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BULAWAYO residents are fretting over the rising menace of armed robberies in the metro. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the administration secretary of the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA), Thabani Ndlovu, said the growing brutal attacks by gangs of machete-wielding brutes had left many city residents traumatised. “As residents, we are gravely concerned about…

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is revising downwards the selling price of residential stands in Mahatshula East following an appeal by councillors who were arguing for affordable prices. The move could see stands prices drop from US$30/m² to US$27/m² excluding value-added tax (VAT) aligning the cost with the city’s recovery policy. The recommendation to adjust the…

SOME religious sectors and well heeled citizens are reported to be reluctant to have their children vaccinated against polio. This comes as authorities are conducting a mass polio vaccination programme for children under 10 years after a 10-year-old girl was diagnosed with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) caused by cVDPV2, marking the first human case in…

Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat ZIMBABWE could soon have another government of national unity (GNU) if the ruling Zanu PF and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) agree on such an arrangement in Parliament. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the leader of the opposition in the august House,…

SOUTHERN EDITOR BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) says its public education system is facing growing financial pressure, with over ZiG 114 million in unpaid school fees recorded by the end of the first term of 2025. The local authority revealed that the outstanding fees affect all 31 of its schools, which are predominantly located in the…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRIVATE companies can play a crucial role in ending electricity outages in the country by generating their own power, according to the chairperson of the Intensive Energy User Group, Eddie Cross. This comes as load-shedding has intensified across the country in recent months, with some areas now once again experiencing…

chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says prioritising value addition and improving the ease of doing business will see the country’s economy grow in leaps and bounds. Speaking in Harare yesterday during the commissioning of National Foods’ three breakfast cereal pasta plants worth a combined US$22,7 million, Mnangagwa said the plants would see the country’s import bill…