By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw The Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) says the current drought ravaging the region will see an increase in the number of Zimbabweans who require food aid. This comes as the World Food Programme (WFP) has said that it needs US$41 million to feed two million locals in the next…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE government is working on building courts in all highly populated townships in order to bring justice closer to the people. Speaking to the Daily News during the tour of Gwanda High Court that is still under construction at the weekend, Chief Justice Luke Malaba said there was a connection…
By Ketty Nyoni WITH the country continuing to grapple with child marriages, many vulnerable girls — including those living with disabilities — are finding themselves being forced into early motherhood. So says Telia Chilundo Mhonda, the founder and director of The Period Company, a non-profit organisation that promotes menstrual health in the country. Speaking on…
ZANU PF has shown some satisfaction that South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) was now following its footsteps and standing up against the West. Speaking to the media last week, Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa said its relationship with other former liberation movements in the region was getting stronger as they understood what Zimbabwe…
FOR many, the sight of a slithering snake — whether it is venomous or not — is enough to send a chill down their spines. But not for Polite Ncube, a man who was arrested in Kwekwe last week, after he was found with two Egyptian cobras stuffed in a satchel. The National Prosecution Authority…
GOVERNMENT says there is no backtracking on ensuring that all local authorities comply with the government’s blueprint on improved service delivery. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa last year launched the local authority blueprint on service delivery as part of Vision 2030. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Local Government minister Winston Chitando…
By Ketty Nyoni THE cost of maize, a staple food in the country, has increased from US$5 a 20kg bucket to a high of US$12 due to the El-Nino-induced drought. This also comes as livestock farmers are destocking their herds resulting in prices of cattle going down in some areas by almost 50 percent. According…
By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi THE plunging local currency, spiralling prices and power cuts have blighted the Easter holidays for many hard-pressed Zimbabweans. Ordinary members of the public, consumer representatives, trade unions and economic experts who spoke to the Daily News yesterday all bemoaned how life was getting tougher for most people — leaving…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE European Union (EU) has availed over US$3, 2 million to support women to start various business projects. Speaking at the International Women’s Day commemorations in Epworth this week, the EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jobst Von Kirchmann, said the EU was partnering with the local government to establish safe marketplaces for…
HARARE magistrate Donald Ndirowei has granted US$300 bail to the sixth police officer who is accused of being part of a team of cops who took money stolen in last month’s Quest Financial Services robbery in Milton Park, Harare. Prosper Chimbunu, who turned himself in on March 21, joins his five other colleagues who were…
