Chipinge Times

08/12/2025

08/12/2025

Masvingo Mirror Health Correspondent, Catherine Murombedzi won the Best Investigative Story on Violence, Exploitation or Harmful Practices at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Zimbabwe Provincial Media Awards held in Mutare yesterday.

The awards were sponsored by AHF and National AIDS Council (NAC) Zimbabwe.
Guests included AHF National Medical Director Dr Sandra Shawarira Bote and Manicaland Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Misheck Mugadza. Mugadza was represented by his Principal Administrative Officer, Simon Sigauke.

Mirror correspondent wins AHF Award Latest

08/12/2025

Poverty, hunger and a booming highway economy are pushing teenage girls in Checheche and Mwanyisa areas in Chipinge into early s*x work, child marriages and new HIV infections creating a crisis that community leaders admit they ignored for too long.
National Aids Council (NAC) Zimbabwe has identified Checheche and Mwanyisa as red zones in the district.

NAC red flags Chipinge over HIV infections Latest

08/12/2025

Chivi District Education Accountant, Tapiwa Mapindani, the key witness in a corruption case against Masvingo Provincial Education Director, Shylatte Mhike and Provincial Financial Director Liniah Chinoda gave evidence in court last week and insisted that the two fraudulently received US$600 Travel and Subsistence (T and S) for an activity that they did not attend.

Key witness gives evidence in PED case Crime

08/12/2025

Masvingo City has adopted a USD 31,941,996.57 budget for the 2026 fiscal year marking a 9.3% decrease from the its US$35.2m budget for 2025.
The budget was presented by chairperson of the Finance and General Purposes Committee, Councillor Benard Muchokwa during a special full council held on Tuesday.
“Capital expenditure constitutes 49% of total expenditure while recurrent expenditure takes up 51% of the budget,” said Muchokwa.
Muchokwa said the budget decreased because council was ordered to reduce rates and levies by Central Government. He added that the 2025 budget had an 87% billing efficiency.

Masvingo City adopts US$31. 9m budget Business

02/12/2025

A brilliant learner, Farah Makunuru of Utsinda Christian College, has stunned many after skipping Form 2 straight from Form 1 — yet still outperforming everyone academically. Despite jumping an entire level, Farah continues to scoop top marks and has now cemented her genius status by winning an incredible nine academic awards in different subjects at the school’s Prize Giving Day.

24/11/2025

A 17-year-old tennis prodigy from Masvingo is turning heads across Africa after smashing past 45 career medals—a feat rarely seen at such a young age. Morgan Tanatswa Mkwanila has quickly become one of Zimbabwe’s most electrifying young athletes, collecting victories both locally and internationally. His latest triumph at the Tswane Tennis Open in Pretoria has only added fuel to this rising legend.

11/11/2025

Hordes of ZRP police officers — some armed — and Masvingo City Council officials descended on Exor today in a massive raid targeting informal vendors.

08/11/2025

Renowned poet, Abel Mauchi is lost for words after Masvingo businessman, Sternly Kondongwe gave him US$600 for his wife Lucia Chirume’s operation for cervical cancer…

03/11/2025

City of Mutare is proposing to reintroduce the Education Special Rate in its 2026 budget to support the construction and upgrading of schools, as the city battles a growing shortage of learning facilities.
Speaking during one of the ongoing budget consultation meetings, Acting Finance Director Ronald Guni said the city is facing a widening gap between the number of pupils and the availability of education infrastructure.

Mutare to reintroduce education rate Latest

03/11/2025

Kadoma Town Council has been criticised by Acting Auditor General, Rheah Kujinga for ignoring procurement recommendations given by its evaluation committee without giving any reasons.
Kujinga’s 2024 report for the council said Kadoma procured work suits, safety shoes and oils from suppliers that were not recommended by its evaluation committee.

Kadoma Town Council ignores best bidder in procurement deal Latest

03/11/2025

Catholic Daily Liturgical Guide 03/11/25

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD 2025.

THIRTY FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR I.

https://masvingomirror.com/catholic-daily-liturgical-guide-03-11-25/

FIRST READING
“God has consigned all men to disobedience, that he may have mercy

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans (ROMANS 11: 29 – 36)