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Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE recent move to bestow more powers on traditional leaders has been commended for reducing child marriages and teenage pregnancies in some areas. This emerged last week in Shamva district, when a local village head, Wadzanai Kabvundu, told journalists that they were now more effective because they have been empowered to…

THE Victoria Falls City Council has intensified disconnection of water supplies to ratepayers who have failed to settle mounting debts. Since 2022, the local authority has been disconnecting water supplies to residents and businesses with higher debts as a means to force them to settle their bills. However, the council in the resort city, feels…

HEALTH authorities in Hwange district, Matabeleland North Province are targeting key populations in their Cabotegravir (CABLA) pilot programme to reduce new HIV infections. CAB-LA, is a long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis(PrEP) medication used for short-term prevention of HIV/Aids. Hwange district medical officer, Fungai Musinami told the Daily News that authorities in the district were scaling up…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has voiced concern over the under-marketing and lack of promotion of the Matobo World Heritage Site. The site includes the iconic Matobo Hills, Matobo National Parks, and Cecil John Rhodes’ grave, among other tourist attraction sites. Coltart made the remarks at the 10th anniversary celebrations of the…

A 23-YEAR-OLD Kwekwe man appeared before the Gweru Magistrates’ Court facing allegations of raping a 10-year-old girl. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the accused person, who is not related to the complainant, cut his manhood whilst insisting that the girl was his wife. “Allegations are that sometime in September 2024 at around 1500…

By Thembinkosi NyathiSTAFF WRITER nyathit@dailynews.co.zwMANHIQUE Aurelio Joao, 44, from Matola Village, Maputo, Mozambique, who is employed as a truck driver, appeared before the Rusape Magistrates’ Court this week facing charges of theft of trust property. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), on 22 September 2024, police detectives who were on patrol spotted the accused…

By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government has availed US$10 500 000 to be invested in 210 constituencies under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). National Assembly speaker Jacob Mudenda confirmed the development in Parliament on Tuesday and invited the legislators to submit their project proposals before the end of next month. “Following the presentation of the…

By Stella Madzivanyika STAFF WRITER madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE South Korean government is complementing Zimbabwe’s efforts to improve the country’s economy through the establishment of ‘centres of excellence’ across the country. One of the centres established by the Korea Programme for International Cooperation in Agricultural Technology (Kopia) is an indigenous chicken hatchery centre in Wedza district, Mashonaland…

By Masimba Makwembere makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw THE allocation of residential stands in Harare is “chaotic,” with over 250 000 home seekers on the waiting list being overlooked while the council allocates stands to land barons. This emerged yesterday as the Harare City Council (HCC) housing, education, health and licensing chairperson Blessing Muroiwa was giving oral evidence before…

By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THREE siblings from the rural district of Fort Rixon in Matabeleland South Province have been remanded in custody after viciously attacking a fellow villager over allegations of insulting the accused persons’ mother. The Moyo brothers — Nkululeko, Nkanyiso and Bandile — appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Joseph Mabeza yesterday facing a…