THE Environmental Management Authority (Ema) has dragged the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to court for discharging raw sewer in the city. Bulawayo has been experiencing persistent sewer bursts owing to the obtaining water crisis. Residents here are going for four days per week without water amid revelations that the overall storage in the supply dams…
©️ ZIMBABWEANS yesterday slammed the government for increasing fuel prices, saying this will cause price hikes and pile pressure on long-suffering citizens who are currently struggling owing to the economic effects of the deadly coronavirus. The price of diesel went up to $21,52 from $18 per litre while blended petrol increased from $18,70 to $21,77….
©️ AMID growing disregard of the 21-day lockdown measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has deployed soldiers in towns and suburbs across the country to enforce compliance, the Daily News can report. This comes as police have arrested more than 2 000 people in the first week of…
©️ THE popular Mbare Musika, the major source of fresh vegetables in the capital, is set to officially open today after it was closed in line with the 21-day lockdown that started last week. City of Harare spokesperson Michael Chideme, pictured, said farmers had logistical problems in moving their produce to the market after being…
ZIMBABWE is set to receive an influx of more than 1 200 refugees this year as more people seek asylum. Commissioner of Refugees in Zimbabwe Totamirepi Tirivavi told the Daily News that while the exact cause of the influx was unknown it could be because of unrest in the region and further up north of…
SEVEN people have been killed by wild animals over the past two weeks in human-wildlife conflict incidences, the wildlife authority has said. Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) spokesperson Tinashe Farawo said: “It is unfortunate that at least seven lives have been lost over the past fortnight in separate human wildlife conflict incidences. Zimparks…
TSIGA illegal informal market in Mbare was on Friday evening gutted by fire, destroying some wares and the illegal structures that had been erected at the open space. According to some informal traders who operate there, they were only notified of the fire when it had already destroyed properties. Harare City Council (HCC) spokesperson Michael…
Sindiso Mhophe and Blessings Mashaya STAFF WRITERS ©️ THE prices of basic goods in the country are surging demonically again, owing to the deepening local economic crisis and the devastating effects of the lethal coronavirus. To make matters worse, economic experts told the Daily News yesterday that long-suffering Zimbabweans should brace for even more hellish…
HWANGE residents have raised a red flag over the squalid and congested conditions they are living in which exposes them to the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19). Greater Hwange Residents Trust Coordinator Fidelis Chima at the weekend said implementing the lockdown in the coal mining town had proved difficult as people in certain suburbs…
MARONDERA Municipality has resolved to turn Farmer’s Hall in the Central Business District (CBD) into an isolation centre to complement the provincial hospital in the fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. According to town clerk Rinashe Nyamuzihwa, the building was being used by a local church. “The Farmer’s Hall is suitable due to its proximity…
