THE Bulawayo City Council has partnered with the Civil Protection Unit to enhance their response to fire incidents as the local authority seeks to save lives and property. Responding to criticism by residents that the local authority was not proactive to fire situations, the council chief fire officer, Mhlangano Moyo, said they were also working…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw SOME girls as young as 12 years in Mvurwi, a small farming town in Mashonaland Central Province, are turning to sex work as they battle to make ends meet, authorities in the area have confirmed. This was said by the National Aids Council (Nac) Mazowe district coordinator, Mercy Mudhombo, while speaking to…
By Brandon Josphat josphatb@dailynews.co.zw THE United Kingdom (UK) has unveiled US$5,5 million for Zimbabwe to demine landmines in Mashonaland East and Central provinces. Speaking during a visit to Rushinga in Mashonaland central Province yesterday, the British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pete Vowles, said the funding had been allocated to the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and the…
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AUTHORITIES say purchasing cheap refrigerators is costly as they consume more energy and also have high levels of toxic emissions. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday as Zimbabwe marked the International Ozone Layer Day, the national ozone unit projects manager in the Environment ministry, George Chaumba, said tertiary institutions were also now teaching refrigeration and…
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