POLICE in Matabeleland South have launched a manhunt for four men who allegedly murdered their victim in Fort Rixon after accusing him of stealing a cellphone. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the suspects murdered the victim during a beer drinking spree. “The Zimbabwe Republic police in Fort Rixon…
AUTHORITIES have implored farmers in dry regions to plant small grains, saying 70 percent of small grains planted across the country in the 2023/24 season will be harvested. This comes as the World Food Programme (WFP) early this month predicted that over 60 percent of crops such as maize planted over the same period had…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it’s roping in the police and the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) to ban open air worshipping. This comes as BCC rangers were reported to have given up removing open space worshippers. However, the city is worried that if open space worshipping continues, residents would be at risk of diseases…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it is pushing for organisations to apply and manage the city’s public toilets for free in a bid to ensure residents easily have access to public convenience facilities. This comes after water challenges in the city forced the BCC to close some of the public toilets. Speaking during an…
THE Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has implored journalists to appraise themselves with the Freedom of Information Act, and raise awareness on it to enable citizens to hold authorities accountable. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday on the sidelines of a media indaba, ZMC public information compliance manager Brian Tomo said the major thrust…
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has called on stakeholders to unite in mobilising funds for tuberculosis (TB) infections and also to ensure anyone infected gets the necessary treatment. This comes after the world recently commemorated the 2024 World TB Day under the theme “Yes! We can End TB”.However, in a statement yesterday, the ZCC…
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested six youthful suspects for peddling drugs in Bulawayo’s Central Business District (CBD) as well as at the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) premises. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident which occurred over the weekend. “Over the weekend, police apprehended six accused persons…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has expressed concern over non-payment of school fees by the government, parents and guardians of learners at its schools who owe in excess of $6 billion. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting yesterday, BCC housing and community services director Dictor Khumalo called on the government who owe it through the Basic…
THE government says it is scaling up efforts to sensitise chiefs on marriage and inheritance laws in order to ensure traditional values are upheld and justice prevails in rural communities. Speaking during a chiefs’ conference in Bulawayo yesterday, permanent secretary in the ministry of Justice Vimbai Nyemba said chiefs played a crucial role in marriages…
IT HAS emerged that Bulawayo’s crime rate is double the national average, with Harare and Midlands following closely behind. This comes as authorities say that they handled more criminal cases last year than in 2022 — with some of the incidents having threatened State and public security. In a report yesterday, the Zimbabwe National Statistics…
