BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA TAKUNDA, a USAid programme, is working with men and boys to re-envision norms and has since made strides in exploring and expanding ideas around what it means “to be a man” definitions of masculinity within households and communities; and how these impact on food and nutrition. “Takunda views its work as a…
BY YVONNE NCUBE BULAWAYO police have arrested Thamsanqa Ndebele and Euton Sebatha, both from Cowdray Park, over the suspected brutal murder of a Bulawayo Polytechnic student Inobubele Mhlanga this Monday. Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube confirmed the arrest. “On November 4, 2024 at around 20: 30, the now deceased was found by a passerby lying…
STELLA MADZIVANYIKA A SECURITY guard Anyhony Mutafera has been arrested after he accidentally pulled the trigger of his rifle and shot dead Innocent Maruku while clearing the rifle at Singari Mine, Saruwe, Chegutu, on Friday. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident yesterday and the arrest of Mutafera. Nyathi added the police were also investigating…
BUDGETARY constraints have hampered the completion of the country’s Digital Phase 2 project to expand digital broadcasting coverage, Information minister Jenfan Muswere says. According to Muswere, only 38 percent of Zimbabwe’s geographical area is currently covered by television, leaving the majority of citizens without access to critical information.In his presentation during the ongoing pre-budget seminar…
POLICE arrested a kombi driver Tinashe Madzima and his conductor Ishmael Gonyora on Wednesday at George shopping centre in Ruwa on charges of bribery.This comes as the police arrested two police officers last week, for accepting bribes from pirate kombis, taxis, and registered public service vehicles at Mabvuku turn-off along the Harare-Mutare Highway.In a statement…
BY RUTENDO NGARASTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zwFORMER Harare city council town clerk, Tendai Mahachi, has been cleared of corruption charges related to the US$80 million Airport Road project.The State was accusing Mahachi of corruptly engaging Augur Investments to upgrade and construct the road without following a tender process.However, the court found that the decision to engage Augur Investments…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has called on the private sector to collaborate with the government in delivering modern infrastructure projects to grow the country’s economy. Speaking during the Africa Infrastructure and Built Environment Confex, Chiwenga said combined efforts were needed to develop the country’s infrastructure. “This premier gathering of leaders and stakeholders in the infrastructure…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE High Court of Zimbabwe has ruled in favour of Netsayi Magunda in a debt dispute with Doreen Vundla, granting a summary judgment that compels the latter to repay a US$15 750 loan. Justice David Mangota issued the final ruling after Magunda applied for a summary judgment, arguing that Vundla lacked…
Nyasha Kunyiswa SENIOR STAFF WRITER kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw SADC deputy executive secretary for regional integration Angele Ntumba Makombo has urged member states to manufacture their own vaccines in response to various pandemics. This comes after the region has recently experienced various outbreaks, including cholera, Mpox, malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/ Aids, among others. Speaking during the official opening…
Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw INFECTION Prevention and Control (IPC) training for healthcare workers is very important in the fight against infectious diseases as it helps curb the spread of infections in hospitals, Infection Control Africa Network (ICAN) says. This comes as the ICAN, in collaboration with Infection Control Association of Zimbabwe Trust (ICAZ-T), have…
