CONSTRUCTION has resumed on the 250- bed Lupane General Hospital in Matabeleland North Province after the project faced multiple stoppages due to lack of funding. Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs minister, Richard Moyo, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that work had resumed and the contractor was back on site. “We are pushing, it’s now at…
SOUTHERN EDITOR BULAWAYO residents support a proposal by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to ban dangerous dog breeds, particularly pit bulls, citing safety concerns and a rise in attacks linked to the controversial breed. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the secretary of the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA), Thabani Ndlovu, stated that banning pitbulls…
SOUTHERN EDITOR IN A move aimed at strengthening the country’s combat sports sector, the Zimbabwe National Boxing and Wrestling Control Board (ZNBWCB) has announced the appointment of Priscila Kadungure as its new general secretary and chief executive officer. The announcement was made through an official statement by board chairperson Vee Chibanda, who described Kadungure, whose…
ABOUT 300 drums of “tar” and other essential road construction materials have disappeared at one of the Bulawayo City Council (BCC)’s depots, in one of a few corruption cases or incidents to rock the southern Zimbabwe local authority. The consignment, which was worth US$91 000 and included 314 drums of essential compounds: bitumen 70/100, stable…
LAWYER and opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Welshman Ncube, has issued an apology to the Supreme Court after submitting papers containing non-existent legal citations. Ncube attributed the errors to unverified research generated by artificial intelligence (AI) tools used by his legal assistant. Ncube, of Mathonsi Ncube Law Chambers, admitted responsibility for the erroneous…
MORE people are joining the growing calls for the total ban of dangerous dog breeds in the country, including pit bulls. In this regard, Bulawayo councillors have now also raised concerns over the city’s outdated animal control laws, amid a spike in dog bites here. The issue came under the spotlight during a recent council…
BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube has called for sweeping reforms in how local authorities procure goods and services, warning that without urgent changes, critical public services will continue to elude residents. This comes as most local authorities countrywide have been accused of being corrupt, especially when they procure goods, shortchanging residents in the process…
Southern Editor THE local football community gathered in large numbers yesterday to bid a heartfelt farewell to Brian Banda, a cherished figure in Zimbabwean football, who was laid to rest at West Park Cemetery. Banda, 29, a Warriors and FC Platinum midfielder, tragically lost his life in a road accident along the Zvishavane-Bulawayo highway on…
SOUTHERN EDITOR NEARLY half of the country’s occupational pension funds are currently inactive, with many teetering on the brink of dissolution due to employers’ widespread failure to remit contributions. This alarming revelation comes from the Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) in its first-quarter 2025 pensions sector report. The crisis compounds existing challenges for Zimbabwean pensioners,…
GUKURAHUNDI outreach programme is pushing full steam ahead, undeterred by legal challenges or initial logistical hiccups. That is the firm declaration from the President of the National Council of Chiefs, Chief Mtshane Khumalo, The resolute stance came just after the Bulawayo High Court, on Tuesday, threw out an urgent application by opposition party Zapu that…
