THE government says it is trying to implement a number of short-term measures to mitigate the second city’s water crisis. This comes as Bulawayo has been facing a serious water crisis for many years, which has led to some residents resorting to open defecation — amid worsening sewer blockages. Speaking to the Daily News On…
HEALTH experts have challenged authorities to put in place tough measures to curb another national cholera outbreak. This comes after one cholera death and 60 cases were reported at Mazowe Flowers Farm in Mashonaland Central Province. The source of the cholera outbreak was identified as a community borehole. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday…
BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA LIMITED financial resources have forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to cut its urban cash assistance from benefiting five urban areas to only one affecting over 40 000 vulnerable residents. The WFP confirmed this in its latest update released over the weekend. “In November, WFP assistance reached 62 481 individuals across Mzilikazi,…
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) says it provided HIV prevention support to more than 77 000 women and girls in the country last year. This comes as Zimbabwe has been commended for making significant efforts in the fight against HIV/Aids The US organisation yesterday committed to continue supporting the country’s health sector….
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is encouraging its legislators to attend a field day at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s farm in Kwekwe tomorrow. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the CCC spokesperson for the group led by Sengezo Tshabangu, Nqobizitha Mlilo, said yesterday that the planned visit to PreCabe…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last night appointed a new director general of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Fulton Mangwanya, replacing Isaac Moyo. Before his appointment, Mangwanya, a career intelligence operative, was the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) director general. In a statement, the chief secretary to the President and Cabinet, Martin Rushwaya, said the…
THE agriculture sector’s prospects for this season remain bright as the country is expected to receive decent rain between now and March. So said the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) yesterday, as Zimbabwe and the sub region continue to reel from the effects of the El-Niño-induced drought. Speaking to journalists in Harare, MSD deputy director, Tamburiro…
Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw RETIRED police commissioner general Godwin Matanga has dispelled claims that he was fired from his post, adding he was properly served with his retirement notice. Matanga was retired by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on December 31, 2024 and was replaced by deputy police commissioner Stephen Mutamba. Speaking at the police commissioner general…
FORMER Speaker of the National Assembly Lovemore Moyo says authorities should improve the deteriorating lives of ordinary citizens this year by implementing policies focusing on economic growth. Speaking to the country’s most influential newspaper, the Daily News, yesterday, Moyo said most ordinary people were wallowing in abject poverty. “The year 2024 was indeed a challenging…
Blessings Mashaya POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES will crack down on people who stand accused of abusing social media to denigrate President Emmerson Mnangagwa and to instigate social unrest in the country, police warned yesterday. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — ZRP national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said law enforcement agents…
