THE government has implored the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to find alternative energy sources to reduce the daily electricity challenges being experienced by residents and business. Speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement yesterday, Bulawayo Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube said regular power cuts were becoming a major concern in the city. “We implore the council to…
COUNCILLORS in Bulawayo are proposing a hike in property regularisation fees to ensure residents build up to standard business premises as well as curbing the construction of illegal structures within the city. Speaking during a recent full council meeting, councillor Ashton Mhlanga said increased regularisation fees would result in the city having properly inspected structures….
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart says he is pushing to ensure all city books are audited by the end of the year as part of efforts to curb corruption within the local authority. This comes after the government last week declined to approve the Harare City Council 2024 budget proposal for this year citing a number…
THE Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) is escalating its efforts to have citizens screened for malignant tumours. To that end, CAZ has made a fresh call to all citizens to undertake early screenings for colorectal cancer — one of the most common cancers in the world. “Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide,…
THE government has implored schools to initiate peer counselling sessions to curb the rising cases of drug abuse among the youth in the country. Speaking during a drug awareness campaign recently, minister of State for Bulawayo province, Judith Ncube said schools had to play a major role in curbing drug abuse. “We urge schools to…
POLICE in Matabeleland South have launched a manhunt for four men who allegedly murdered their victim in Fort Rixon after accusing him of stealing a cellphone. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the suspects murdered the victim during a beer drinking spree. “The Zimbabwe Republic police in Fort Rixon…
AUTHORITIES have implored farmers in dry regions to plant small grains, saying 70 percent of small grains planted across the country in the 2023/24 season will be harvested. This comes as the World Food Programme (WFP) early this month predicted that over 60 percent of crops such as maize planted over the same period had…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it’s roping in the police and the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) to ban open air worshipping. This comes as BCC rangers were reported to have given up removing open space worshippers. However, the city is worried that if open space worshipping continues, residents would be at risk of diseases…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it is pushing for organisations to apply and manage the city’s public toilets for free in a bid to ensure residents easily have access to public convenience facilities. This comes after water challenges in the city forced the BCC to close some of the public toilets. Speaking during an…
THE Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has implored journalists to appraise themselves with the Freedom of Information Act, and raise awareness on it to enable citizens to hold authorities accountable. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday on the sidelines of a media indaba, ZMC public information compliance manager Brian Tomo said the major thrust…
