THE WASU POST

By Fanuel Chinowaita The Ministry of Health and Child Care yesterday engaged journalists in Mutare during a malaria awareness workshop , urging stronger cooperation with the media to ensure communities receive accurate and timely health information. The engagement programme brought together health officials, journalists and government departments to discuss malaria prevention, treatment and responsible reporting…

By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE, 13 May 2026– Manicaland’s Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Advocate Misheck Mugadza, used a press conference yesterday afternoon to lay bare the scale of the province’s drug crisis and rally every sector of society to the fight, revealing that 265 people were arrested in the past month alone….

By Fanuel Chinowaita WATSOMBA, Zimbabwe, 9 May 2026 – The Constitution Defenders Forum (CDF) yesterday succeeded in holding a public meeting at Watsomba Business Centre, an event that was only greenlit after a last‑minute approval, despite several earlier notifications being turned down. The gathering dispersed without major incident, but the movement’s momentum was checked hours…

By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE – The Mutare City Council has moved to quell the public uproar over its cemetery access charges, with the Deputy Director of Housing and Community Services, Noel Mushangwe, issuing an unequivocal policy clarification during the 1336th Ordinary Full Council meeting. The statement marks a significant reversal of a widely misunderstood 2026…

By Fanuel Chinowaita PENHALONGA – Two companies have been arrested and charged for allegedly conducting illegal alluvial mining activities along the Mutare River in contravention of environmental regulations, police have confirmed. The Zimbabwe Republic Police said Young Tech Engineering (Private) Limited and Khumbula Mining Syndicate were charged under Section 3(1) of Statutory Instrument 188 of…

By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE, 8 May 2026 – The Mutare and District Transporters Association (MDATA) has dragged Mutare City Council to court following the relocation of its commuter omnibus operating rank from the Mudzviti Bus Terminus to the Jameson Street rank, commonly known as the Old Rank. The legal dispute comes amid recent changes by…

By Fanuel Chinowaita PENHALONGA, 8 May 2026 – Barely two weeks after a massive joint security operation forced Chinese miners to abandon thirteen excavators in the bush, police in Penhalonga have arrested another illegal alluvial gold miner who was caught pants down operating heavy machinery along the Mutare River. The arrest occurred on the night…