BULAWAYO councillors have shot down a proposal to extend the city’s gruelling water shedding regime from the current 120 hours to 144 hours per week. This comes as two of the city’s six supply dams have been decommissioned with the total dams’ capacity having fallen to below 30 percent. The city’s existing 120-hour water shedding…
By Stella Madzivanyika THE RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe, in partnership with the Zimbabwe Agricultural Development Trust (ZADT) and the British Embassy, on Wednesday launched the more than US$1 million “Causeway Revolving Fund” for women and youth in agribusiness. Speaking at the launch of the event in Harare yesterday, Karen Maturure, the ZADT communications officer said…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government says it is making efforts to implement compulsory standard measures to curb counterfeits and substandard products on the market. This comes after the Consumer Protection Commission recently said that at least 15 percent of the products sold in many retail shops across Zimbabwe are counterfeit. Speaking during the commemoration…
THE government has called for the capacitation of the media to enhance practitioners’ understanding of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are key in driving development across the country. Speaking to journalists at a media workshop in Bulawayo yesterday, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Public Service, Simon Masanga said the media had to be…
BULAWAYO city’s water crisis is set to worsen following the decommissioning of Upper Ncema Dam. This becomes the second dam to be retired in less than a year following the decommissioning of Umzingwane Dam in November 2023. In a statement yesterday, acting town Clerk Tennyson Mounzi warned that the decommissioning of Upper Ncema Dam would…
By Thembinkosi Nyathi nyathit@dailynews.co.zw THE special High Court circuits sitting in the Midlands Province since last month achieved a rate of 91 percent in murder convictions during their marathon trials. The two courts sat in Gweru and Gokwe Centre. “(It) was a significant milestone in the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ)’s ongoing efforts to…
BY RUTENDO NGARA FORMER Citizens for Coalition Change MP Amos Chibaya, who is facing incitement to commit public violence charges, was yesterday remanded in custody at the Harare Magistrates Court. He appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi and the accused will return to court today for his bail application. According to the State, on June 25…
By Masimba Makwembere THE United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and its partners have supported the government to help 55 000 people get access to potable water. Speaking in Harare yesterday, Unicef Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) specialist Tariro Mavi said they had rehabilitated 67 boreholes in various communities across the country. “More than 55 000…
Masimba Makwembere THE University of Zimbabwe is representing the country at the fourday Enactus World Cup that began in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday. The Enactus World Cup, which this year is featuring 33 countries, is a global competition in which young people who use innovation and entrepreneurship to solve the world’s biggest problems walk away…
AN Indian company, the Samp Group, has partnered with Zimbabwe Smart Villages (ZimSmart Villages) to set-up 150 telehealth booths across the country to bring life-saving healthcare services to Zimbabweans in remote communities. The concept is a telehealth and remote monitoring service that would ease the public’s access to healthcare across the country. Addressing the media…
