BY TAKUDZWA DHAMBU UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers are set to embark on an indefinite strike starting tomorrow after declaring incapacitation due to unsustainably low salaries and poor working conditions. In a statement yesterday, the Association of University Teachers (AUT) said their salaries had become a mockery. “Since 2018, we have written more than 27…
THE government has challenged livestock farmers to prioritise financial solutions that boost their production. Speaking at a livestock sector conference in Bulawayo yesterday, the Ministry of Agriculture permanent secretary, Obert Jiri, said innovative financial solutions were crucial for the agricultural sector. “We need financial growth within the livestock sector if we are to realise the…
Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo A MAN from Inyathi in Matabeleland North Province has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after being found guilty of raping his 14-year-old daughter on two separate occasions. He appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga yesterday and was convicted of two counts of rape. Although he pleaded not guilty…
L’ARCHE Zimbabwe, an organisation that has improved the quality of life of children and adults with intellectual disabilities for close to three decades, has implored the government to improve support systems for people with Down syndrome. People with Down syndrome are born with an extra chromosome, which can affect how their brain and bodies develop….
Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER takudzwadhambu@dailynews.co.zw LEADING wholesaler, Gain Cash and Carry, yesterday opened its 76th branch in Ruwa. Strategically located at “PaGeorge” along the Harare-Mutare Highway, the branch will provide groceries, stock feed, and hardware products for Ruwa residents and farmers from surrounding farming communities, including Goromonzi, Melfort, Bromley, Marondera, and other long-distance travellers. Speaking…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says its water infrastructure has collapsed and an estimated US$3 billion is needed for rehabilitation. Speaking at a water indaba in the city yesterday, BCC director of engineering services Sikhumbuzo Ncube said residents should be aware of the realities the city is facing. “The infrastructure we had when we gained…
CIMAS Health Group has provided free access to essential oral health care to communities in Matabeleland North Province’s Victoria Falls, Hwange, and Lupane districts. The two-week-long outreach, held in partnership with a United Kingdom-based charitable organisation, Smilestar, saw Cimas providing doctors and a fully equipped mobile clinic for free. According to Cimas Health Group chief…
THE trial of a Beitbridge man, who allegedly burnt his nine-month-old daughter beyond recognition following a dispute with his wife over infidelity, kicked off at the Bulawayo High Court yesterday. Gibson Chidzanga appeared before Justice Ngoni Nduna facing murder, assault, and malicious damage to property charges before he was remanded in custody to March 24…
FOUR Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officers have been remanded in custody after they allegedly fatally assaulted a person at the New Government Complex in central Harare. Nqobile Dube, Gladman Makoni, Godfrey Damu, and Munashe Zvavambire appeared before magistrate Isheunesu Matova who advised them to apply for bail at the High Court. Prosecutors Nomsa…
THE government has partnered with China Railways to rehabilitate the country’s railway tracks at an estimated cost of US$500 million, according to the minister of Transport, Felix Mhona. This development comes after the National Railways of Zimbabwe’s (NRZ) operations were affected by incessant rains that washed away rail tracks in some parts of the country….
