THE International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the African Development Bank and African Union Commission (AUC), have targeted US$5,2 million for diaspora investment in Zimbabwe and seven other African countries. In a statement yesterday, the IOM said the other targeted countries in Africa are the Gambia, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan and Togo and over…
THE government has attributed the increase in the majority of teenage pregnancies and school drop outs in Bulawayo Province to lack of parental guidance. The authorities added that most parents were migrating to the diaspora seeking greener pastures, leaving their offsprings alone.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Education ministry principal educational psychologist for Bulawayo Province,…
FORMER deputy prime minister and leader of the opposition, Thokozani Khupe, has lifted the lid on her continuing brave fight against breast cancer. She told the Daily News yesterday that the disease had flared up aggressively having gone into remission a few years ago. Khupe said her positive outlook in life and indomitable spirit had…
HEALTH authorities in Matabeleland South Province say usage of contraceptives has increased from 67 in 2022 to 87 percent this year in the province. Speaking at a stakeholder engagement meeting yesterday, Matabeleland South reproductive health officer Mildred Senda said the Health Resilience Fund (HRF) programme had been instrumental in the increase of contraceptives usage. “Through…
THE United Nations International Children’s Fund (Unicef) has implored the government to raise its investment in education to the globally agreed target of 20 percent of national budget to achieve universal education. In a statement yesterday, Unicef said increased education and school budgets led to better student outcomes. “In Zimbabwe, public funding for education has…
POLICE in Bulawayo have expressed concerns over residents, especially in high density areas, who continue defying advice against boarding pirate Honda Fit vehicles as cases of crimes involving the illegal taxis continue rising. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said residents who boarded Honda Fit cars which ply the Plumtree…
BULAWAYO’S Mater Dei Hospital has partnered with international health experts in scaling-up trauma training targeting health workers in a bid to save the lives of patients suffering from trauma after getting injured. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday on the sidelines of a stakeholders’ engagement, orthopaedic surgeon and medical director at Mater Dei Hospital Adolf…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is offering free cataract screening to its residents at all municipal clinics. A cataract is the clouding of the eye lens which prevents clear vision and is the most common cause of preventable blindness.In a statement yesterday, the BCC town clerk, Christopher Dube, said the cataract screenings would be conducted…
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has called on the government and other key stakeholders to protect wetlands raising serious concerns over their continuous destruction. In a statement yesterday, the ZLHR said a healthy environment played a crucial role in the realisation of environmental justice for communities exposed to harmful, threatening, degrading and hazardous…
BULAWAYO councillors have accused the city’s top management for inefficiency as they were failing to implement strategies the politicians proposed in improving service delivery and keeping the city clean. According to the latest council minutes, councillor Mmeli Moyo, said they had put across several resolutions on how to keep Bulawayo clean yet the city remained…
