THE government says it has incorporated media houses to be part of its exhibition at this year’s Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in a move meant to accelerate the growth and development of the media sector as a whole. Speaking at a press conference at the ZITF which kicked off yesterday, the permanent secretary in…

HANDCRAFT industries in Bulawayo are set to benefit from a Swedish-funded gender-inclusive local economic development project, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has said. According to BCC’s latest council minutes, women in the handicraft industries will get most of the funding. “It shall be recalled that the City of Bulawayo was one of the twelve local…

THE World Food Programme (WFP) says it is implementing a new US$52 million four-and-ahalf year strategic plan to ensure food security for underprivileged communities in Zimbabwe. In a report released last week, WFP Zimbabwe Annual Country Report July-December 2022 Highlights, the international humanitarian organisation said it is working to ensure foodinsecure citizens benefit from the…

GOVERNMENT has implored road authorities to wind up State-sponsored Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) projects, stating that the initiative will not be extended next year. With the projects launched in 2021 under ERRP2, the government aimed to rehabilitate 10 000km of roads nationwide. Speaking during a Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) workshop in Bulawayo yesterday,…

A 55-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo woman from Northend suburb has been arrested for allegedly selling dagga to residents, including school children in her location. Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube yesterday told the Daily News that the police had arrested the suspect after being tipped off by the public. “Detectives from the department of drugs and narcotics received a tip-off…