THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) says some areas in Manicaland province are at extreme risk of veld fires, with the rest of the country generally at medium to high risk this year. This comes after last year 1 753 055.9 hectares of forest and grassland were destroyed by 7 511 veld fires recorded. It also…
POLICE in Matabeleland North have engaged traditional leaders to be part of their antimurder and rape campaigns following a steady rise in these two heinous crimes in the province. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Matabeleland North provincial spokesperson Glory Banda said the rate of murder and rape crimes in the area was now alarming….
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is on a drive to revive its “Adopt a Road” policy, which enlists residents and business to assist in rehabilitating the city’s roads in the outskirts of the central business district (CBD) and residential areas. The policy is intended to maintain the city’s road network by encouraging residents and companies to…
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested six suspects for a series of robbery cases committed within the central business district (CBD) and western suburbs. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said the suspects have been engaging in robberies since March 2023. “Police arrested six robbers, namely Lookout Dube, 42, of Mzilikazi,…
ZIMBABWE Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has embarked on a labour force survey in all provinces aimed at providing labour market statistics which will inform policy formulation. In a statement at the weekend, Zimstats communication officer Ronald Chiringa called on house-holds to cooperate and provide necessary information during the exercise. “The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency will be…
LEADING seed producer SeedCo says it has produced new drought-tolerant maize seed varieties to mitigate the effects of climate change. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, SeedCo agronomist for the Matabeleland region, Wallace Banda, said the seed-breeding company had a variety of new maize seeds in stock. “Some of the new varieties include 303 in…
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested six suspects for a series of robbery cases committed within Bulawayo central business district and western suburbs. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said the suspects have been engaging in robberies since March 2023. “Police arrested six robbers, namely Lookout Dube, 42, of…
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two suspects linked to a four-member gang that allegedly raided a farm located on the outskirts of the city, before raping five women in front of their children. Bulawayo police spokesperson inspector Abednico Ncube yesterday confirmed the arrests. “Four armed robbers raided a farm on the outskirts of Bulawayo and…
MPILO Central Hospital is today conducting free cleft lip surgeries targeting underprivileged children as part of its initiative to reduce the burden of cleft conditions in the country. Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects that occur when a baby’s lip or mouth does not form properly during pregnancy and such birth defects are…
OVER 3 400 vulnerable girls and women have, in three months, accessed free maternal services offered by the city council in Bulawayo under its “urban voucher programme” aimed at improving universal access to public health services. In the council’s latest report, “the results-based finance (RBF) programme activities,” the city’s housing and community services said the…
