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THE Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority (ZimParks) says it is seeking US$21 million to manage elephant conservation efforts. ZimParks spokesperson Tinashe Farawo yesterday said the country’s elephant conservation efforts were severely under-financed. “The increased elephant populations and localised overabundance have resulted in increased human-elephant conflicts. “The country’s elephant conservation efforts are severely under-financed, with…

THE long-awaited Gukurahundi community outreach programme suffered a false start on Thursday with most chiefs attending President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s meeting with councillors in Bulawayo. This comes amid reports that the programme did not kick off because of logistical challenges such as unavailability of fuel and allowances for chiefs. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, National…

Staff writer in VICTORIA FALLS THE day of reckoning is approaching for all unscrupulous operators who are undermining the country’s economy, a resolute Vice President Constantino Chiwenga warned afresh yesterday. Opening the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce’s (ZNCC) annual congress in Victoria Falls, Chiwenga said only ethical business practices and a disciplined approach to economic…

Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw A QUARTER of Grade 3 pupils in the country cannot read or write competently, the minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Torerai Moyo, has said. Speaking in Harare yesterday, at the launch of the End Learning Poverty for All in Africa Campaign, Moyo revealed the shocking basic literacy deficiency, while calling for…

SOUTHERN EDITOR PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned local authorities failing to meet their service delivery mandates, saying serious consequences will befall them. This comes as the country’s local authorities, particularly urban ones, are struggling to provide basic services such as potable water and refuse collection to their residents. Addressing a councillors’ indaba in Bulawayo yesterday,…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO PANIC erupted at the Bulawayo Magistrates Court yesterday after Monwabisi Mhilwane, 38, jumped from the third floor moments after being sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempted rape. Mhilwane, of Lortondale Village in Inyathi, had been convicted of attempting to rape his 19-year-old cousin on multiple occasions at their rural…

chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw MINISTER of Health and Child Care, Douglas Mombeshora says the country has started receiving a new stock of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to last until September following the allocation of US$12 million by the Treasury. This comes as fears of potential shortages of ARV drugs grow due to reduced USAid funding amid a demand of…

LEGISLATORS are escalating their push for authorities to do more to lift the public health sector, amid the worsening myriad crises facing the country’s healthcare system. In this regard, Parliament will summon Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to the august House, so that he can account for the US$38 million that has so far been spent…