THE Nelson Chamisaled Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has completed its candidate selection process in the second largest city over the weekend amid a plethora of disputes, sparking fears of widening fissures ahead of the upcoming general elections. This comes after a number of wards in the city had disputed processes which saw the exercise…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has suspended water supplies for some suburbs in the city due to a maintenance shutdown by Zesa. In a statement yesterday, BCC town clerk Christopher Dube said water supplies would only resume when Zesa restores power. “The City of Bulawayo residents are hereby informed of possible water supply interruptions and…
POLICE have partnered with the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) to evict illegal gold miners along the Umzingwane River in Insiza, Matabeleland South Province. This comes after an influx of small-scale miners who continue infiltrating Umzingwane River and engage in rampant illegal mining activities even though they were banned from mining in the area two years…
THE National Aids Council (Nac), in partnership with the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS), has embarked on a goat breeding project meant to improve the dietary requirements for inmates on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Speaking to journalists during a media tour yesterday, the officer-in charge for Gwanda Prison, superintendent Ishmael Madzimbamuto said since the start…
POLICE have arrested two siblings who allegedly teamed-up to kill their father before one of them went on to murder her two children. In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed that the siblings from Bikita district in Masvingo Province first killed their father after accusing him of witchcraft before the other killed…
THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has bemoaned the rise of gender-based abuse in the informal sector saying there was a need for authorities to urgently address the vice. In its latest survey released yesterday, Zimcodd said it discovered that a lot of women in the informal sector were victims of Gender-Based Violence…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says water supplies in the second capital are back to normal after an electrical fault disrupted supplies for a few days. In a statement yesterday, the BCC town clerk, Christopher Dube said residential areas will be receiving water supplies according to their normal shedding timetable as full treatment has commenced. …
THE Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (Zimstat) says the country’s exports increased last month by 7.6 percent, generating over US$550 million. According to the Zimstat report on external trade statistics released at the weekend, while exports have increased, there has been a decrease in imports. “The total value of exports in April 2023 was US$554.6 million, representing…
THE National Aids Council (Nac) says it is targeting the inclusion of key populations, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities, in HIV and Aids campaigns in a bid to tame new infections. The government has already achieved its 2025 targets of 95-95- 95 on HIV prevention. The 95-95-95 is a concept introduced by…
THE United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) says 68 000 children across the country accessed protection services in 2022 after experiencing various social ills which include violence, abuse and exploitation. In a report released yesterday titled “Child protection: Let children grow up safely”, Unicef said many children in Zimbabwe continue suffering from various social ills….
