THE United Nations (UN) says it will assist to replicate the Geo Pomona Waste Man agement to other local munici palities across the country and other African countries. Speaking after touring the Geo Pomona Waste Manage ment site in Pomona, Harare, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) country representative, Nicholas Kojo Alipui, said he was…
By Ketty Nyoni THE Zimbabwe Sugar Association (ZSA) has called the recent increase in the price of sugar in some retail shops “unjustified”. ZSA chairperson, Willard Zireva, also emphasised that the country had adequate sugar stocks to meet local consumption needs. “The Zimbabwe Sugar Association advises all stakeholders and the general public that the recommended…
DECEMBER 31, 2023, is the day 24-year-old Thandekile Mpofu, from Bulawayo’s sprawling Pumula South suburb would want to quickly forget. Earlier during…
THE Zimbabwe Land Commission (ZLC) has appealed to the government to prioritise policies that strengthen the rights of landowners across the country. Presenting the review of land tenure systems report in Harare yesterday, Nelson Marongwe, a consultant with the ZLC, said the country should focus on improving land administration systems, legal frameworks, and enforcement. The…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw SEVEN suspected fraudsters, arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) for allegedly forging Octavious Chikonyora and Precious Danda’s national identity cards before selling the two’s US$97 500 Harare house, have been remanded in custody. The suspects, Prosper Bizwork, 48, Samson Mushayi, 38, Eric Ndamuka Dube, 39, Tedious Marufu, 47, Amos…
By Masimba Makwembere and Bryn Matongo THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has received applications from two local companies that are seeking permission to construct solar power plants. The two companies are; Pro plastics in Harare, which seeks to construct a 407 kilowatts power plant Eureka Gold Mine in Guruve, Mashonaland Central Province intending to…
ZIMBABWE yesterday launched a Media Industry Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence policy with a call for every player in the sector to…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE government is now expediting the Provincial Council Bill to be tabled before Parliament and give way for the establishment of provincial and metropolitan councils some 11 years later. This comes as the Constitution passed in 2013 created 10 provincial and two metropolitan councils with councillors elected through proportional representation. In…
AUTHORITIES say over 10 000 public primary and secondary schools across the country are now offering lessons in minority languages. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Education minister Torerai Moyo said his ministry has made deliberate efforts to ensure minority languages were taught in all schools. Of these learning areas in our schools and…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A MAN, 60, from Inyathi village in Bubi district, Matabeleland North Province, has been sentenced to an effective 15 years in prison after he was convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl while she was fetching water from a river. The man, who cannot be named, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza…
