By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw HEAVY rains and flooding in most parts of the country are expected in the next 20 days, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) forecasts. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, MSD meteorologist Isaac Masawana said flooding was most likely to affect people living in low-lying areas. “We are expecting to receive heavy…
BULAWAYO residents and civil society organisations have expressed disappointment over the government’s proposed decision to privatise all local authorities’ water supplies. They feel the decision is ill-advised and inhumane. This comes after the Local Government minister, Daniel Garwe, on Monday announced the move to the media in Harare, arguing that privatisation would end perennial water…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) has asked the government to intervene and assist the authority in managing its water, sanitation, and hygiene (Wash), saying the situation could trigger a cholera outbreak if left unattended. This comes as 104 cholera cases and one death were recorded last month at Mazowe Flowers Farm…
By Pamela Tremont UNITED STATES (US) President Jimmy Carter’s commitment to health, human rights, and peace worldwide will feature during his funeral proceedings in Washington, DC today. Eulogies from President Joe Biden and others will extoll Carter’s achievements both during his four years in the White House and his 44 years of philanthropy that followed….
THE government says it is pushing to have verifiable emission reductions from certified climate action projects in a bid to curb the effects of climate change. Carbon credits are a way of offsetting carbon emissions by investing in clean energy projects and Zimbabwe recently took steps to regulate carbon trading. Speaking to the Daily News…
Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw HEAVY rains and flooding in most parts of the country are expected in the next 20 days, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) forecasts. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, MSD meteorologist Isaac Masawana said flooding was most likely to affect people living in low-lying areas. “We are expecting to receive heavy…
BRANDON JOSPHAT AUTHORITIES have urged Zimbabweans not to panic over the news of the flu-like HMPV virus which has been surging in China. This comes after more cases of the human metapneumovirus — a respiratory disease — were reported over the past few weeks, sparking local concerns that another Covid-like pandemic might be on the…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO THE government has warned citizens against illegally harvesting trees, saying they should stop henceforth the practice or risk facing stiffer penalties. This comes as the government launched a blitz against illegal wood cutting and logging to shield the country’s natural resources from deforestation. The crackdown, announced last week, comes in response…
Anesu Mirisawu ENTERTAINMENT WRITER mirisawua@dailynews.co.zw DUNAMIS, a film on concerted attempts to bring down a powerful and wealthy church, will premiere at Joina City Ster Kinekor on the last day of this month. Directed by veteran filmmaker Marc Mandisoul, Dunamis is about a violent and corrupt detective, Bernard Takawira who seeks to dismantle a powerful…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw FOUNDER and director of Mr and Miss Albinism Brenda Mudzimu will be among 15 outstanding achievers to be honoured by the Zimbabwe Community Trailblazers Awards (ZCTA) on January 31. Dubbed the Zim Community Trailblazers Awards Big 15 Hall of Fame Inductees, will mark the fifth anniversary of the awards,…
