POLICE in Kwekwe have arrested four men who were seeking cleansing services at a traditional healer’s house after they allegedly stabbed their victim to death at a nightclub in Silobela, Midlands Province, recently. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident, saying the suspects were arrested in Mbizo, Kwekwe.“On…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has warned residents without weep holes on their precast perimeter walls, saying they risk having their property damaged by authorities who will forcibly open them if flash floods occur. A weep hole is a small opening that allows water to escape a building or structure.Speaking during a stakeholders meeting on…
VICE president Constantino Chiwenga says the government has lined up numerous developmental projects for Cowdray Park residents. Addressing residents over the weekend as he drummed up support for Zanu PF National Assembly and Ward 6 candidates for the weekend by-elections, Arthur Mujeyi and Kidwell Mujuru, respectively, Chiwenga called on the electorate to vote for the…
THE United Nations has called on stakeholders to ensure that communities are at the centre of HIV/Aids response initiatives as a way of coming up with relevant strategies to fight the disease. Speaking yesterday at a candlelight memorial to honour those who succumbed to Aids, the United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAids) acting country director…
THE government has launched the Triple Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus (Triple EMTCT) plan in a bid to give every child the best chance to start a healthy life, free from preventable communicable diseases. Speaking during the launch of the EMTCT plan on World Aids Day on…
THE National Aids Council (Nac) says cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Matabeleland North Province have drastically declined owing to male dialogue sessions. Speaking to the Daily News on Tuesday during a tour of the province, Nac district Aids coordinator for Lupane, Phathumusa Yvette Moyo said they initiated a number of GBV programmes targeted at…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC)’s health department has implored residents to be on high alert and report urgently any suspected case of diarrhoea in a bid to prevent threats posed by the cholera outbreak. This comes after current statistics show that Bulawayo has recorded approximately 12 suspected cholera cases, with three confirmed positive cases and…
THE country’s food poverty line this month, for one person, rose by nine percent from $105 071 in October to $115 090, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has revealed. The food poverty line represents the amount of money an individual requires to afford the daily minimum energy intake of 2 100 calories. In a…
THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has implored the government to intensify monitoring and evaluation of devolution funds in local authorities to ensure community development. This comes after the Value for Money (VfM) audit report on the monitoring of devolution-funded projects recently released by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) revealed that…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has partnered with Lupane State University (LSU) in awareness campaigns dubbed: “One Health” to reduce the spread of diseases between animals and humans while also ensuring the environment is kept clean. The One Health campaign recognises that the health of people is closely connected to the health of animals and…
