. Moss Kapumhwa who replaced veteran sports administrator, Josiah Borerwe as chairman will be leading the board that includes Mackenzie Munetsi who […]

  Ray Bande in MAKONI PEOPLE living with HIV and Aids in all parts of the country will soon start receiving Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) at their doorsteps, in a development that is expected to significantly reduce cases of defaulting medication, The Manica Post has learnt. The door-to-door medication delivery intervention programme will promote treatment adherence […]