POLICE have warned school authorities not to keep large sums of cash generated from fees ahead of the opening of the first term of the new year next week. This comes as the country last year witnessed a surge in armed robberies in which gangs of robbers raided schools, getting away with large sums of…
AUTHORITIES are being urged to take more measures against the abuse of, and unbridled consumption of alcohol in the country. The secretary general of the Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) in Zimbabwe, Aadielah Maker Dierdericks, said at the weekend that the 2017 draft national alcohol policy contained a number of such needed measures. “Zimbabwe,…
AUTHORITIES need to do more to improve the quality of life of ordinary Zimbabweans. So says the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), Jessie Majome, who told the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend that one of the steps that the government needed to take urgently in this regard was to fix…
THE government says it is trying to implement a number of short-term measures to mitigate the second city’s water crisis. This comes as Bulawayo has been facing a serious water crisis for many years, which has led to some residents resorting to open defecation — amid worsening sewer blockages. Speaking to the Daily News On…
HEALTH experts have challenged authorities to put in place tough measures to curb another national cholera outbreak. This comes after one cholera death and 60 cases were reported at Mazowe Flowers Farm in Mashonaland Central Province. The source of the cholera outbreak was identified as a community borehole. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday…
BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA LIMITED financial resources have forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to cut its urban cash assistance from benefiting five urban areas to only one affecting over 40 000 vulnerable residents. The WFP confirmed this in its latest update released over the weekend. “In November, WFP assistance reached 62 481 individuals across Mzilikazi,…
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) says it provided HIV prevention support to more than 77 000 women and girls in the country last year. This comes as Zimbabwe has been commended for making significant efforts in the fight against HIV/Aids The US organisation yesterday committed to continue supporting the country’s health sector….
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is encouraging its legislators to attend a field day at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s farm in Kwekwe tomorrow. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the CCC spokesperson for the group led by Sengezo Tshabangu, Nqobizitha Mlilo, said yesterday that the planned visit to PreCabe…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last night appointed a new director general of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Fulton Mangwanya, replacing Isaac Moyo. Before his appointment, Mangwanya, a career intelligence operative, was the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) director general. In a statement, the chief secretary to the President and Cabinet, Martin Rushwaya, said the…
THE agriculture sector’s prospects for this season remain bright as the country is expected to receive decent rain between now and March. So said the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) yesterday, as Zimbabwe and the sub region continue to reel from the effects of the El-Niño-induced drought. Speaking to journalists in Harare, MSD deputy director, Tamburiro…
