POLICE in Bulawayo have urged locals to play a crucial part in protecting the emotional and psychological health of children by reporting any individuals they suspect of selling drugs illegally in their communities. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said children’s lives were being destroyed under residents’ watch. “We urge…
Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw MORE than 350 000 girls between the ages of 10 and 19 fell pregnant in the country between 2019 and 2022, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), with the bulk of cases being common in rural areas. Speaking during a media briefing held in Harare yesterday, the UNFPA programme specialist…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government has liberalised the trading of soya beans, barley and wheat to allow farmers to maximise profits by selling their produce to the highest bidder. This comes as the government removed the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) monopoly to trade in maize and other traditional grains in April and allowed farmers to…
FARMERS are failing to maximise their yields partly because some of them cut corners when they purchase their inputs, particularly pesticides, the department of Agricultural, Technical and Extension Services (Agritex) has warned. This comes at a time, when the Food and Agricultural Organisation has partnered with the government of Zimbabwe to develop a mitigation draft…
ZIMBABWE’S 2023 tobacco marketing season is set to close on Monday next week, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has confirmed. In a statement yesterday, the board said final auction clean-up sales would be conducted on July 31. This comes as the marketing season has racked in over US$880 million after selling nearly 300…
By Blessings Mashaya and Rutendo Ngara ZIMBABWEANS should remain united and participate in next month’s crunch national elections peacefully, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reiterated. Speaking in Harare yesterday at the national day of prayer and thanksgiving, Mnangagwa also repeated his vow that the government would not allow violence to mar the upcoming polls. “As the…
THE Financial Gazette, the country’s number one business publication, is hosting a key webinar today on the current state of the economy…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the late founder of Zaoga Forward in Faith Ministries, Ezekiel Guti, a national hero. Gutu died on July 5 at the age of 100 in South Africa. His remains were returned to Zimbabwe on Saturday. His church declared 30 days of mourning upon his demise. Zanu PF…
By Brandon Josphat and Ketty Nyoni AUTHORITIES have tweaked the Children’s Act in a bid to protect youngsters from abuse and neglect. The amended Act will also see parents and guardians of juveniles involved in criminal activities being held to account for that, if it is proven that they either encouraged them or were aware…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga says the government is committed to upgrading the living standards of Harare residents by, among other things, ensuring the availability of potable water. Addressing Zanu PF supporters in Stoneridge, Harare, yesterday, Chiwenga said the country’s economy had been on a developmental trajectory for the past five years and urbanites were not…
