OFFICIALS are pushing for the refurbishment of urban drug rehabilitation centres in the region, to help tackle rising cases of drug and substance abuse here.Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting yesterday, the secretary for Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Paul Nyoni, also revealed that almost half of patients who were treated at Ingutsheni Central Hospital were…
Brighton Muronzereyi THE MDC has implemented leadership changes in its hierarchy to reposition the party “as a credible and effective opposition force”.Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, the party’s president, Douglas Mwonzora, said the restructuring was meant to inject fresh energy into the movement, strengthen internal cohesion, and enhance its capacity to mobilise supporters across…
Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE regional magistrate Sandra Mupindu yesterday jailed a man to an effective 15 years’ imprisonment for raping his friend’s daughter aged six.The girl, who is learning in Chishawasha Hills, was raped on her way from school. He was convicted of rape following a full trial.In handing down the sentence, Mupindu noted…
CHIEF WRITER THE GOVERNMENT says it has established provincial hotlines to allow citizens to report urgent road defects and accelerate national infrastructure repairs.In a statement yesterday, the ministry said this was part of ongoing efforts to improve road safety and maintenance, while strengthening public participation in infrastructure management.“The ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development reaffirms…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat ZANU PF followers must desist from having a go at each other in public, and learn to resolve their differences amicably, a concerned top party official has said. Speaking on Sunday at a rally in Bikita, amid escalating factional wars within the party, the former liberation movement’s secretary for security…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER GURUVE serial killings suspect, Anymore Zvitsva, is facing additional charges of murdering four more people. All in all, Zvitsva, 33, now stands accused of having killed 23 people — while also facing five attempted murder and two rape counts. He allegedly carried out the gruesome killings between March and December…
Takudzwa Dhambu LOGISTICS between Zimbabwe and the Indian Ocean have ground to a halt following a total suspension of rail traffic on the Chicualacuala-Maputo corridor. The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) announced the emergency closure after torrential rains in Mozambique caused severe “washaways,” leaving sections of the track unstable and dangerous. The disruption hits a…
A 16-YEAR OLD girl from Nguboyenja suburb has committed suicide after failing Ordinary Level. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele said the deceased drank poison after discovering she only passed two out of seven subjects. “The police in Bulawayo confirm receiving a case of sudden death by poisoning where a…
BULAWAYO councillors have expressed concern over vendors practicing open defecation in the central business district, saying the crisis would result in disease outbreaks. Speaking during a recent council meeting, Ward 3 councillor Mxolisi Mahlangu said the situation had gone out of control. “We cannot have a city that has people behaving like they are in…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER CLAIMS that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is linked to expelled former Zanu PF central committee member Blessed Geza are patently false, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s investment advisor, Paul Tungwarara, has said. The increasingly prominent businessman, who is in line to become Zanu PF’s central committee member for Chipinge, made the notable comment…
