Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO THE government has warned citizens against illegally harvesting trees, saying they should stop henceforth the practice or risk facing stiffer penalties. This comes as the government launched a blitz against illegal wood cutting and logging to shield the country’s natural resources from deforestation. The crackdown, announced last week, comes in response…

Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has implored staff in the engineering department to report missing gauges containing radioactive material to protect residents and the environment from the harmful effects of radiation. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting yesterday, BCC engineering department acting director Methusi Dibidi said failure to report missing gauges to…

GOVERNMENT says it’s committed to ensure establishment of fingerling hubs across the country as they are key to national food security. This comes as the government, in collaboration with the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), recently launched fingerling hubs in Manicaland and Masvingo provinces set to produce 1.2 million fingerlings per production season. This would…

LAWYERS have called on the government to implement legal frameworks that protect female politicians from social media abuse. Speaking at a stakeholders’ event hosted by the Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (Wild) in Bulawayo at the weekend, a Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights lawyer Prisca Dube said the persistent violence against women in politics (VAWIP)…

POLICE in Bulawayo have expressed concern over increasing murder cases in Pumula suburbs and have urged residents to resolve their misunderstandings amicably or risk arrest after committing crimes. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo assistant police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele said the force had noticed an increase in murder cases in Pumula Old, Pumula South…