By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE local horticulture sector is in a favourable condition despite the prolonged dry spell being experienced in the country as farmers take advantage of the national dam levels, which are at 86 percent full. Some rain-fed crops such as maize, traditional grains and roundnuts are reported to have dried up whilst…
THE interim leadership of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will engage Sengezo Tshabangu in a bid to bury the party’s recent chaos. At the same time, the party — which has, for now, resorted to its founding structures that date back to 2019 — remains open to ironing out its differences with its former…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has extended its water cuts to both residents and businesses, as its perennial water woes persist. The move has been necessitated by continuing repairs and maintenance delays at the key Ncema waterworks.“The City of Bulawayo would like to advise the public of the extended water supply interruptions…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT plans to procure an additional 6.3 million vaccines in order to accelerate the fight against cholera, especially in places that have been declared hotspots. This comes after the United Nations Children Fund (Unicef) said Zimbabwe required more cholera vaccines to further curb the spread of the acute diarrhoeal disease.It also…
By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngara@dailynews.co.zw FORMER Independent MP for Norton Temba Mliswa says the government should release land audit reports to ensure that people know the real owners of the land to curb corruption and illegal settlements. This comes as the government had embarked on nationwide evictions where they were targeting land barons and illegal settlers,…
THE 40 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters, including Glen View South MP, who have been on remand since their arrest last August following an unsanctioned car rally they held, yesterday tried to be released from remand pending the start of their trial. The 40, who include Gladmore Hakata, the Glen View South MP, appeared…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government has suspended with immediate effect the mass evictions of families who settled on State and local authorities’ land around the country. Speaking to the Daily News last night, after a meeting of the inter-ministerial committee that was spearheading the evictions, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi confirmed that they had…
By Brandon Josphat josphatb@dailynews.co.zw THE ministry of Health says the country has recorded more than 1 000 malaria cases and one death in a week across the country. This comes as the government is currently battling a cholera outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of several people across the country. In its weekly…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE requires more cholera vaccines to further curb the spread of the acute diarrhoeal disease in the country. In a recent report, the United Nations Children Fund (Unicef) confirmed that the nation needed more vaccines to deal with cholera, as authorities had almost exhausted all the stocks they had received. “Unicef,…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE central government is set to capacitate local authorities across the country to set up new water treatment plants for citizens to access potable water. This comes as most urban councils are battling to adequately supply clean water leading to outbreaks of mediaeval diseases such as cholera. Responding to a…
