Jeffrey Muvundusi SOUTHERN EDITOR THE Africa Carbon Markets Forum (ACMF) has hailed the ministry of Environment for coming up with a draft framework for carbon trading, a development that has been cited as a major step towards addressing climate change while fostering economic growth. The ACMF is a trade fair that offers project developers and…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO THE Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) is intensifying livestock disease surveillance across the country to manage the spread of outbreaks during the ongoing rainy season. In a media briefing on Wednesday, the Veterinary Services Department chief director, Pious Makaya, said various strategies had been implemented to safeguard livestock from succumbing to…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has heard the pleas of consumers and will ensure that there are enough ZiG notes and coins in the market going forward to make day-to-day transactions easier. At the same time, the central bank has also implored all Zimbabweans to increasingly move towards the use of…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw HEAVY rains and flooding in most parts of the country are expected in the next 20 days, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) forecasts. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, MSD meteorologist Isaac Masawana said flooding was most likely to affect people living in low-lying areas. “We are expecting to receive heavy…
BULAWAYO residents and civil society organisations have expressed disappointment over the government’s proposed decision to privatise all local authorities’ water supplies. They feel the decision is ill-advised and inhumane. This comes after the Local Government minister, Daniel Garwe, on Monday announced the move to the media in Harare, arguing that privatisation would end perennial water…
THE government says it is pushing to have verifiable emission reductions from certified climate action projects in a bid to curb the effects of climate change. Carbon credits are a way of offsetting carbon emissions by investing in clean energy projects and Zimbabwe recently took steps to regulate carbon trading. Speaking to the Daily News…
BRANDON JOSPHAT AUTHORITIES have urged Zimbabweans not to panic over the news of the flu-like HMPV virus which has been surging in China. This comes after more cases of the human metapneumovirus — a respiratory disease — were reported over the past few weeks, sparking local concerns that another Covid-like pandemic might be on the…
Blessings Mashaya POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is cranking up its push for the postponement of the 2028 national elections, party chief whip Charles Moyo confirmed yesterday. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper— Moyo said they were doing this to pave the way for national dialogue…
Jeffrey Muvundusi SOUTHERN EDITOR THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has been plagued by consistent leaks along its water delivery pipelines, compounding the local authority’s already dire water situation. The leaks come at a time residents have been enduring lengthy water shedding periods owing to the supply dams which have been fast running out of the…
Masimba Makwembere SCAN FOR STAFF WRITER makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw AT least 19 hippos have died in the Zambezi Valley in the past three months, the Zimbabwe Parks Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) confirmed yesterday. This comes as last month four hippos also died at the Lake Chivero Recreational Park in Harare. “Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority is…
