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Staff writer in BULAWAYO THE government is targeting to assist small-scale farmers affected by the El Nino-induced drought to embrace sustainable livestock farming initiatives in a bid to protect their livestock.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Agriculture and Rural Development Advisory Service (Ardas) Director of Livestock Production and Development Sitokozile Sibanda said efforts were being…

Staff writer in BULAWAYO GOVERNMENT is working on building more schools nationwide to ensure inclusive education in rural areas. This development comes after the government commissioned a new modern school, Mathendele Primary School in Plumtree, Matabeleland South Province. Matabeleland South Provincial minister Evelyn Ndlovu emphasised the importance of quality education for all learners. “The government…

SOUTHERN EDITOR FRINGE opposition party, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), leader Innocent Ndibali, has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to reconsider reviving the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), a platform he believes once brought together Zimbabwe’s diverse political voices in pursuit of national progress.Polad was disbanded after the 2023 general elections.However, in a statement yesterday, Ndibali said…

By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat MORE opposition stalwarts have added their voices to the growing calls for the ruling Zanu PF’s big ego political rivals to work together in the interest of the country. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — former MDC top guns, Lovemore Moyo and Morgen…

Masimba Makwembere and Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITERS THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) says it is targeting to recover US$8 million this year from people and companies that fail to disclose their sources of wealth. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the Zacc chairperson Michael Reza said the Commission was working to achieve their target by…

AUTHORITIES have raised concern over the sharing and broadcasting of sensitive personal information, including intimate images, without the consent of the subject. In a statement yesterday, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) director general, Gift Machengete, warned the public against collecting and distributing such images or videos, stating that those found guilty…

Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE World Bank (WB) says Zimbabwe needs to bolster resilience against climate-related shocks, with a focus on the agriculture sector as a critical pillar of the economy. This is according to the new Zimbabwe Economic Update (ZEU) published last Friday in Harare by the WB in a report titled “Improving Resilience to…

AUTHORITIES need to do far more to curb corruption and to take decisive action against the widening inequality gap in the country. So says prominent economist Eddie Cross, who warns that the high levels of poverty in the country, juxtaposed with the brazen flaunting of ill-gotten wealth by some people, is a ticking time bomb….

URGENT dialogue and diplomacy, and not the deployment of more troops, is what is needed to end the escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), experts say. This comes as hundreds of people have died in the past week alone, while hundreds of thousands more have been displaced in the war in eastern…