WATER levels at the Kariba Dam, one of the major sources of power generation in Zimbabwe and Zambia, are reported to have increased in recent weeks due to rains received in recent weeks, the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has confirmed. Zimbabwe has received significant rains after a long dry spell, a situation which resulted in…
By Rutendo Ngara POLICE say they are concerned with the increase of fatal hit-and run accidents across the country, blaming the incidents mostly on unlicensed drivers. This comes as the police in conjunction with Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) and other stakeholders have been conducting safety campaigns in a bid to curb road accidents,…
ZIMBABWEAN lawyer Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda has been appointed deputy executive director for UN Women, a specialised agency of the United Nations that deals mainly with female gender and empowerment issues globally. United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres announced Gumbonzvanda’s appointment in a statement on Tuesday. The founder and executive director of Zimbabwe-based Rozaria Memorial Trust, Gumbonzvanda has…
TWO Chinese companies, West International Holdings (WIH) and Labenmon Investments, have signed an agreement worth US$1 billion to manufacture cement in the country and create thousands of jobs. WIH is a subsidiary of a Hong Kong-listed company, West China Cement, a multinational enterprise integrating production and sales of cement and building materials, including industrial investment…
POLICE in Bulawayo are still on the hunt for seven-armed bank robbery suspects who allegedly raided a local Nedbank branch before fleeing with US$272 500, R2.42 million and five gold coins last August. In a statement to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo assistant police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the police were on the trail of…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it has scaled-up its sexual reproductive health rights (SRHR) services for adolescents and women to achieve universal health coverage. In a report released yesterday, the BCC said the council’s goal was to ensure that adolescents and women had easy access to gender-sensitive health services. “The council has adopted and…
THE founding president of the Council for Churches in Africa (CCA), Rocky Moyo, feels the Church has played its role well in addressing socio-economic and political issues affecting Zimbabwe in the just-ended year. Moyo sat for a chat with the Daily News’ senior staff writer, Hazel Marimbiza in Bulawayo this week. Below are the excerpts…
SEVEN people died in separate incidents around the country on New Year ‘s eve, and on the actual day, including murder, drowning and freak accidents, police said yesterday. In Harare, police investigations are underway to establish circumstances surrounding the death of two women whose bodies were picked up in the early hours of New Year’s…
Aluwaine Tanaka Manyonga’s fingers trace the familiar ridges of the plastic container he holds as he sits perched on a chair, his…
By Ashley MoyoSENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have interviewed award winning Zimdancehall artist Emegy ‘Freeman’ Chizanga over his association with armed robbers. The police confirmed the investigation of the celebrated musician, who bagged four Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) accolades and two National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) gongs last year, in a statement…
