Staff writer in BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a woman from Emganwini after she allegedly attempted to kill her oneyear-eight-months-old son in a drugfuelled rage, leaving the toddler with a fractured skull and swollen eye. According to the police, the child’s aunt received an anonymous call on February 5, 2025, alerting her that the…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says resource constraints have hindered the authority from repairing 231 water bursts and leaks. In its latest council minutes, BCC said after getting a total of 380 leaks in December 2024, only 167 faults had been attended to. “A total of 380 reports combining bursts, leaks and other water related…
GOVERNMENT has called on environmental stakeholders to invest in more innovative strategies in a bid to curb agricultural challenges arising from effects of climate change. Speaking during the official opening of the seed certification workshop in Bulawayo on Friday, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Lands, Obert Jiri, said climate change was a threat…
THE Food and Agricultural Organisation (Fao) has called on stakeholders to utilise digital technologies to boost local seed certification. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday on the sidelines of a seed certification workshop in Bulawayo, the Fao sub-regional coordinator for Southern Africa, Patrice Talla, said emerging technologies were crucial in improving seed certification and yields….
GOVERNMENT has challenged agricultural stakeholders to adopt international seed certification standards to boost production in the agricultural sector. This comes after the government, in partnership with the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), embarked on a process to review and update seed certification regulatory frameworks. Currently, Zimbabwe’s seed certification scheme, gazetted 25 years ago, falls short…
Staff writer in BULAWAYO PEDIATRIC cancer patients support organisation, KidzCan Zimbabwe, has expressed concern over the late diagnosis of cancer in children, saying more awareness is needed for minors to be screened early for childhood cancer.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the KidzCan executive director, Daniel McKenzie, said they had already embarked on campaigns to…
Staff writer in BULAWAYO THE government is targeting to assist small-scale farmers affected by the El Nino-induced drought to embrace sustainable livestock farming initiatives in a bid to protect their livestock.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Agriculture and Rural Development Advisory Service (Ardas) Director of Livestock Production and Development Sitokozile Sibanda said efforts were being…
Staff writer in BULAWAYO GOVERNMENT is working on building more schools nationwide to ensure inclusive education in rural areas. This development comes after the government commissioned a new modern school, Mathendele Primary School in Plumtree, Matabeleland South Province. Matabeleland South Provincial minister Evelyn Ndlovu emphasised the importance of quality education for all learners. “The government…
THE Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) has called for a review of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process in a bid to tighten penalties against destruction of wetlands. Zela yesterday said stakeholders should collaborate to strengthen policies which protect wetlands. “We advocate for a review of the Environmental Impact Assessment process to better account for…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says water levels in the city’s dams have increased by 13,78 percent. In a statement yesterday, BCC town clerk Christopher Dube said that while they had noted an increase, the water levels remained below the required threshold. “As of the current date, the global dam water levels have shown a…
