POLICE in Bulawayo have expressed concerns over residents, especially in high density areas, who continue defying advice against boarding pirate Honda Fit vehicles as cases of crimes involving the illegal taxis continue rising. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said residents who boarded Honda Fit cars which ply the Plumtree…
BULAWAYO’S Mater Dei Hospital has partnered with international health experts in scaling-up trauma training targeting health workers in a bid to save the lives of patients suffering from trauma after getting injured. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday on the sidelines of a stakeholders’ engagement, orthopaedic surgeon and medical director at Mater Dei Hospital Adolf…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is offering free cataract screening to its residents at all municipal clinics. A cataract is the clouding of the eye lens which prevents clear vision and is the most common cause of preventable blindness.In a statement yesterday, the BCC town clerk, Christopher Dube, said the cataract screenings would be conducted…
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has called on the government and other key stakeholders to protect wetlands raising serious concerns over their continuous destruction. In a statement yesterday, the ZLHR said a healthy environment played a crucial role in the realisation of environmental justice for communities exposed to harmful, threatening, degrading and hazardous…
BULAWAYO councillors have accused the city’s top management for inefficiency as they were failing to implement strategies the politicians proposed in improving service delivery and keeping the city clean. According to the latest council minutes, councillor Mmeli Moyo, said they had put across several resolutions on how to keep Bulawayo clean yet the city remained…
AUTHORITIES say beneficiaries of the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) will increase because of the El Nino effect that is ravaging the country and the Sadc region. Responding to a question in the National Assembly last week after Zanu PF MP for Seke Constituency Munyaradzi Kashambe asked on what was being done to assist parents…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has called for transparency in the housing waiting list saying some residents had been on that city’s register for over 20 years, but had to still receive houses or stands. Speaking during a full council meeting on Thursday, Coltart called for the use of digital platforms to enhance transparency in allocation…
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two suspects on allegations of stealing copper cables and damaging street lights. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson, Abednico Ncube, said the two men were apprehended by the alert residents. “Police in Bulawayo confirm the arrest of Ephraim Mbewe, 40, and Leeroy Manyora, 27, both from Sizinda…
THE government says it is committed to supporting the growth of skills development initiatives in a bid to curb increasing social ills as a result of rising unemployment levels. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting yesterday, director in the ministry of Youth Empowerment Isaiah Moyo said skills development was key in uplifting livelihoods.“As a ministry of…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has called on potential investors across the globe to invest in areas which fall under special economic zones (SEZ) in the city in a bid to boost its economy. This comes after Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) indicated that SEZ in Bulawayo were meant to assist to restore its…
