THE country’s roads have become death traps, claiming countless lives and leaving families shattered. Just last week, a horrific accident occurred in Kuwadzana, Harare, where seven people lost their lives. The alarming increase in road accidents is a stark reminder of the urgent need for collective action. Factors contributing to this crisis include poor road…
THE ENVIRONMENTAL Management Agency (EMA) has ramped up enforcement of the government’s ban on alluvial mining in rivers, working closely with the military, police and other agencies to counter environmental degradation. The initiative follows a Cabinet decision in August to prohibit riverbed mining, citing its harmful impact on water quality, river channels, and ecosystems. Despite…
Cloud Fusireat Rufaro Stadium Dynamos…………………(2) 2FC Platinum………………….0 DYNAMOS effectively ended FC Platinum’s title bid after a two-nil victory here yesterday courtesy of first half goals by Emmanuel Ziocha and Valentine Kadonzvo. Yesterday’s result means the Glamour Boys remain very much in the race for a top four finish as they now have 44 points from…
HIGH COURT judge, Justice Faith Mushure freed a Marondera man, Knowledge Saizi, who stole a 20 horse power pump at a farm on the basis that it was not connected to the irrigation system and that it was recovered. Saizi had been found guilty of contravening the Water Act by a Marondera magistrate while his…
ZIMBABWE could be readmitted to the Commonwealth — despite concern over its human rights record — following support from Baroness Scotland, the…
FORMER Zifa and PSL administrator Leslie Gwindi has criticised the amendments to the local football mother body’s constitutio which bar a person who does not hold five O’Level passes from contesting for the association’s presidency. Gwindi has also come out guns blazing in criticism of another clause in the newly adopted statutes which states that…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government is putting in place measures to punish pirate taxi owners by installing traffic lights cameras that record offending vehicle registrations and linking them to banking details for easy deduction of penalties.This comes as the police have launched several unsuccessful blitzes against the pirate taxis, commonly referred to as mushikashikas.The new…
Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.com THE ministry of Health says it recorded three cases of typhoid last week alone in the country.In a statement, the ministry confirmed the cases and urged people to follow precautionary measures as a way to curb the spread of the disease. “The disease surveillance report for the week ending 20 October 2024 shows…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.com TWO police officers have been arrested for accepting bribes from pirate kombi taxis at Mabvuku turn-off along Harare – Mutare Highway. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest. “Reference is made to the viral social media post which clearly showed two police officers on a Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) motorbike taking…
By Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE government has embarked on a programme to train frontline health workers in the identification and handling of the Mpox disease, Harare provincial medical director Innocent Hove has said. Speaking to journalists after the handover of a 450 kW solar unit to Natpharm by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)…
