THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has implored the government to ensure the protection of citizens who were displaced across the country during the recent evictions in a bid to protect human rights. This comes after the government halted the eviction following an outcry from different stakeholders. However, in a statement yesterday, the ZLHR…
POLICE in Matabeleland North Province have arrested seven men for allegedly assaulting their colleague to death after suspecting that he had stolen a cellphone. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Matabeleland North police spokesperson Glory Banda confirmed the incident.“Police in Inyathi have arrested Donald Sibanda, Bigboy Bowelen, Nkosikhona Mpofu, Emmanuel Mkhwananzi, Khaliso Tshuma, Khulekani Nyathi…
GOVERNMENT has implored stakeholders to unite in capacitating community childcare workers in a bid to strengthen services in rural areas. Speaking at a Save the Children’s handover ceremony of 207 bicycles for community childcare workers in Plumtree yesterday, deputy minister of Public Service Mercy Dinha said protecting children from social ills required a holistic approach.“My…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it is working on crafting a policy to ban all unapproved contractors from trenching across built up roads as their work is usually substandard. Speaking in a council meeting yesterday, BCC director for engineering services Sikhumbuzo Ncube said council was worried about roads being damaged by contractors. “Council is…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) intends to hire 175 vehicles to conduct a national novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) vaccination campaign commencing on February 20. In a statement yesterday, BCC town clerk Christopher Dube confirmed that the council was seeking to hire private vehicles from local residents for the polio vaccination programme. Polio…
THE Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) says it recorded a significant increase in cancer screenings in 2023 as more citizens embrace awareness campaigns to get screened for the disease. “We have seen impactful progress across many areas such as cancer education, cancer screening, chemotherapy drugs, patient and caregiver support. “A total of 14 418 people…
THE Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) has partnered a local organisation — Active Youth Zimbabwe — in the fight against drug and substance abuse in the city. Speaking during a media briefing yesterday, PPC head of sales and marketing Nkosana Mapuma said they were concerned about the high cases of drug abuse, particularly among the youth….
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested four illegal miners for allegedly fatally stoning their colleague before throwing him into a mine shaft over a gold ore misunderstanding. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident. “Police confirm the arrest of Wellington Phiri, a male adult aged 18 years , Makhosi…
OVER 18 million girls are missing school in Africa while the continent loses US$29 billion in education funding through tax abuse, the Tax and Education (TaxEd) Alliance and its partners have revealed. In a report released yesterday, the organisations said the statistics were worrying. “A staggering 18.846,517 girls are out of primary school. This is…
THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says the growth of fish farming in Zimbabwe remains low due to numerous challenges faced by thousands of local farmers. This comes after the government recently partnered with the international aid organisation and launched a US$500 000 fishery project in three districts as part of the initiative to produce…
