THE country will face serious water challenges in the coming years due to the adverse effects of climate change. So warned the Minister of Water, Anxious Masuka, yesterday while marking World Water Day. In this regard, he said the government was investing in new dams to mitigate the effects of climate change. “With climate change,…
NELSON Chamisa’s continued dominance of the country’s opposition movement is currently facing intense scrutiny.This comes as many of his followers are growing increasingly frustrated by his apparent failure to provide strategic direction to them on the government’s Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3.It also comes as Chamisa continues to post messages on social media that many…
A GROUP calling itself the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle (VLS) yesterday distanced itself from a recent written parliamentary submission by Retired Air Marshal Henry Muchena opposing several Constitutional Amendment Bill No.3 proposed amendments.The group described Muchena’s document as a reflection of his personal views rather than a collective position of retired army generals and…
THE police have arrested two more suspects in the murder of Ruwa businessman Joseph Mutangadura following a shoot-out that left one robber dead.Mutangadura was brutally attacked by a gang of armed robbers with pistols, metal bars and claw hammers at his house at Mutangadura’s Hideout Farm on August 17 last year.In a statement, national police…
THE private sector must collaborate with the government to ensure the smooth implementation of the newly-launched National AI Strategy.Launched last week by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the strategy is designed to ensure that AI technologies are universally accessible and reflect the nation’s commitment to the fourth industrial revolution.Speaking at the CEO Africa Roundtable Policy Dialogue in…
LAWMAKERS have added their voices to growing concerns about the fact that the price of fuel in Zimbabwe is significantly higher than what motorists in other landlocked countries in the region are paying for.In this regard, legislators want the minister of Energy and Power Development, July Moyo, to explain to the nation why there is…
NURSES at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital — one of the country’s biggest public health institutions — staged a demonstration over poor salaries and other conditions of work yesterday.The organising secretary of the Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) in Harare, Kumbirai Maisva, told the Daily News that the protest had not been coordinated by the union, but…
TEACHERS should be the first line of defence in the fight against drug and substance abuse in schools by keeping a close eye on pupils’ activities and behaviour, authorities have said.The call comes in the wake of the launch of a coordinated crackdown by authorities, amid the surge in drug and substance abuse in schools,…
THE National Aids Council (Nac) has raised concern over rising vulnerability to HIV among adolescent girls in Matabeleland North, amid growing cases of teenage pregnancies in the province.Speaking during a provincial stakeholder engagement meeting in Bulawayo, Nac programmes officer, Sibongile Shumba said the situation called for urgent and targeted interventions.“Adolescent girls and young women remain…
THE minister of Local Government, Daniel Garwe, says he is meeting with stakeholders in the transport sector on Monday to address the recent hike in transport fares triggered by rising fuel prices.This comes as the Zimbabwe Regulatory Authority (Zera) hiked the prices of diesel from US$1,77 to US$2,05, while petrol jumped from US$1,71 to US$2,17.The…
