BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has called for stronger collaborations between residents and the city council as a key strategy to eliminate waterborne diseases such as cholera. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday last week, Coltart said the city had intensified public health awareness campaigns in high density areas and continued to work closely with…
BY TARIRO TUMBUKAI THE Agriculture sector has seen significant growth, expanding from a US$5,6 billion industry to US$10,3 billion this year. This represents a 73,9 percent increase, driven by strong performance in tobacco, wheat, and blueberry production. Making a presentation at the just-ended Zanu PF conference in Mutare, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube highlighted the sector’s…
OLD Mutual says investing in youth will serve Zimbabwe as the company promotes Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, aligning with the country’s Education 5.0 mandate. Speaking during a Zimbabwe Mathematics Olympiad ceremony in Harare on Friday, the company’s managing director, Rutendo Magorimbo, stressed that investing in youth would help Zimbabwe solve industrial problems…
SOUTH Africa authorities are contemplating to prefer culpable homicide charges against a bus company involved in a horror crash that claimed 43 lives last Sunday, the majority of them Zimbabweans. This comes after preliminary investigations into the Limpopo, South Africa, accident revealed that the bus was speeding and unroadworthy, with only half of its brakes…
A MAJORITY of University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers have returned to work despite not receiving salaries since May, following a four-month strike that began on April 16 this year. President of the Association of University Teachers (AUT), Philemon Chamburuka, told the Daily News yesterday that while many academic staff resumed duties at the start of…
Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER THE Masvingo City Council has announced that it will no longer accept building plans from anyone who is not registered with the Architects Council of Zimbabwe (ACZ). This measure aims to strictly enforce professionalism within the construction sector. According to the council, the new regulation defines who qualifies to draft and…
THE Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) has partnered with the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) in a technical skills exchange programme for mining department students aimed at promoting environmentally sustainable mining practices across the country. Speaking during the launch of the programme on Wednesday in the capital, Jica resident representative Shigeki Furuta said the initiative seeks…
IN A major boost to sanitation and environmental health, Shurugwi Town Council has completed the Trunk Sewer Line Project worth US$2,05 million, funded entirely from its own coffers. The infrastructure development project is expected to drastically improve hygiene standards, reduce sewer blockages, and minimise effluent discharge into the environment, directly benefiting wards 5, 10, 11,…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A HARARE lawyer, Proud Mutuso, is on the run after he allegedly swindled a home seeker of US$14 000 when he facilitated the sale of a stand that was earmarked for a police post. Mutuso is jointly charged with Jacob Mugugu, an estate agent who is also at large, and…
A HARARE granny has appeared in court on allegations of forging her late husband’s will and selling family property worth US$120 000. Auxillia Muguto, 75, who allegedly did not benefit from her late husband’s estate, appeared before Harare regional magistrate Francis Mapfumo yesterday. Her trial was moved to November 4. Bail issues did not arise…
