By Rutendo Ngara SOME parts of Manicaland province have experienced the effects of the resurgent, but now dissipating tropical storm Freddy, after some schools’ roofs were blown off by strong winds. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Civil Protection department deputy director Farai Hokonya said although most parts of the country received some rains, there…
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has partnered with Unicef to scale up immunisation efforts in rural areas where some children have been left out. In its recent report titled; “Reaching communities at risk of vaccination”, WHO said they were supporting Zimbabwe’s efforts to increase vaccination coverage for vaccine-preventable diseases. “Unicef and WHO are…
THE knives appear to be out for the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), Justice Priscilla Chigumba, amid calls for a judiciary inquiry to determine her suitability to remain as the head of the polls management body. This comes after a Plumtree man, Thamsanqa Ncube, recently wrote to Chief Justice Luke Malaba, questioning Chigumba’s…
A PARLIAMENT report has suggested that improved electricity generation at Hwange Power Station is being delayed by Zesa’s failure to pay US$265 million owed to a Chinese bank. In the report tabled in the august House last week, the parliamentary portfolio committee on budget, finance and economics said the outstanding debt to China Exim Bank…
THE Primary and Secondary Education minister Evelyn Ndlovu has been requested by the Parliament to issue a ministerial statement outlining the measures the government is taking to prevent bullying in schools. This comes as cases of bullying in schools are on the rise and the scourge has been seen in some learners killing other students…
LOCAL churches have embarked on a national anti-drug abuse counselling programme targeted at reintegrating youth who are victims of drug abuse back into their communities. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the Council for Churches in Africa (CCA) president, Rocky Moyo, said churches were saddened by the spike in drug and substance abuse among the…
By Ketty Nyoni THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of strong winds in the country as record-breaking Tropical Cyclone Freddy made its second landfall in Mozambique on Saturday night, pounding the neighbouring nation with heavy rains and disrupting transport and telecommunications services. In its latest update, the MSD warned the public to take necessary…
THE divisions rocking the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) have the potential of blighting perceptions around the credibility and integrity of the country’s upcoming harmonised elections, analysts have warned. This comes after Zec chairperson Priscilla Chigumba recently accused some of her colleagues of operating in breach of their mandates and holding clandestine meetings, as cracks at…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga, pictured, has called on the business community to collaborate closely with the government to end the country’s economic malaise. Speaking at a business summit in Harare on Friday, where President Emmerson Mnangagwa was the guest of honour, Chiwenga also urged for unity among Zimbabweans as the nation gears for the upcoming…
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) is targeting to register over 400 000 new voters nationwide during the second blitz drive. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, Zec deputy commissioner Rodney Kiwa said they are ready to roll out the exercise, which starts today and ends on March 21 countrywide. “We are ready with the…
