THE United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) has set up multi-sectoral food and nutrition security committees across the country as part of a broad initiative to curb child malnutrition. This comes as statistics by Unicef show that there has been a decrease in the number of children admitted and treated for severe acute malnutrition in…
THE government has partnered with the World Bank (WB) to revise the national gender policy (NGP), as part of the initiative aimed at enhancing gender equality in the country. According to a recent Bulawayo City Council (BCC) report on gender mainstreaming, the ministry of Women Affairs, in partnership with the WB conducted consultations in April…
POLICE in the Midlands Province have arrested nine armed robbers for allegedly committing a spate of heists targeted at mines around Kwekwe, stealing property worth over US$60 000. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, police Midlands provincial spokesperson, Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the arrests. “Police in Kwekwe arrested nine robbers for a series of robberies in…
MINISTER of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, has come under fire from Bulawayo City Council (BCC), which is accusing him of flouting by-laws by spearheading projects in Cowdray Park without seeking council permission. This comes after Ncube, who is vying for the Cowdray Park parliamentary seat in the forthcoming harmonised elections, had been rehabilitating roads and also…
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has warned its party members against leaking candidate selection process results before the final official announcement is done. This comes after the party’s candidate selection process was completed in the city last weekend, amid chaos which saw names of those who are believed to have sailed through being released…
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has resorted to taking legal action against a South African civil engineering firm, Terracotta Trading, the contractor of Egodini Mall, as work on completing the multi-million dollar project remains stalled. The last deadline for the completion of the mall was last February, but construction of the first phase, which includes 1…
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two women from Old Magwegwe suburb after they allegedly teamed up to abort the pregnancy of a 15-year old girl. Bulawayo police spokesperson inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the development to the Daily News yesterday. “On June 6, 2023 police arrested Siduduzile Moyo and Nokuthula Moyo for trying to terminate a…
AUTHORITIES in Beitbridge have embarked on anti-cholera campaigns meant to educate residents living with HIV on the importance of practising proper hygiene and sanitation, as they are more vulnerable to cholera. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of a National Aids Council (Nac) tour last week, the environmental health officer at the municipality…
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 47-year-old man from Northend Suburb for covering up for his wife who assaulted his sixyear-old daughter to death. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said police arrested David Zhou following the death of his daughter after being severely assaulted by her stepmother Priscilla Muchape,…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has warned motorists, whose vehicles would have been clamped for failing to pay parking fees, against illegally removing wheel clamps saying those caught engaging in such practices risk prosecution. This comes as some motorists in Bulawayo have resorted to unclamping their vehicles to evade paying hefty penalties in fines. BCC…
