IN a bid to mitigate the perennial water crisis in Masvingo, the local authority has resolved to construct a 1.6 megawatts solar power plant at Bushmead Water Works at a cost of over US$5 million. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Masvingo town clerk Edward Mukaratirwa confirmed the development, which he says will…
OVER 5 500 teachers did not report for work when schools opened for the first term in January across the country, Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) said yesterday. PTUZ president Takavafira Zhou told the Daily News yesterday that most of the educators were mathematics, sciences and computers teachers. “About 5 718 teachers have not…
ECONOMIST and former member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe(RBZ)’s monetary policy committee, Eddie Cross, has reiterated his strong belief that the country should ditch the United States dollar to spur the improvement of the lives of poor citizens. Speaking last night on 3Ktv’s widely-followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, Cross said the renewed…
EXPELLED former MDC vice president Elias Mudzuri has hit back at party leader, Douglas Mwonzora, accusing him of being power hungry while insisting his Monday ouster is unconstitutional. Mudzuri and six other senior party members were expelled from the party after challenging their suspension last month at the High Court. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Mudzuri…
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) yesterday released Ordinary Level results of all candidates who wrote the examinations in November at Mukaro High School in Masvingo province, after initially withholding them last week. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Zimsec spokesperson Nicky Dhlamini confirmed that the examination board had withheld the boarding school’s…
A TOTAL of 4 961 Ordinary Level candidates who sat for the November 2022 Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) examinations had their results nullified. This comes as Zimsec announced yesterday that the ‘O’ Level results showed a 28.96 percent pass rate.Announcing the results in Harare, Zimsec chairperson Eddie Mwenje said the examinations board still has…
THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has expressed concern about the wetlands invasions and illegal land allocations that characterized 2022, which saw 248 tickets issued to offenders who destroyed wetlands across the country. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday recently, EMA spokesperson Amkela Sidange called on local authorities to implement policies that protect wetlands. “Land…
VILLAGERS in Nagombwe in Wedza district, Mashonaland East Province, say they are traumatised after the recent alleged murder of three people in cold blood by ex-cop Jaison Muvevi, who has since appeared in court. Muvevi allegedly gunned down Crispen Mubvana Kanerusine, 62, police inspector Maxwell Hove, 43, and Munashe Mujanhi, 20, in the village, on…
AUTHORITIES say the country requires at least US$192 million to help communities which were badly affected by last week’s floods. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Local Government, Gabriel Masvora, said the money was needed urgently due to the persisting rains which were pounding many parts of the country….
MOST of the maize crop planted in Masvingo is wilting due to poor rains and the government has intensified food aid provision in the seven districts in the province to alleviate a looming drought. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Ezra Chadzamira confirmed the maize crop in most of…
