THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has embarked on a household listing exercise ahead of the Zimbabwe demographic and health survey expected to start next month. In a statement yesterday, Zimstat appealed to citizens to provide all the necessary information to its agency enumerators when they visit their households across the country. “Zimstat is conducting…
THE 26th edition of the annual Mining, Engineering and Transport (Mine Entra) exhibition has been slated for November at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo. The exhibition will be held under the theme “Accelerating Economic Transformation through Mineral Beneficiation”, from November 1 to 3 this year. In a statement yesterday, ZITF chief executive…
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says it has recorded an 11,6 percent increase in Internet and data usage owing to the rise in citizens resorting to e-learning and remote working. In his sector performance report released yesterday, Potraz director general Gift Machengete said Internet usage increased after the outbreak of the…
THE Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA) has moved to capacitate citizens in rural areas with social accountability tenets meant to ensure they demand transparency from incoming councillors and Members of Parliament. This comes after human rights defenders called on leaders who were elected in the recently held harmonised elections to prioritise service delivery and positively trans[1]form…
A TUCKSHOP employee from Bulawayo lost an ear and eye after being attacked by robbers who later on fled with cash and groceries. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident.“The Zimbabwe Republic Police in Bulawayo are investigating a robbery case which occurred on August 29 2023 whereby…
HEALTH authorities in Bulawayo have scaled up efforts in their tuberculosis (TB) fight and are now targeting residents living in informal settlements in their drive to achieve universal health coverage in the second capital. This comes as the latest statistics from the Health ministry indicate that Bulawayo has the highest TB death rate of 16…
THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has challenged the incoming city councillors to urgently, once in office, address issues of poor service delivery, which have been one of the major challenges in the second capital for decades. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the BPRA coordinator, Permanent Ngoma, demanded “innovative leadership” from the newly-elected councillors….
THREE men from Lonely Mine business centre in Inyathi, Matabeleland North Province, have been nabbed for attacking a fellow villager with an axe on the head and leg. This emerged in court on Thursday when Nqobizitha Mpofu, 28, Mduduzi Ngwenya, 23, and Langelihle Mpofu, 22, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing attempted murder…
THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has commended the government for putting in place measures that have seen a marked decline in inflation and prices stability over the last few months. In a statement yesterday, Zimcodd said the policies needed to be supported by strong political and economic reforms in order for inflation…
POLICE have intensified campaigns against domestic violence across the country following an increase in cases of spousal disputes which in some instances turn fatal. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday told the Daily News that they were working on campaigns to end gender-based violence (GBV) and raise more awareness in communities in all provinces. “The…
