THE government has blamed a surge in stream bank cultivation and illegal mining for its failure to complete construction of Vungu Dam in Kwekwe. Last year, the government, through the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) partnered with private player Grindale Engineering Company, to construct the 2.6 kilometres long and 30 metres high Vungu Dam. The…
KWEKWE city council has resumed upgrading its sewer reticulation system in Amaveni following a temporary stall early this year. The project was temporarily stopped this year when council realised it had run through four graves in Amaveni old cemetery during the excavation of a sewer trunk line. In his update during the recently held district…
CHIREDZI-BASED Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), in partnership with the local authority, are constructing a US$80 000 centre, which is set to accommodate all informal traders from the town. This comes after SMEs signed a build, operate and transfer agreement with the town council in a bid to formalise the informal sector as directed by…
COMMERCIAL rabbit farmers are targeting to introduce cuniculture production among 1,8 million households in Zimbabwe over the next five years as part of creating employment and shoring up incomes at grassroots levels. Zimbabwe Commercial Rabbit Breeders Association (Zicorba) president, Regis Nyamakanga, told the Daily News that the programme was in line with the government’s five-year…
VICTORIA Falls city council has bowed to pressure by residents to adjust its proposed US$20 million budget until residents become clear on areas they want adjustments. The local authority through its treasurer Neville Ndlovu presented a US$20 million budget proposal for 2023, which residents challenged, arguing it had “unreasonable increases considering the “state of service…
ZVISHAVANE Town Council is mobilising resources to power its main water pumping plant with solar energy as the local authority is failing to pump the precious liquid owing to power outages. According to latest council minutes, the local authority was looking for ways that would allow continuous water supply despite electricity challenges. “Council is mobilising…
AT LEAST 200 youths who have been operating informally on Friday registered their companies with assistance from the government as it works towards formalisation of business in the country. The registration took place at Runde Rural District Council board room where youths convened and were assisted by officials from the youth ministry with procedures to…
TWO schools had their roofs blown away by heavy wind while two homes were burnt down by lightning this week following heavy rains that poured in Mberengwa East last week. Mberengwa East legislator Marko Raidza confirmed the incidents saying Ingesi and Ruurangwi schools were affected. “The affected schools are Ingesi and Ruuraugwi. Those heavy winds…
AUTHORITIES in Kwekwe have raised concern over a sustained wave of vandalism of public infrastructure, a development they said has impacted negatively on service delivery and economic development. According to authorities, infrastructure that has been targeted for vandalism includes copper cables, water taps and traffic lights, among others. Addressing residents in Amaveni yesterday, Kwekwe central…
EFORTS to reduce maternal deaths are being undermined by poor health-seeking behaviour by pregnant mothers, long distances to clinics as well as religious and cultural beliefs among rural women , a government official has said. Speaking during the commissioning of Matenda Maternal Home on the outskirts of Zvishavane district yesterday, district medical officer Taurai Maurai…
