POLICE have warned school authorities not to keep large sums of cash generated from fees ahead of the opening of the first term of the new year next week. This comes as the country last year witnessed a surge in armed robberies in which gangs of robbers raided schools, getting away with large sums of…
AUTHORITIES need to do more to improve the quality of life of ordinary Zimbabweans. So says the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), Jessie Majome, who told the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend that one of the steps that the government needed to take urgently in this regard was to fix…
HEALTH experts have challenged authorities to put in place tough measures to curb another national cholera outbreak. This comes after one cholera death and 60 cases were reported at Mazowe Flowers Farm in Mashonaland Central Province. The source of the cholera outbreak was identified as a community borehole. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday…
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) says it provided HIV prevention support to more than 77 000 women and girls in the country last year. This comes as Zimbabwe has been commended for making significant efforts in the fight against HIV/Aids The US organisation yesterday committed to continue supporting the country’s health sector….
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last night appointed a new director general of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Fulton Mangwanya, replacing Isaac Moyo. Before his appointment, Mangwanya, a career intelligence operative, was the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) director general. In a statement, the chief secretary to the President and Cabinet, Martin Rushwaya, said the…
THE member-in-charge of Machongwe police base, Chimanimani, Manicaland Province, on Thursday appeared before the Chipinge Magistrates Court facing charges of unlawful release of suspects, including a suspected rapist. Chakoma Machokoto is facing four counts of criminal abuse of office and was remanded out of custody on a US$200 bail. “It is the State’s case that…
THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management (ZimParks) says it is a miracle that an eight-year-old boy survived for almost a week in a game park. ZimParks spokesperson, Tinashe Farawo, told the Daily News yesterday that Tinotenda Pudu’s survival in the wildlife-infested Matusadona Game Park was an “incredible mystery”. This comes after Tinotenda disappeared on Christmas…
BOTSWANA-HEADQUARTERED supermarket chain, Choppies, has sold its Zimbabwe franchise to Sai Mart owned by the deputy minister of Industry, Raj Modi. This comes as Choppies last year announced that it was selling its Zimbabwe franchise and exiting the market due to economic challenges. In a statement on Wednesday, Choppies confirmed the changes. “This serves to…
AT LEAST 174 modern housing units are being constructed by the Public Service Pension Fund (PSPF) in Madokero, Harare, as the country increases its investments in national infrastructure development. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday during a tour of the two gated community housing projects by the minister of Information, Jenfan Muswere, PSPF implementing partner,…
THE international community has applauded Zimbabwe’s move to abolish the death penalty. Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, was among those who hailed the government’s decision yesterday — describing it as “historic.” “This is not just great progress for Zimbabwe, it is also a beacon of hope for the abolitionist movement in the region, and a…
