COUNCIL officials here have identified a new cemetery site with the capacity to accommodate 80 000 graves at Goodhope Farm, as the city grapples with rapidly dwindling burial space. Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting yesterday, the metro’s director of town planning, Wisdom Siziba, said the new site would go a long way to alleviating the…
A CRIMINAL Investigation Department (CID) detective was shot dead on Thursday night as a police crack team pursued armed robbers in Bulawayo’s Pumula South suburb. This comes as the country is grappling with a worrying increase in armed robbers who have become a menace in communities. The latest incident was confirmed yesterday by national police…
BULAWAYO stakeholders yesterday failed to collaborate and draft a final information package outlining the nature of a proposed water utility after tempers flared during a consultative meeting organised by the city council. The proposed water utility will supply drinking water and manage wastewater for residential, commercial, and industrial customers. In a bid to put the…
THE police have expressed concern over the increasing number of sexual abuse and rape cases involving minors across the country.In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said most of these crimes are perpetrated by individuals entrusted with the care and protection of vulnerable children.“These include parents, brothers, nephews, guardians, and other relatives. In…
Staff writer in Bulawayo THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has committed to strengthening Codex food safety standards in Zimbabwe to promote consumer health and safety. International food safety standards are coordinated through the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which implements joint FAO and World Health Organisation food standards. Codex plays a crucial role in developing international…
THE GOVERNMENT is planning to extend ideology training to early childhood development (ECD) learners as part of efforts to instil national consciousness in children from an early age.Speaking during a training session for councillors in Bulawayo, the minister of Local Government Daniel Garwe said children should not be left out of the ideology training being…
ENVIRONMENTAL activists say waste pickers must be included in the country’s formal waste management system so as to promote environmental sustainability. According to the Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) and the Community Water Alliance (CWA), Zimbabwean local authorities could experience a significant decrease in waste management costs if waste pickers were formalised. “Integrating waste pickers into…
GOVERNMENT is decentralising the production of fingerlings in all provinces to boost fish farming production. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday on the sidelines of a stakeholders’ meeting, the fish and aquaculture resources production director in the Agriculture ministry Milton Makumbe, said the decentralisation would curb various challenges faced by fish farmers. “Farmers are…
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has expressed concern over the growing number of bogus lawyers saying stakeholders should avoid paying for services outside the law firm offices. Speaking at a media training in Bulawayo yesterday, the LSZ president, Lison Ncube, urged journalists to help in flashing out bogus lawyers. “The Law Society remains concerned…
COUNCILLORS in Matabeleland North Province are undergoing a government-sponsored heritage-based training programme meant to inculcate a sense of national pride in them when discharging their mandates in local authorities. Speaking during one such training workshop yesterday, the minister of Local Government Daniel Garwe said various topics would be covered, with tutors from the Herbert Chitepo…
