AUTHORITIES say beneficiaries of the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) will increase because of the El Nino effect that is ravaging the country and the Sadc region. Responding to a question in the National Assembly last week after Zanu PF MP for Seke Constituency Munyaradzi Kashambe asked on what was being done to assist parents…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has called for transparency in the housing waiting list saying some residents had been on that city’s register for over 20 years, but had to still receive houses or stands. Speaking during a full council meeting on Thursday, Coltart called for the use of digital platforms to enhance transparency in allocation…
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two suspects on allegations of stealing copper cables and damaging street lights. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson, Abednico Ncube, said the two men were apprehended by the alert residents. “Police in Bulawayo confirm the arrest of Ephraim Mbewe, 40, and Leeroy Manyora, 27, both from Sizinda…
THE government says it is committed to supporting the growth of skills development initiatives in a bid to curb increasing social ills as a result of rising unemployment levels. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting yesterday, director in the ministry of Youth Empowerment Isaiah Moyo said skills development was key in uplifting livelihoods.“As a ministry of…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has called on potential investors across the globe to invest in areas which fall under special economic zones (SEZ) in the city in a bid to boost its economy. This comes after Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) indicated that SEZ in Bulawayo were meant to assist to restore its…
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) funded programme, Amalima Loko, has intensified the establishment of healthcare groups in Matabeleland North Province with the aim of fighting stunting among minors of up to the age of two years. Child stunting refers to a child who is too short for his or her age and…
POLICE in Bulawayo have warned pirate taxi operators, popularly known as mushikashikas, against transporting stolen property after it emerged that most were being hired to carry out criminal activities. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo spokesperson Abednico Ncube said the police were working hard in investigating and arresting mushikashika drivers working in cahoots with criminals….
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has revealed that at least 49 percent of the youth in the country are not receiving any education or training and are out of employment. In its quarterly labour force survey result for the first quarter of this year that was released yesterday, Zimstat said the country was recording…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart says the city is working to construct several markets in the periphery of the central business district as well as in high density suburbs in order to curb unemployment challenges. Speaking during a United Nations stakeholders meeting yesterday, Coltart said it was crucial for the unemployed to transition into the informal…
HEALTH experts at Mpilo Central Hospital have raised concerns over the increase in patients succumbing to kidney failure due to lack of medical supplies. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting yesterday, sister in charge of Mpilo renal unit Dartisiwe Nkomo said most patients could not afford full kidney dialysis. “It is very expensive to do dialysis….
