THE government has appealed to stakeholders to collaborate and come up with measures to curb veld fires in the city of Bulawayo. This comes at a time when the second-largest city has witnessed a surge in the number of fire incidents, which have seen various properties being destroyed.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday while handing…
FRESH confusion has hit the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) after a well-known opposition figure claiming to be the party’s interim secretary-general sought to recall 15 parliamentarians and 17 councillors. Sengezo Tshabangu — who was associated with the MDC, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and lately the CCC itself — wrote to the Speaker of…
BULAWAYO City Council is restricting its services to bad debtors in a bid to recover nearly $300 billion owed by residents, companies and the government. Mayor David Coltart said yesterday that the non-payment of bills was compromising service delivery in the city, which is battling myriad challenges — including dire water shortages. “The city will…
NEARLY two million children in Zimbabwe, out of three million vulnerable citizens, are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, the United Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) has said. In its latest report, the United Nations (UN) agency also appealed for US$32.8 million to meet the requirements of vulnerable citizens. “Unicef is appealing for US$32.8 million to…
THE International Labour Organisation (ILO) has partnered with the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to equip small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) as part of boosting their business operations and contributing to the country’s economic growth. Speaking at a training workshop yesterday, the ILO national project coordinator, Jairos Chanetsa, said the initiative is set to foster growth among entrepreneurs.“We…
THE new mayor of Bulawayo, David Coltart, says his council needs to move with speed to rehabilitate Insiza Dam, to mitigate the city’s worsening water crisis. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, he added that while the city council appreciated the government’s current work on the larger Gwayi-Shangani Dam, this project was not a short-term…
THE department of Veterinary Services has warned farmers against failing to take all their livestock for regular dipping, adding that they risk losing their entire herds to tick-borne diseases. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the Matabeleland South provincial veterinary officer, Enat Mdlongwa, said the department had been recording low numbers of cattle being taken…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has implored the government to revise its annual fund allocations for infrastructure development in provinces and metropolitans as previous allocations have failed to meet the demands of the second capital. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the BCC economic development officer, Kholisani Moyo, said the allocations should be based on…
THE government says it is working on equipping individuals and organisations in the creative industry with business management skills as part of its broader initiative to turn the sector into a viable and productive industry. Speaking at an arts and business engagement in Bulawayo yesterday, Arts minister, Kirsty Coventry also said more is needed to…
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is reviewing its antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhoea through an evaluation of its surveillance programme for the common sexually transmitted infection (STI). According to the international health body, the surveillance programme was designed to monitor trends in antimicrobial susceptibility in gonorrhoea by using standardised sampling and laboratory protocols linked…
