Tapiwa Chirume THE government has given the green light to the Zimbabwe Mobile Sanitation Association (Zimsa) to spearhead the designation of all bus termini as drug-free zones, in a move aimed at curbing rampant drug and substance abuse at commuter transport hubs. The initiative will be implemented under the Resource Mobilisation Pillar of the National…
Tapiwa Chirume TRADITIONAL chiefs want their views formally included in the proposed Road Accident Fund Bill to help support victims. Speaking after a public consultation meeting on the Road Accident Fund Bill in Marondera on Thursday, Traffic Safety Council managing director Munesu Munodawafa said chiefs acknowledged that road accidents were caused by multiple factors. “The…
Takudzwa Dhambu THERE is every chance that the country’s next leader after the 2028 national elections will not have liberation struggle credentials if Zanu PF’s 2030 campaign does not come to fruition. So says prominent businessman, economist and presidential biographer, Eddie Cross, who further posits that should that turn out to be the case, the…
POLITICAL EDITOR ZIMBABWE has declined to join the escalating dispute between the United States (US) and Venezuela, maintaining a “business as usual” stance. The position follows the administration of US President Donald Trump’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife during armed assaults on civilian and military targets in Caracas on Saturday, subsequently…
THE National Blood Service of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) will launch a new campaign today to replenish its severely depleted blood stocks. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper— NBSZ blood supply executive, Menard Mutenherwa, said yesterday that the drive was targeting to harvest more than 2 500 units of blood, to stabilise…
BULAWAYO authorities are calling for bold structural reforms to solve the water crisis, warning that funding alone is insufficient. The call comes at a time when the council has secured US$93 million for the long-awaited Glassblock Dam project, which remains outstanding decades after it was first proposed. Despite the funding breakthrough, authorities acknowledged that progress…
Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo A 19-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man died after being electrocuted by a fallen power cable near the Khami River Bridge. Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele yesterday said the incident occurred on January 3 at around 8pm. “Police in Bulawayo confirm receiving a report of sudden death by electrocution, which occurred along Solusi…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will inject more ZiG notes and coins into the economy to ease the country’s current cash shortages and to boost the use of the local currency in transactions. This comes as both consumers and businesses continue to feel the strain of this liquidity crunch, which…
Tapiwa Chirume THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) wants the government to urgently recognise intersex persons in the country. Intersex persons are born with sexual anatomy, reproductive organs, hormonal patterns and or chromosomal patterns that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies. In this regard, the ZHRC has warned that not…
HUMAN rights defenders warn that corruption fuels gender inequality by limiting essential services and exposing women to systemic abuse. Speaking during a youth symposium yesterday, Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) representative Agrippa Mabhanti said corruption and power imbalances were deeply intertwined, often resulting in women bearing the brunt of poor governance and unethical practices. “Power and…
