Tapiwa Chirume THERE are very few figures in modern Zimbabwean history whose lives—and sudden, painful deaths— could transform the capital city into a theatre of utter paralysis and cinematic spectacle. On a crisp Wednesday afternoon, the heart of Harare experienced a total cardiac arrest of commerce and traffic. The occasion was as grim as…
TAPIWA CHIRUME HELCRAW Water has expanded its municipal water modernisation project to Chinhoyi to rehabilitate decaying pipes, reduce severe leakages, and restore reliable water supplies.The intervention, which includes replacing old asbestos cement pipes with modern polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, marks an expansion of Helcraw Water’s municipal infrastructure interventions beyond Harare, where the company is involved…
DAKARAI MASHAVA ZIMBABWE is set to introduce routine mental health screening across all primary healthcare centres, as pressure mounts on the government to declare psychological illness a national crisis.This initiative is being driven under a World Health Organisation (WHO) programme which includes eight other countries.Local WHO representative for mental health, Debra Machando, told the on-going…
POLICE are investigating the suspected electrocution of a security guard whose body was discovered beneath a power transformer at a Norton farm.Trust Mudimu, who was employed as a security guard at Highfield Farm in Norton, was found dead on Wednesday, after reportedly leaving home for work the previous afternoon and failing to return.According to Criminal…
SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI THE United Nations has implored immediate investment in girls’ rights to end child marriage in Zimbabwe, where one in three girls marries before 18.This call was made as Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world to commemorate the International Day of the Girl today.UN resident coordinator Rosemary Kalapurakal said child marriage and teenage…
Shamaine Chirimunjiri THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has received ZiG120 million from the Treasury to clear outstanding payments and support farmers for the current crop season. The improvement in payments comes after an outcry by farmers over the government’s failure to increase funding to the GMB to ensure timely disbursement of payments for delivered grain,…
BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI GOVERNMENT is conducting feasibility studies into wind power to expand national electricity generation and resolve ongoing power supply deficits.This comes as the government has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving universal access to clean, reliable, and affordable energy by 2030.Speaking in the National Assembly on Thursday, the deputy minister of Energy, Yeukai Simbanegavi, said…
SHAMAINE CHIRIMUNJIRI GOVERNMENT targets 16 million Pfumvudza/ Intwasa plots this summer, with 4.6 million already prepared by one million households to combat climate threats. This comes as three million rural farmers are expected to benefit from the 2026/27 National Pfumvudza/Intwasa and Summer Inputs Programme, launched in Shanduka Village, Chivi, Masvingo, at a time when a…
HAZEL MARIMBIZA BUSINESS experts say they are positioning themselves as a link between local businesses and international investors as they seek to harness private-sector networks to drive Bulawayo’s re-industrialisation.Speaking during a courtesy call to the Office of the Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution minister, Judith Ncube, last week, Bulawayo Business Forum (BBF) chairman Heresy Herry…
HAZEL MARIMBIZA THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority is deploying surveillance drones, high-tech scanners, and canine units to curb cross-border smuggling and secure porous frontiers.Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday in an interview on Friday, Zimra Commissioner-General Regina Chinamasa said the authority was expanding its use of technology to monitor unofficial crossing points, identify suspicious movements…
