POLICE have arrested a suspect from Gokwe believed to be part of a nine member gang which attacked a victim with logs, axes and spears, leading to his death. National police spokesperson assistant commissioner Paul Nyathi yesterday said the victim was murdered at a bar after the suspects accused him of being involved in cattle…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC), in partnership with donors, has procured water trucks to supply water to residents most of whom have gone for almost a month without tap water. This comes after the city has been receiving only between eight and 10 hours of power supply, resulting in a significant drop in water supplies….
YOUTH across Zimbabwe’s 10 districts accounted for 76 percent of political violence in the last three months, according to a study conducted by the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC). This comes amid growing concerns that political violence could mar this year’s harmonised elections.The study titled the “Zimbabwe National Pulse Report” sought to analyse Zimbabwe’s political…
DIVERSIFIED international financial services group, Old Mutual, is training 700 women and girls in Bulawayo in financial literacy for them to make informed monetary decisions. Speaking at the Women’s Month celebrations organised by the group yesterday, Old Mutual and CABS regional manager Crispen Nemunyadzo said financial skills were crucial for women and girls as they…
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) says the power outages being experienced in the country and the vandalism of its water pumps have drastically worsened the water supply situation in the city before appealing to well-wishers to assist in rectifying the situation. This comes as most suburbs in Bulawayo have gone for more than three weeks without…
THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has launched a corruption tracker application, which is part of an initiative to ensure citizens demand transparency and accountability from public officials by reporting suspected corruption cases. The mobile application is called CitizenApp. Zimcodd board chairperson Rosewita Katsande told the Daily News yesterday, that the application will…
AFTER the recent deaths of two students as a result of bullying at school, the police in Bulawayo have launched an antibullying and violence campaign aimed at the city’s high schools. This comes after Jayden Saudan, a 15-year-old Hamilton High School student who had complained of bullying at the school, committed suicide at the beginning…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says he is committed to transforming Bulawayo’s sprawling and biggest suburb, Cowdray Park, as the former banker takes his chances at full-time politics. This comes after Ncube recently submitted his CV for consideration in the Zanu PF’s primary elections set for this weekend to contest as Cowdray Park’s parliamentary constituency candidate….
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday urged parents to instil discipline in their children. Speaking at the chiefs’ conference here yesterday, Mnangagwa said disciplining children would go a long way in curbing rising juvenile delinquency and substance abuse among the youth in the country.“We owe it to our forefathers who preserved our culture, and so it is…
TRADITIONAL leaders, drawn from across the country, have pleaded with the government to avail more land to them and shield their subjects from food insecurity due to a lack of farming land. Speaking at the first day of the National Chiefs Council Conference in Bulawayo yesterday, Chief Chikwakwa from Mashonaland East province said as traditional…
