By Hazel Marimbiza POLICE have expressed concern over rising cases of illegal abortions in the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said law enforcement agents would step up efforts to combat the practice. This comes as statistics show that between 60 000 and 80 000 unsafe abortions take place…
By Regis Chingawo THE Association of Child Protection Professionals has called for a long-lasting solution to stop the spread of commercial sexual exploitation of children, particularly the girl-child, which it claims is on the increase following the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country in 2020. According to the report, child exploitation has gotten…
By Nyasha Dube HIGH Court judges, Happias Zhou and Benjamin Chikowero, have thrown out an appeal against both the conviction and sentencing of a Harare man who is currently serving a 13-year prison term for raping his juvenile step-sister in 2015. Court papers show that on the night of November 28, 2015, Robert Kabisira sneaked…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is scheduled to make his State of the Nation Address (Sona) in Harare today, amid hopes that he will speak on the country’s relentless power cuts, and also assure Zimbabweans that prices will not go haywire ahead of Christmas. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the acting executive director of the Consumer…
ZANU PF says the opposition is dragging the much-needed dialogue by allegedly working with foreign nations to sow discord in the country and added that it must denounce sanctions for national talks to be successful. In an interview with the Daily News after their meeting with Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) recently, Zanu PF secretary…
A LARGE number of drug addicts are reported to have turned to the abuse of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, among other pharmaceutical substances, the Zimbabwe situational analysis on drug use and injections has revealed. According to a recent report, while crystal meth (also known as mutoriro) was the most abused substance in Zimbabwe, it was discovered…
By Nyasha Dube THE High Court has thrown out an application by the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) in which it sought to recover a vehicle used by its former worker during his employ. Zinara approached the High Court accusing its former regional engineer, Givemore Kufa of refusing to return a Toyota Hilux double cab…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa and Hazel Marimbiza VICE President Constantino Chiwenga, pictured, has warned perpetrators of child abuse that the government will soon introduce deterrent legislation to protect children. This comes as the country has seen a worrying increase in child abuse cases and teenage pregnancies, with the latest involving two nine-year-old girls from Matabeleland South…
By Regis Chingawo and Brighton Muronzereyi ZIMBABWEANS continue to reel from relentless power cuts, with business confirming yesterday that the debilitating blackouts had resulted in companies losing millions of US dollars every month. Speaking to the Daily News, the chief executive officer of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC), Chris Mugaga, said 2022 had…
Regis Chingawo chingawor@dailynews.co.zw THE government has confirmed that it is failing to allocate devolution funds to the local authorities timeously due to limited funds from the Treasury. This follows complaints from local governments across the country urging the government to speed up the disbursement of devolution funds, claiming that delays are impeding the progress of…
