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AUTHORITIES have launched a high-stakes monitoring and evaluation exercise in Matabeleland North Province, targeting government and donor-funded projects in seven districts. The move aims to ensure transparency, accountability, and improved service delivery through the devolution framework. In a circular seen by the Daily News, the Office of the President and Cabinet has directed district development…

muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Mobile Sanitation Association (ZMSA) has engaged the Zimbabwe Prisons Correctional Services (ZPCS) to empower serving prisoners with rehabilitation and skills training programmes. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the ZMSA president, Boston Muteya, confirmed the mooted partnership, adding it would assist inmates with technical skills and ease their reintegration into communities on…

SOUTHERN EDITOR IN a daring breach of high-security protocols, unknown suspects vandalised aviation cables used in controlling flights at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo. The incident, which reportedly occurred last Thursday night, has prompted a full-scale investigation at the airport involving multiple security agencies. The Aviation Ground Services (AGS) operations manager, Shingirai Ruombwa,…

muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT has moved to address the chaos on the country’s roads after Cabinet yesterday approved the proposed smart traffic management system developed by TelOne. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Jenafan Muswere approved the rolling out of the concept to address unwarranted traffic congestion, road accidents and traffic law violations….

RUTENDO NGARA HARARE socialite Ashley Masendeke, popularly known as Mai Jeremaya, yesterday blamed the police for omitting some “crucial” details during the recording of her warned and cautioned statements. Masendeke said this during cross-examination at the Harare Magistrates Court by Shepherd Makonde who is representing Thabo Dube and Martin Charlie. The two are accused of…

RUTENDO NGARA HARARE Regional magistrate Sandra Mupindu yesterday cancelled an arrest warrant for Mike Mapinga who skipped a rape bail last month citing medical grounds. Mapinga made headlines last month after his dogs, including pitbulls, allegedly mauled to death a pedestrian, Samuel Machara, in Bluffhill, Harare. The magistrate agreed to cancel the warrant of arrest…

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC)’s partnership with a Netherlands-based company, Vitens Evides International (VEI), has improved water supplies in the city. The second capital has received funding and is currently implementing the second phase of the WaterWorx 2022 to 2026 programme. Speaking during a tour of water projects by VEI senior officials, the BCC director of…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has intensified its wildlife protection strategies by incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced technologies into its conservation work, particularly in the Hwange National Park. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of a tour of the new tech-driven operations centre at the…

SOUTHERN EDITOR AFRICA’S economic potential is being strangled by its obsession with external trade partners, according to African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) client relations manager for the southern region, Stanley Sachikonye. Speaking at the weekend during preparations for the 4th Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2025) set for September 4–10 in Algiers, Algeria, Sachikonye said the…

RUTENDO NGARA THE High Court has nullified the deregistration of Sakubva Commercial College in Mutare following a cheating scandal after one of the teachers wrote a maths examination for two pupils. The school had been deregistered by the Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec). According to the court papers, following the cheating, Bruce Magadhuwi, the accused…