THE Department of Agricultural, Technical and Extension Services (Agritex) in Matabeleland South has raised hunger fears after it turned out that most of the maize crop in the province has already wilted owing to little rainfall received so far. This comes at a time the government has been urging farmers in dry regions to grow…
THE Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) says it has roped in women and youth to provide input in the design and implementation of its climate change policies, a move meant to bring more solutions to the management of climate change effects. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zela spokesperson Ignatious Maeresa said climate policies should…
TWO Bulawayo men have been arrested for allegedly drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl last week. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi told the Daily News yesterday that the minor was raped at night, just after her aunt had sent her to meet up with a relative. “On January 27, 2023, the Zimbabwe Republic Police in…
THE International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says it has positively transformed 1.5 million livelihoods in Zimbabwe, Lebanon and Tunisia through entrepreneurial projects meant to scale up Covid-19 relief initiatives. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, IOM Zimbabwe media and communications specialist, Fadzai Nyamande-Pangeti, said in the past six months Zimbabwe demonstrated great innovation as a…
POLICE have arrested eight suspects for several crimes, including rape, armed robbery and unlawful entry into premises, which occurred in Chinhoyi, Mhangura and Kadoma for the period January 10 to 24 this month. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi yesterday said Prince Dube, 23, Maxwell Karoterote, 28, Dennis Tshuma, 24, Lloyd Makiwa, 28, Maxwell…
THE government says it has increased its efforts to combat cervical cancer by launching screening programmes for HIV-positive women. This comes after…
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for a gang of four men who allegedly sodomised a 30-year-old male after offering him a lift in their vehicle. “As the Zimbabwe Republic Police in Bulawayo, we are appealing for information that may lead to the arrest of four suspects who are wanted for sexually attacking a…
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for four pirate taxi suspects who allegedly kidnapped two passengers before robbing them of their possessions. Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube told the Daily News yesterday that the police are working hard to bring the suspects to justice. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police in Bulawayo are investigating a…
A GOVERNMENT minister has said that it is the responsibility of parents, not the government, to ensure the welfare of their children and that minors attend school. This comes after statistics presented by the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) at the end of last year showed that 35 percent of children between the…
ZIMBABWE recorded a total of 148 deaths while 669 people were injured in road accidents during the festive season of December 15, 2022 and January 15, 2023, statistics revealed by police yesterday show. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the accidents and attributed the deaths and injuries statistics to reckless driving. “The Zimbabwe…
