THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has implored the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to prioritise youth and women’s programmes in its budget in order to uplift their livelihoods. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, a representative from Zimcodd, Tatenda Unika Kombora, said women and youth were being left behind in empowerment initiatives due…
POLICE in Bulawayo have expressed concern over an increase in road accidents caused by negligent motorists. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said last month police received increasing cases of fatal road accidents, which were preventable if drivers exercised caution. “Police in Bulawayo have recently been receiving cases of fatal…
THE government is strengthening its systems in a bid to curb the movement of undocumented children between Zimbabwe and neighbouring countries. The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Simon Masanga, told the Daily News yesterday that authorities were engaging United Nations agencies in this regard, as they battle to end the scourge, especially…
HUMAN Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Sadc and the African Union (AU) to make public statements as part of promoting a free and fair environment ahead of this month’s general elections. In a statement yesterday, HRW said free and fair elections would ensure every citizen exercise their right to vote. “HRW calls on Sadc…
SIX mine workers died on Thursday at a mine in Inyathi, Matabeleland North Province, after they were trapped under a shaft while extracting gold ore. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the miners died after they were trapped by underground water, which flooded the mine tunnels. “The Zimbabwe Republic…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has proposed the suspension of its ward-based budget consultations as the local authority fears that the process might be high-jacked and turned into political gatherings by politicians and political parties. In his latest financial report presented yesterday, the BCC financial director, Tennyson Mpunzi, said the council’s 2024 budget consultations risked…
POLICE yesterday confirmed the death of one person in Glen Norah, Harare, during public violence, while the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) claimed that the deceased, identified as Tinashe Chitsunge, was a party activist attacked in suspected political clashes. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirm an incident of public violence in Riverside area, Glen…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling Zanu PF are relishing in the myriad challenges being faced by their political rivals ahead of the country’s upcoming national elections. Addressing Zanu PF supporters during a star rally in Cowdray Park yesterday, Mnangagwa also taunted the opposition saying their quest to lead the country was an unachievable dream….
THE African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has called on the government to ensure compliance with laws in order to deter violence being targeted at women politicians in the country ahead of this month’s polls. In a statement yesterday, ACHPR said reports of alleged escalating political tension and incidents that have resulted in…
POLICE remain on high alert ahead of next month’s crunch national elections, and will deal firmly with all perpetrators of political violence as August 23 beckons. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, a resolute national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi reiterated that anyone implicated in political violence would face the full wrath of the law. This…
