By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO JUVENILE rape cases have become rampant in Zimbabwe raising concerns amongst citizens as young girls are being pushed into early motherhood, Shamwari Yemwanasikana (SYM), a girl child rights organisation, has said. Speaking to the Daily News in an interview yesterday, SYM programmes director Esnara Kativhu said they recorded an average…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO STAKEHOLDERS in Bulawayo have requested for more rehabilitation centres in the second largest to reduce the effects of drug and substance abuse which is on the increase amongst youth and school children countrywide. This comes as the province only has one public rehabilitation centre. Speaking during a drug and substance abuse…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) has urged both candidates and their parents not to be duped into buying fake examination papers that are being advertised on social media. This comes as the country’s examinations remain under the spotlight, after years of damaging reports and scandals around the credibility and integrity…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has fired former chief executive officer (CEO) Meanwell Gudu and they are now hunting for a new executive. Gudu was suspended last year pending investigations by the Zimbabwe Anti- Corruption Commission (Zacc), which involved US$2,8 million tobacco inputs fraud . In August he reported for…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO AS Zimbabwe joins the world in raising awareness on breast cancer this month, a civic society organisation, Leading Initiatives Fighting Cancer Together (Lift) last Saturday embarked on a 9,5km walk educating women on how to self-examine breast cancer. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of the walk, local…
By Shamaine Chirimujiri IRVINE’S Zimbabwe, the country’s leading poultry breeding company, has joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Egg Day with a donation of 2 500 eggs and 100kg of chicken to Harare Children’s Home last Friday. World Egg Day, a global event celebrated on the second Friday of October every year,…
By Black Edward THE doctor drives his ageing Mazda to a serene suburban area to attend to an ill politician whose regular physician is unavailable. As he enters the neighbourhood, he is immediately struck by the magnificence and splendour of the surrounding scenery. The lush green trees and well-manicured lawns embellish the grandeur of the…
NO significant development can ever take place in the absence of unity and peace—two essential ingredients that form the necessary platform that can foster the long-term planning crucial for development to take place. We thus, applaud the business community’s call for peace and unity, especially in light of the fact that the nation has not…
MALVIN Gaki came back to haunt his former club when scoring the solitary goal as Ngezi Platinum Stars edged Chicken Inn one-nil at Baobab Stadium yesterday to open up an eight-point lead at the top of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League log standings following closest challengers FC Platinum’s shock defeat by ZPC Kariba. Gaki’s…
THE government says it will install solar systems at all schools that do not have access to electricity especially in the rural areas. The leader of government business in the Senate and minister of State for Provincial Affairs in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Lovemore Matuke, responded in the Senate on Thursday to…
