SOUTHERN EDITOR THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is set to receive US$100 000 as part of the second round of the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Youth Climate Action Fund (YCAF), as the city targets planting 3 000 trees this year. The latest grant will enable people aged between 15 and 24 to develop, design, and implement urgent…
Stella Madzivanyika and Thabiso Mutirwara POLICE in Harare yesterday seized 4 000kgs of mbanje worth millions of dollars in Msasa. Three suspects were arrested in connection with the dagga haul. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi told the Daily News last night that a licenced company grew the dagga in Marondera, but its quality was condemned…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw HEAVY rains that have pounded most of the country so far this month have killed at least seven people and left a trail of destruction in many areas, the Department of Civil Protection said yesterday. According to the department’s situation report on rainfall-induced incidents from March 1 to 6, incessant…
Rutendo Ngara TWO employees at Westend Clinic are in trouble after allegedly siphoning more than US$77 000 from their employer’s coffers. The accused, Wellington Mumvuma and Tafadzwa Nyandoro, appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Isheanesu Matova facing fraud charges and were granted US$100 bail each. According to prosecutor Rufaro Chonzi, the allegations came to light following…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) will convene an emergency meeting in Harare next week, in a bid to find lasting solutions to the country’s unremitting economic challenges. This comes as up-against-it authorities are escalating their efforts to mitigate the growing distress being experienced by many workers, ordinary consumers and businesses in the…
BRANDON JOSPHAT THE government is wooing energy investors from the United States of America (USA ), as the country fights to end its perennial and crippling electricity shortages. Speaking at the Powering Africa Summit (PAS) in Washington DC late last week, the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, said authorities had come up with a number…
Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) acting president Welshman Ncube has lauded the late founding president of the MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai, as a strategic leader who prioritised the welfare of ordinary citizens. Tsvangirai died on February 14 2018, at the age of 65, after a long battle with colon cancer while…
Yvonne NcubeIN BULAWAYO BULAWAYO police have pledged to intensify the fight against gender-based violence (GBV), drug and substance abuse, and rape, as cases continue to rise in the city. Speaking at a one-day women’s prayer workshop in the second city yesterday, Bulawayo police commissioner Jasper Chizemo emphasised the need for collaborative efforts between law enforcement,…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe National Road Authority (Zinara) intends to disburse ZiG11,6 billion to local authorities this year, a significant increase from the ZiG4,6 billion released last year for road rehabilitation. According to its latest trading update, the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) would channel two million litres of fuel to local…
BY BLESSINGS MASHAYA AND BRANDON JOSPHAT THERE is a fresh push to unite warring opposition leaders in a bid to build a vibrant alternative to the ruling Zanu PF ahead of the 2028 national elections. This comes after High Court judge, Justice Happias Zhou, ruled last week that the once formidable MDC party’s 2022 congress…
