A TOTAL of 138 people died in road traffic accidents during the period between December 15, 2023 to yesterday, police have said. In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi urged motorists to exercise caution on the roads to avoid further loss of lives. “138 people were killed, while the number of people injured…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it requires over US$20 million to rehabilitate at least 15 of its major roads this year. This comes after the city’s allocation for 2024 by the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) was over $12 billion for both routine and periodic maintenance works.According to the latest council report, the BCC…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it is purchasing materials required for developing medium and high-density residential stands as it works on reducing its growing housing backlog. “The council is working on tendering supplies of the required materials for the execution of servicing stands. “Initially, the implementation strategy for the completion of these projects had…
POLICE in Matabeleland North Province have launched a manhunt for five relatives who allegedly brutally killed their brotherin-law in Nkayi district on Christmas Day. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Matabeleland North police spokesperson Glory Banda confirmed the suspected murder of Ndumiso Fuzane, 39, from Rabba village in Gwelutshena, Nkayi, after a misunderstanding. “On December…
THE government says it is committed to ensure that water challenges in Bulawayo are eased through working with the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) in guiding the water technical committee in rehabilitating the city’s dams and improving the water situation. This comes after Water minister Anxious Masuka appointed a technical committee to oversee the water and…
POLICE in Bulawayo are still on the hunt for seven-armed bank robbery suspects who allegedly raided a local Nedbank branch before fleeing with US$272 500, R2.42 million and five gold coins last August. In a statement to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo assistant police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the police were on the trail of…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it has scaled-up its sexual reproductive health rights (SRHR) services for adolescents and women to achieve universal health coverage. In a report released yesterday, the BCC said the council’s goal was to ensure that adolescents and women had easy access to gender-sensitive health services. “The council has adopted and…
THE founding president of the Council for Churches in Africa (CCA), Rocky Moyo, feels the Church has played its role well in addressing socio-economic and political issues affecting Zimbabwe in the just-ended year. Moyo sat for a chat with the Daily News’ senior staff writer, Hazel Marimbiza in Bulawayo this week. Below are the excerpts…
AUTHORITIES have implored the church to partner with relevant government departments to intensify the fight against drug abuse as the scourge is souring in the country. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of a national thanksgiving service held at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) on Sunday, minister of State for Bulawayo Province…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has expressed concern over the mushrooming of illegal allocations of over 500 vending bays at the multi-million-dollar Egodini Mall by unauthorised persons. In a statement yesterday, BCC town clerk Christopher Dube said the vending bays would only be allocated to people on the council’s waiting list. “It has come to…
