THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says the Umzingwane pump station has been shut down to allow the installation of two new 500-kilovolt (kV) transformers in a move meant to improve water distribution across the city. In a statement yesterday, BCC town clerk Christopher Dube said the works, which began on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, would…
THE National Aids Council (Nac) is stepping up efforts to suppress HIV among children, who remain a weak link in Bulawayo’s HIV response, with treatment outcomes still lagging behind global targets. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of a stakeholders’ event yesterday, Nac Bulawayo monitoring and evaluation officer Primrose Dube said while progress…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES are prioritising efforts to give legal effect to the recent policy directive to reduce some of the onerous taxes on farmers and other business sectors. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Attorney General Virgina Mabiza confirmed yesterday that her office was seized with…
RUTENDO NGARA ANOTHER Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) employee accused of US$6 million fraud was granted US$300 bail on Tuesday by Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa. Shupikai Mary Nicola Marongwe, a database administrator, was granted bail following the recent release of her accomplice Paradzai Mutasa, a systems developer, on the same charge. The two were initially denied…
Thabiso Mutirwara AT LEAST four people died after a 20-metre mine shaft collapsed at Umsasa Farm in the Mazowe Mamini area in Mashonaland Central. The disaster occurred just after police confirmed that five artisanal miners were trapped in the shaft on Sunday. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms that four bodies were retrieved from the mine…
Tapiwa Chirume THE City of Victoria Falls has begun installing prepaid water meters on residential and commercial properties as part of a pilot project aimed at improving water service delivery and ensuring customer satisfaction. Council spokesperson Leonard Ncube confirmed that the initiative was being implemented in partnership with Bhungane Investments, which developed a customised software…
Thabiso Mutirwara AS the world commemorated the International Day of Older Persons on Wednesday, health experts say a silent geriatric mental health crisis is accelerating in the country. The experts said this was being driven by a rapidly aging global population and a marked increase in dementia cases. Psychiatric doctor Sacrifice Chirisa told the Daily…
RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE man is in trouble after he allegedly sodomised a 16-year-old whom he was sharing a blanket with and tried to offer a US$15 bribe to silence the victim. Adonai Zinyowera appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday facing aggravated indecent assault charges. He was advised to apply for bail at the High…
RUTENDO NGARA SIX suspected armed robbers who allegedly stole a US$7 000 loot from a Chinese couple were remanded in custody. The suspects —Takudzwa Kangara, Mike Chimhanda, Brighton Gadaga, Herbet Maravire, Bester Kangara, and Damson Chizhande — were all advised to apply for bail at the High Court. According to the State, the six, along…
FORMER deputy prime minister in Government of National Unity and opposition leader, Thokozani Khupe, has implored the government to direct existing tax revenues towards affordable cancer treatment, arguing that delayed cancer detection makes treatment prohibitively expensive. Marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month through her Thokozani Khupe Cancer Foundation yesterday, she said awareness was the cornerstone of…
