POLICE have expressed concern over an increasing rate of criminality in the Midlands province after it rose by 37 percent from January to September this year compared to the same period last year. Speaking during the Zvishavane District 2022 Cop of the year awards held in the mining town over the weekend, officer commanding Midlands…
THE European Union (EU) in Zimbabwe, in conjunction with Unicef, are keen to join forces with the government and its other partners to continue investing towards the development and empowerment of adolescent girls. Speaking yesterday ahead of the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Girl Child to be held today, EU…
FIVE families have filed a joint urgent chamber application at the Bulawayo High Court challenging the installation of Fanyana Nhanga as chief Mazvihwa barely a month after his appointment. Nhanga was installed last month by Local Government minister July Moyo in Mazvihwa at a well-attended event. The Musivandi, Mwedzi, Makanyire, Madzoke and Marozva families in…
ZVISHAVANE Town Council has appointed Allan Chaparadza as its new acting secretary. The local authority has clocked almost two years without a substantive town secretary following the arrest and suspension of Tinomuda Mukutu over corruption allegations. Ongororo Mazai who was the acting town secretary has been transferred to Mbire rural district council where he is…
THE government in conjunction with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has embarked on borehole drilling projects amid reports some villages with over 200 households share one water source. Owing to inadequate rainfall this season, most rural communities are enduring a water crisis, resulting in villagers walking long distances to access the precious liquid from limited boreholes. In…
ZVISHAVANE-BASED platinum miner Mimosa says it has invested US$38 million to improve efficiency and productivity as the firm seeks to contribute towards the government’s US$12 billion mining industry target. This comes at a time the company is set to commission the million-dollar plant optimisation project by end of year. Briefing journalists during a media familiarisation…
PEOPLE with disabilities (PWDs) in Zvishavane have demanded that the government and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) implement policies that will allow an inclusive electoral process ahead of next year’s polls. Zvishavane Disability Connect committee member Musawenkosi Ndlovu told the Daily News yesterday that Zimbabwe was lagging behind in terms of disability inclusivity in its…
THE government has warned beneficiaries of various presidential schemes against selling inputs, saying it defeats the vision of alleviating poverty among communities. Speaking during the launch of the Presidential Poultry Scheme in Chiwundura in the Midlands province yesterday, Provincial Affairs minister Larry Mavima said the government noted with concern that there were some, mainly com-…
ZVISHAVANE-BASED non- governmental organisations and residents have appealed to authorities to establish a drug rehabilitation centre amid concerns of a rise in substance abuse in and around the mining town. These concerns were raised during a stakeholder meeting that was held in Zvishavane at the weekend where people deliberated on how to mitigate drug abuse,…
COMMERCIAL farmers in Zimbabwe have bemoaned high costs of production, saying the high prices of inputs will force farmers into subsistence agriculture ahead of the 2022/23 farming season. In an interview with the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) president Shadreck Makombe said inputs prices continue to soar ahead of the…
