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GEO-Pomona Waste Management says they are implementing effective waste management solutions designed to minimise harmful emissions and promote a cleaner environment. Speaking in Harare yesterday during the United Nations 79th anniversary, the executive chairman of Geo-Pomona Delish Nguwaya said his firm was spearheading waste management in the country in line with sustainable development goals (SDGs)…

Shamaine Chirimujiri Staff writer chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (Fao) and the French government have launched the “Nourish and Thrive,” a project that seeks to provide food assistance to at least 38 000 households affected by El Nino-induced drought. Speaking at the launch in Harare yesterday, Patrice Talla, the Fao Sub-regional coordinator for Southern…

Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw AT LEAST 40 percent of rural girls are married before the age of 18, the United States Agency for International Development (USAid) in partnership with Care Zimbabwe say. According to a November 4 report by the USAid-funded Takunda project that is implemented by CARE Zimbabwe, girls that live in rural…

Nyasha Kunyiswa SENIOR STAFF WRITER kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE is set to host the Sadc Health Ministers Meeting from November 16 to 20 to discuss how to tackle public health emergencies in the region including Mpox, Cholera and HIV/Aids. This comes as the Southern Africa region is battling an Mpox outbreak, which has hit several countries, including…

A 48-YEAR OLD man from Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North Province, has been taken to court following allegations of raping and impregnating his 14-yearold biological daughter. The man, who cannot be named to protect the victim, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Vivian Ndlovu facing two counts of rape. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A PROMINENT Bulawayo businesswoman Pamela Mwapaura, 41, was yesterday dragged to court on allegations of abusing her husband. Mwapaura, a multiple-awardwinning fashion designer, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa facing charges of physical abuse and malicious damage to property. She pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded out of…

By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) yesterday said they are going to temporarily close main waterworks that supply water in Harare for maintenance for two days, a situation likely to see most taps in the capital dry. HCC acting town clerk Phakamile Moyo confirmed the temporary closure of the two main water…

Yvonne Ncube A PETROL attendant based in Bulawayo has been sentenced to one year in prison after he was convicted of disconnecting the fuel station’s CCTV cameras and stealing US$1 000. Fulton Moyo of Nkulumane suburb appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa facing theft charges. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, but was sentenced…