THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says water levels in the city’s dams have increased by 13,78 percent. In a statement yesterday, BCC town clerk Christopher Dube said that while they had noted an increase, the water levels remained below the required threshold. “As of the current date, the global dam water levels have shown a…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is adopting advanced global scientific and technology-driven models to combat corruption. This development comes as over 140 institutions, including government departments, parastatals, and private entities, have established integrity committees to fight graft. Speaking in Harare on Friday at the signing of an integrity pledge between Zacc and the Scientific and…
HEALTH authorities have expressed concern over judgmental statements and stereotypes faced by mental health patients, saying these hinder them from fully recovering. Speaking at Ingutsheni Hospital’s annual St Mary’s Ward Cake Day on Friday, Bulawayo Provincial Medical Director, Maphios Siamuchembu, urged citizens to equip themselves with knowledge on mental health to avoid mistreating those suffering…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE heavy load-shedding of the past few months is set to ease due to improved electricity generation at Hwange Thermal Power Station, following the completion of the annual maintenance of the key plant’s newer units 7 and 8. At the same time, the equally critical Kariba Hydro Power Station is…
Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) Acting Commissioner General, Shepherd Mpofu, has confirmed a serious shortage of housing for junior correctional officers, forcing some married couples to share partitioned rooms. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday during a tour by the Service Commissions’ chairperson, Vincent Hungwe, of Chikurubi Training School, Mpofu…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw IN AN effort to reduce road traffic accidents, the government has introduced a new requirement for drivers of public transport, that they must be 30 years old and have at least five years of driving experience. The minister of Transport, Felix Mhona, announced the new regulations in a Statutory Instrument…
Staff water THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has attained a 108 percent polio vaccination coverage rate in its third round campaign conducted last November. BCC town clerk Christopher Dube said yesterday that the council is now preparing for the fourth round of polio vaccinations. “In the national novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) round…
BRANDON JOSPHAT THE government will introduce a raft of new measures, including the mandatory use of pointof-sale machines by informal traders, to boost the country’s formal sector. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said yesterday that the new policy steps would ensure fairer competition between the ailing formal sector and thriving informal players. This comes after President…
Staff writer muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw FORMER Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) vice president, Tendai Biti, has called for opposition leaders to work together to challenge Zanu PF. Speaking during an online discussion on Wednesday, Biti — a founding member of the then powerful MDC under the leadership of the late Morgan Tsvangirai — said it was regrettable…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO IN A heart-rending story, an apparently emotionally disturbed 34-year-old Cowdray Park woman is said to have killed her husband and her two young children yesterday morning. This comes as authorities have expressed grave concerns over the soaring number of murder cases around the country involving family members and people living within…
