THE Forestry commission has moved to rope in mining communities and schools as part of an initiative meant to restore lost forests. Zvishavane Forestry extension officer Tendai Mufandaedza in an interview said the commission is targeting to create community woodlots particularly in mining areas as “research proved that a huge number of trees is lost…
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Zimbabwe for cooperation with the Faculties of Law and Languages. In an interview with New Ziana last week, ZHRC executive director Delis Mazambani said the department of Languages would be assisting with translations, while the Faculty of Law would…
WHEN Zimbabwean deminer Memory Mutepfa digs up a landmine, places it in a pit and blows it up using electronic detonators, she…
THE government is considering public-private-partnerships and the provision of subsidies to patients treated at private health facilities, as the shortage of drugs, equipment and personnel in public hospitals and clinics persist. Speaking in the National Assembly recently, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said the government was working on improving the dire situation at most public hospitals…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE State-owned Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) is implementing one hectare horticulture farming in 35 000 villages across the country to promote “rural development and industrialisation”. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Arda chief executive Tinotenda Mhiko, however, declined to divulge the monetary value of the project, but said it was…
DISTRIBUTED Power Africa (DPA) has entered into an agreement with the National Railways of Zimbabwe Contributory Pension Fund to install rooftop solar power at key properties owned by the pension scheme clients. DPA is the renewable energy business of one of the leading pan-African technology groups, Cassava Technologies. Combined, the installations at various locations of…
AT LEAST 100 motorbikes donated to the government by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2018 are gathering dust, as the intended beneficiaries, who are Health ministry’s health workers, are reportedly failing to acquire driver’s licences. This was revealed recently by Kambuzuma legislator Willias Madzimure in the National Assembly, while debating on the deteriorating public…
CHAMBER of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) and Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) says the blanket ban on raw lithium exports is a step in the right direction to push for the development of the ‘green metal’ mining sector in the country. Zimbabwe boasts of many lithium greenfield projects in places like Goromonzi, Mberengwa, Shurugwi, Zvishavane, Bikita…
A CONSUMER rights watchdog, the National Consumer Rights Association (Nacora), has described 2022 as an “agonising” year, where consumers had to endure skyrocketing cost of living coupled with a highly inflationary environment. Nacora spokesperson Effie Ncube told the Daily News yesterday that while the government was upbeat about the economic performance, it has, however, been…
A ZIMBABWEAN truck driver, aged 42, who became a victim of kidnapping in Mpumalanga, South Africa, has been rescued by police in…
