PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday re-appointed Justice Priscilla Chigumba as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson for another sixy-ear term. She was first appointed Zec chairperson on February 1, 2018. In a letter to Justice Chigumba, the chief secretary to the Office of the President and Cabinet, Martin Rushwaya confirmed the re-appointment adding it was effective…

By Ketty Nyoni THE United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) yesterday donated medical supplies worth US$ 265 000 to the Health ministry as part of efforts to halt the spread of cholera in the country. This comes as latest statistics from the Health ministry show that 20 678 suspected cholera cases, 2261 laboratory-confirmed cases, 389 suspected…

By Rutendo Ngara THE government has received US$120 000 from the World Bank to modernise and strengthen groundwater monitoring systems, Water minister Anxious Masuka has said. This comes as most household owners are drilling boreholes without following proper procedures such as registering with the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa), putting groundwater levels at risk. Masuka…

By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have raised concerns over increase in livestock theft on farms near Bulawayo and are engaging local farmers to craft a way forward and prevent the criminal acts. Police spokesperson Abednico Ncube told the Daily News yesterday that most of the livestock thefts involved farm employees working with…