BULAWAYO authori­ties are calling for bold structural reforms to solve the water crisis, warning that funding alone is insufficient. The call comes at a time when the council has secured US$93 million for the long-awaited Glass­block Dam project, which remains outstanding decades after it was first proposed. Despite the funding break­through, authorities acknowledged that progress…

HUMAN rights defenders warn that cor­ruption fuels gender inequality by limiting essential services and exposing women to systemic abuse. Speaking during a youth symposium yesterday, Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) representative Agrippa Mabhanti said corruption and power imbalances were deeply intertwined, often resulting in women bear­ing the brunt of poor governance and unethical practices. “Power and…

BULAWAYO City Council has expressed concern over local businesses failing to engage with municipal procurement pro­cesses. Deputy mayor Edwin Ndlovu yesterday raised concerns that many local enterprises had not been participating in procurement, while some that did take part lacked knowl­edge of the processes. “The city is concerned that many local businesses are not participating…

THE police in Bulawayo have launched an intensive investigation into the kidnapping of a four-month-old baby girl who vanished from New Parklands suburb following a social media interaction. The case began after the infant’s mother engaged with an unknown individual on a WhatsApp platform offering children’s clothing. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police…

THE government says Zimbabwe’s aquacul­ture sector is undergo­ing a major transfor­mation as the decentralisation of fingerlings production un­locks growth, productivity, and profitability for fish farmers. This comes after many years where fish farming was largely a gamble for smallholder produc­ers, who depended on fingerlings harvested from rivers and unveri­fied dams. This practice offered little assurance…