Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo MATABELELAND South has recorded a staggering 200 percent increase in veld fires, destroying roughly 80 000 hectares of land amid shifting climate patterns, the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has said.In an update yesterday, Ema Matabeleland South provincial education and publicity officer Simon Musasiwa said the surge had also resulted in a sharp…
Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER PARLIAMENT has taken note of calls for greater transparency in the appointment of board members to public institutions, with acting Speaker of the National Assembly, Joseph Tshuma, undertaking to convey the concerns to the responsible minister.Responding to a point of national interest raised by Bulawayo MP Minenhle Gumede in the National Assembly…
PREPARATIONS for the 23rd Zanu PF annual national people’s conference, scheduled to take place in Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West Province, next week, are gathering momentum, with the party announcing an extraordinary politburo meeting for tomorrow.The conference would be held under the theme: “From Resolutions to Results: Consolidating Economic Development and Deepening Empowerment towards Vision 2030.”In a…
HIGH Court Judge, Justice Munamato Mutevedzi, is dead right. Zimbabwe’s courts must decisively confront the alarming surge in crimes of passion, a domestic violence epidemic that is increasingly turning fatal across the nation. When a regional court recently sentenced a woman to mere community service for intentionally sprinkling petrol around her home and setting it…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER MBARE-BRED Zimdancehall singer Killer T has been forced to swallow his pride and publicly apologise to diplomat Kwame Muzawazi, in what appears to be an attempt to avoid facing the full consequences of his actions. The apology comes after the Takangodaro hit-maker was arrested in Harare on Monday following the…
GOVERNMENT has embarked on a nationwide programme to visit children’s homes, donating food and other essential supplies while assessing the welfare of…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER ZIMBABWE is sweating over the decision by Caf to temporarily ban fans from attending international matches at the recently homologated National Sports Stadium. This comes after the Warriors’ homecoming was dampened by the death of a fan following a stampede as fans tried to force their way into the stadium…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE country’s stabilising economy will soon translate into measurable gains for all Zimbabweans, the minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube has said. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Ncube said yesterday that with the economy having been turned around sustainably, the government was now moving…
THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has raised concern over the sale of unregistered medicines, including injectable products, at some polyclinics in Bulawayo. In a statement yesterday, MCAZ said it had also noted the sale of various herbal products on the streets, with some sellers making claims about their ability to treat or cure…
CHIEF WRITER THE government has roped in international experts to determine what caused the helicopter crash, which killed businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife and three others. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, the minister of Information, Zhemu Soda, said preliminary on-site investigations had been completed and the wreckage secured for detailed forensic examination…

