OVER 80 percent internally displaced persons’ children in cyclone prone areas in eastern Zimbabwe have been struggling to access education, the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) has said. This comes after Cyclone Idai hit the provinces of Manicaland and Masvingo in 2019, bringing torrential rains and winds that caused flash flooding and subsequent destruction of…
OVER 11 000 people from Mt Darwin and Matobo will benefit from a US$1 million Japanese government investment towards food security and community building. This comes as over 5,5 million rural people have been projected to be food insecure at the peak of the hunger season following surveys by the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee 2020…
Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO THE Government has supplied 34 hybrid bulls to Gwanda district in Matabeleland South for cross breeding purposes to resuscitate beef and leather production, which is on the decline, a Cabinet minister has said. Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka said the bulls, that were distributed to chiefs in the district, are meant to…
THE Covid-19 pandemic has inspired lawyer-cum-sculptor David Ngwerume to create some unique pieces which have gone viral on social media, raising awareness on the virus. Ngwerume told the Daily News on Sunday at his gallery in Greendale in the capital last week that he is fighting against misinformation around the lethal virus which has been…
AFTER discovering her passion to write ten years ago, Shuvai Mpundu (SM) decided never to look back. For her, perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. Her book – The Bible Women of Tenacity – which will be published soon encourages every people that – All our dreams can…
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THE decision by several Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed firms to declare dividends in 2020 saw pension funds, workers and investors receive a windfall that cushioned them against effects of the coronavirus pandemic and other market vagaries, experts have said. This was after blue-chip and mid-size counters, such as Delta Corporation, Innscor Africa, CBZ Holdings, FBC Holdings,…
ZIMBABWE today celebrates its 41st Independence anniversary amid a flagging economy, political and economic challenges. The ruling Zanu PF believes the economy is turning the corner after the dramatic popularly-supported coup against the former late president Robert Gabriel Mugabe in November 2017. The Daily News on Sunday Group Features Editor Dakarai Mashava last week spoke…
ANGLICAN Church officials have enlisted the services of the police to evict villagers from the church’s Irene farm in Matobo district, Matabeleland South province. Villagers and the church have been at odds since 2004 when the High Court ordered villagers to vacate the farm. Last year the villagers approached the High Court challenging their eviction…
The internal ructions currently tearing apart South Africa’s ruling ANC party are not abating as the April 30 deadline for members who have been criminally charged to step aside, looms. With each day coming with new twists and turns, the extent of internal fights are laid bare. Last Monday a letter from the party’s secretary-general,…
EXPERTS say the ongoing amendments of the country’s Constitution will make sitting State presidents even more powerful — to the extent that incumbents will effectively be able to choose their successors. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, the experts added that the planned changes would also empower presidents to handpick judges — in…
