THE Bulawayo United Residents Association (Bura) has established a committee that will use the grassroots approach to tackle drug and substance abuse effectively. Bura programmes leader Mthulisi Mukhwa Moyo said current approaches were not contributing much to the national goal of eradicating drugs and substance abuse because they were disconnected to the situation on the…
AUTHORITIES are scaling up efforts to establish more drug rehabilitation centres to provide afford – able services to people recovering from drug abuse across the country. Speaking at a mental health work – shop in Bulawayo yesterday, the mental health officer in the Health ministry, Chipo Ziweva, said efforts had been intensified to establish more…
AUTHORITIES in Bulawayo have implored informal traders to register and be allocated trading bays to avoid falling victim to financial exploitation by individuals claiming to offer protection from municipal police. This comes as vendors operating at illegal sites in the city’s central business district (CBD) face daily running battles with the municipal police as they…
THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) says it is using technology to create a more conducive environment for the rehabilitation and reintegration of serving inmates within Khami Maximum Security Prison in Bulawayo. Speaking on the sidelines of a stakeholders’ event yesterday, the ZPCS officer commanding Bulawayo, Provincial Commissioner Mkhulunyelwa Ngwenya said communication between inmates…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO THE government has implored Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country to insure their businesses for unforeseen disasters. This was said yesterday by the acting provincial development officer (PDC) in the ministry of Women Affairs, Clayton Mharadzano, in an interview with the Daily News. “One challenge we are facing is…
Zimbabwe says it is working on preventing cyber threats faced by 5G networks to ensure customers are safe from cyber crimes. Speaking to the Daily News on Friday, Huawei Zimbabwe public relations manager Moses Musanhu said mobile networks needed to be safe from cyber threats. “The industry is working together to address new security risks…
ZIMBABWE needs more support in its in-depth analysis of research on health patterns for it to achieve universal health coverage, the United States Agency for International Development (USAid) says. Speaking to the Daily News on the side-lines of a meeting with stakeholders, USAid mission director Janean Davis said supporting research on health would prevent avoidable…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO THE government has expressed concern over high maternal and neonatal deaths due to human negligence, adding intensified supervision was crucial in curbing the unnecessary loss of lives. This comes at a time when Zimbabwe has a maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 462 deaths per 100 000 live births per year with…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO JAPAN has donated eye equipment worth US$73 000 to St Luke’s Hospital in Lupane, Matabeleland North Province, to improve the health of the local community. Speaking at the handover at the hospital yesterday, the Japan Embassy’s deputy head of mission, Hiroyuti Kumagai, said his country was committed to assisting Zimbabwe to…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO THE country is heading towards a negative population growth rate owing to declining fertility and birth rates, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) says. Presenting the findings of its latest Demographic and Health Survey yesterday, Zimstat manager for social statistics Tinashe Madiwa said the country’s fertility rate for young women aged…
