BUHERA – The National Aids Council (Nac) has said schoolgirls staying alone in private lodgings at Murambinda Growth Point are fuelling prostitution in the area, as new HIV and Aids infections increase among adolescents. Nac district Aids coordinator for Buhera, Devious Sengamai said the children were being taken advantage of by older men. “Mostly, we…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has been experiencing deflationary pressures since October 2014 and up to now, not much has been done to stimulate production and arrest deflation. In normal circumstances, deflation — the opposite of inflation and refers to a fall in prices — could be a good thing as it mean the majority of the…
MUTARE – An organisation involved in the fight against HIV and Aids has said stigma, discrimination and the country’s bad laws are hindering efforts to end the epidemic. Speaking at an HIV and Aids awareness campaign, Southern Africa Aids Information and Dissemination Service (Safaids) training and advocacy programme coordinator Adolf Mavheneke said in order for…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo residents have called for lifestyle audits of councillors in the city amid concerns that the officials are abusing their positions to accumulate wealth and properties. The residents through their representative organisation, Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) even threatened to take legal action against the councillors, who they accuse of using their position…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s eldest child, Bona, has taken a cue from her parents, opting to give birth in Singapore, shunning Zimbabwean health facilities, as the nonagenarian leader expects his first grandchild. Bona’s 92-year-old father revealed that it was only a matter of days before he became a grandfather. While addressing mourners at the…
BULAWAYO – Welshman Ncube, who leads a break-away MDC party has described as “reckless”, demands by former freedom fighters, saying if President Robert Mugabe bows down to pressure, the comatose economy will collapse further. The nonagenarian last week met agitated war veterans in the capital where they presented a raft of challenges they were facing…
HARARE – Detached copper cables hanging from rusty telephone poles and broken exchange boxes are posing constant danger to wildlife and providing ready tools for poachers to trap animals, a wildlife organisation has said. Kariba Animal Welfare Fund Trust (KAWFT) said they have been pointing out this problem to TelOne for the last two years…
HARARE – A top ministry of Transport official has been named in a massive million-dollar scandal after a company she reportedly co-owns supplied bitumen to the Zimbabwe National Roads Authority (Zinara), in a serious conflict of interest saga that has shocked government officials. The Daily News is in possession of startling information that Zinara apparently…
HARARE – United States of America-based chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo (TM) has been a key player on Zimbabwe’s music scene for over four decades. The 70 year old music star, who is widely known as the Lion of Zimbabwe, spoke to Daily News entertainment editor Dakarai Mashava (DM)on a variety of issues. Below are…
HARARE – The Mighty warriors sealed their passage to the 2016 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations with another stunning win over Zambia at the Nkoloma Stadium in the final qualifier yesterday. Zimbabwe will be among the eight teams taking part at the finals to be held in Cameroon at the end the year. MIGHTY WARRIOR:…
