By Brandon Josphat POWER outages are set to worsen in the coming weeks as Zesa anticipates damages to its equipment and frequent technical faults as a result of rains. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, act ing spokesperson of Zesa’s subsidiary — the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distri bution Company (ZETDC), Alaina Suliwa — said…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have reversed an earlier decision for Grade 7 learners, who finished writing their Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) examinations, to continue attending class, and instead must stay at home as they prepare for high school next year. The government said its earlier decision was meant to protect the learners from…
By Rutendo Ngara and Brighton Muronzereyi HEAVY rains, hail, flash floods, lightning and howling gales pummelled many parts of the country on Monday and yesterday, killing five people and causing significant damage to houses and key infrastructure. Among the dead are four children from one family who were struck by lightning while sleeping with their…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have instructed health workers to supervise all funerals in Buhera district, Manicaland Province, as cholera cases spike in the area, which has since been declared the epicentre of the deadly outbreak. This comes as the government ear lier this month also banned all public gatherings that were not sanctioned by…
A SUSPECTED rapist Shepherd Chimukoro from Water falls, Harare, is accused of stalking his victim and pretending to be a police officer before “arresting” her and later dragging her to a secluded area where he raped her twice. Chimukoro, 29, was arraigned before the Harare Magistrates Court, where he was charged girl’s boyfriend before following…
By Ketty Nyoni A NEW report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has revealed the rampant abuse of alcohol and drugs by youngsters in the country, among them 10-year-olds. In addition, the disquieting report — which was released yesterday — also exposed the pervasiveness of drugs among children from both poor and well-to-do backgrounds….
THE government has called on agricultural experts to adopt high frequency monitoring systems in a bid to reduce the negative effects of climate change on agricultural production. Speaking at a strategic plan review workshop yesterday in Bulawayo, the permanent secretary in the ministry of agriculture, Obert Jiri, said directorates and stake holders should employ innovative…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat WITH many citizens and traders now preferring to use high value bills in cash transactions, in the light of the generally high prices of goods and services in the country, authorities plan to inject more $100 notes into the market. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the gover nor…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw POLICE and seed company, SEEDCO have ganged up against hardwares, individuals and syndicates that are selling counterfeit seeds to unsuspecting farmers as the cropping season roars to life. This comes as the government, as part of its National Development Strategy 1 which aims, among other things, to uplift the living standards of…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for all Zimbabweans to embrace the government’s innovation drive to promote economic growth and attain the vision 2030 of an upper middle-income economy by 2030. Speaking during a National Research, Science, Technology and Innovation conference held in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said he had been impressed by the…
