GOVERNMENT has embedded the school feeding programme into the national education and health strategies to position child nutrition as a pillar for future economic and social growth. The programme guarantees at least one hot meal a day for every school-going child. Authorities say it is not just about feeding the learners, but transforming the classroom…
AUTHORITIES have announced the commencement of rehabilitation works on the 435km Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road, a key national route that has been in disrepair for years. Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo yesterday confirmed that contractors have been deployed and work was underway. “We have now deployed contractors on the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road and work…
SOUTHERN EDITOR THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction led by Welshman Ncube says it will go ahead with its planned September elective congress notwithstanding the internal strife ravaging the party. This comes as the party has split into three factions with two others led by Sengezo Tshabangu, who asserts himself as the CCC interim…
RIOZIM Limited’s diamond production at its Murowa Mine has taken a significant hit due to obsolete machinery and recurring operational issues. According to the company’s trading update for the financial year ending December 31 2024, the mine’s plant throughput plummeted by 47 percent due to reduced processing capacity. “The Associate’s plant throughput went down by…
SOUTHERN EDITOR BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has launched yet another operation targeting illegal vendors and other unauthorised activities in the city centre in a bid to restore order and cleanliness. This comes at a time the local authority has for an umpteenth time carried out operations to eliminate illegal operations in the city centre with…
THE Bulawayo city fathers have called on residents to honour the city’s legacy, embrace its diversity and walk boldly in the spirit of their forebears. In his address yesterday to mark the Bulawayo Day, which is part of the ongoing broader Bulawayo Arts Festival, acting mayor Edwin Ndlovu described the day as a living heartbeat…
TRADITIONAL leaders in Matabeleland have embarked on an awareness and sensitisation campaign ahead of the targeted start of Gukurahundi public hearings next month. The president of the Zimbabwe Council of Chiefs, Mtshane Khumalo, told the Daily News On Sunday yesterday that the drive was meant to plug a communication vacuum around the hearings between traditional…
THE 2025 edition of the Bulawayo Arts Festival (BAF) officially got under way yesterday with the launch of BAF Extra — a new addition to the programme that promises a broader and more inclusive celebration of the city’s rich artistic heritage. This year’s festival coincides with Bulawayo Day on June 1, which commemorates the city’s…
BULAWAYO province has achieved a significant 89 percent reduction in veld fire destruction during the 2024 fire season, according to the Environmental Management Agency (Ema). In a fire synopsis presentation during a provincial national fire week launch on Wednesday, Ema provincial publicity officer Kayleen Dube revealed that only 156,9 hectares of land were burnt in…
BULAWAYO residents are fretting over the rising menace of armed robberies in the metro. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the administration secretary of the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA), Thabani Ndlovu, said the growing brutal attacks by gangs of machete-wielding brutes had left many city residents traumatised. “As residents, we are gravely concerned about…
