THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has expressed concern over the increase in damaged infrastructure resulting from unfixed storm drainage in both the residential areas as well as the central business district (CBD). This comes as over the years the city has been prone to flash floods owing to the unclogged and poor drainage system. The…
THE establishment of unit shops to let in the Bulawayo Central Business District (CBD) has been met with mixed feelings with some councillors expressing health fears while management felt that the operators only needed to regularise their operations. This emerged during a full council meeting debate yesterday after it was revealed that council had received…
WOMEN’S shelter and rights advocacy group, Musasa Project, is worried sick about the worsening cases of rape in the country. This comes after the civil society organisation recorded a staggering 6 000 cases of rape last year — a shocking 80 percent of which had involved family members of the victims. Musasa Project — which…
THE government says its Health Resilience Fund (HRF) initiative has played a significant role in reducing the once worrisome high figures of maternal deaths in Matabeleland South Province. This comes as the government last year launched the HRF programme with an objective of providing health care services to citizens as mandated by the national health…
BULAWAYO councillors have expressed concern over the poor maintenance of Blair toilets in the city’s biggest high density suburb, Cowdray Park, a situation they fear could result in an outbreak of diseases if left unattended. This comes as the country in general, and Bulawayo in particular, is battling a cholera outbreak that has claimed several…
THE Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) says it is committed to curbing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in poultry production through intensifying farmer field schools (FFS) training. AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe…
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has implored journalists to practice factual reporting in order to avoid unnecessary lawsuits. Speaking to journalists in Bulawayo yesterday, LSZ president Rumbidzai Matambo said factual reporting would assist in the delivery of justice. “We believe that the media is a key enabler to the delivery of justice, and this…
BULAWAYO mayor, David Coltart, says council is pushing for strengthened public private partnerships (PPPs) in housing development in a bid to secure affordable housing for residents. Speaking during an engagement meeting yesterday, Coltart said the council was committed to ensuring more residents acquire homes. “The city of Bulawayo is moving towards reducing the city’s housing…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on African countries to put more effort in mobilising resources to strengthen adaptation and mitigation strategies against climate change. Speaking at the ongoing 56th Session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Victoria Falls yesterday Mnangagwa said African…
THE World Obesity Atlas has expressed concern over the increasing number of children getting obese, projecting that by 2035, 41 percent of children in Zimbabwe will suffer from the condition. According to its report yesterday, the World Obesity Atlas said the increasing levels of obesity in children had to be urgently curbed. “The prevalence of…
