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Cholera outbreak in Kariba: A wake-up call for vigilance and prevention
The recent cholera outbreak in Gache Gache Fishing Camp, located in Kariba District, has thrust the community into a state of crisis, claiming one life and leaving five others battling the disease. Th...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 14:11hrs | 179 | by Anashe Mupamombe
BCC in ambitious 2034 housing plan
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revealed an ambitious plan to construct 500,000 housing units by 2034 as part of a broader 15-year master plan aimed at addressing the city's severe housing backlog...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 06:26hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Underfunding sinks Zimbabwe school projects
Government-funded school projects are progressing at a snail's pace, with many targets missed due to insufficient funding from Treasury, according to a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee report. The re...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:50hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors flag sprouting illegal bus ranks
Councillors in Bulawayo are concerned over the rise of illegal bus ranks in the city as it becomes clear that the long-awaited Egodini Mall project may not be able to accommodate all city buses. With ...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 10:56hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Strong winds leave families stranded in Matopo
Strong winds struck several wards in Umzingwane District on Sunday, leaving a trail of destruction and rendering many villagers homeless. The worst-hit areas were wards 1, 2, 9, and 20, with the villa...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:04hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Minister Rwodzi engages British Airlines; calls for AI in wildlife tourism
Zimbabwe's Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Barbara Rwodzi, has engaged with the British Airlines Networking Department in London to seek for the re-establishment of a direct London-Harar...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 12:57hrs | 762 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
BCC allocates 1 636 trading bays in CBD
The Bulawayo City Council has completed the allocation of 1,636 trading bays for informal traders along 5th Avenue and at Bhaktas sites. This move comes in response to the sharp increase in informal t...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 07:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hires 4 600 teachers, eyes 2 400 more
Primary and Secondary Education Minister, Torerayi Moyo, announced that a total of 4,600 teachers have been recruited since January, with plans underway to recruit an additional 2,400 during the third...Published: 23 May 2024 at 10:48hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's nursing school shut down
The government has shut down a nursing school established by Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga in Chikomba district, Mashonaland East province, due to disruptions from Zanu-PF factional conflicts....Published: 20 May 2024 at 07:55hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Mthakwazi activists narrate horror stories from behind prison walls
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) activists have revealed details of harassment and torture as well as unfair treatment during their incarceration after staging a peaceful protest outside the Bulawayo Ce...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 21:04hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo landlords renting out verandas and toilets raises concerns
In Old Lobengula, Bulawayo, reports indicate that some property owners are resorting to renting out their verandas and toilets to desperate individuals seeking housing, raising concerns about the pote...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 09:23hrs | 4 | by Stephen Jakes
Outcry over inhumane evictions
GOVERNMENT has been criticised for carrying out inhumane mass evictions in Masvingo and Chiredzi, among other areas, leaving families homeless.The latest wave of farm evictions targeting land ...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 19:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Smart prison for Gwanda
GOVERNMENT is set to construct a smart prison in Gwanda with a capacity of housing 1 300 prisoners as part of efforts to decongest the prison, Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Deputy Minister N...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ingutsheni overwhelmed by abandoned patients
AUTHORITIES at Zimbabwe's largest psychiatric hospital, Ingutsheni in Bulawayo, have accused families of dumping their loved ones who are suffering from mental health issues at the facility, resulting...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:37hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Hwahwa Prison roof blown off
A thunderstorm accompanied by strong winds blew off the roofing of a section of Hwahwa Prison in Gweru last Friday, prison authorities said.Prisoners were moved to buildings that remained inta...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 09:29hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police pass-out parade flops, send recruits home
POLICE have sent home recruits after a failed pass-out parade on Wednesday this week due to a shortage of uniforms, NewsDay can report.NewsDay is reliably informed that the Zimbabwe Republic P...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt plunges cities into cholera zones
ZIMBABWE'S approach in addressing a countrywide water crisis has plunged most cities into cholera red zones as infections rise.Health and Child Care minister Douglas Mombeshora this week discussed...Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 15:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Presidential amnesty needs revisiting
IN yesterday's NewsDay edition, we carried a story of a former jailbird who was released from prison this year under the Presidential Amnesty programme. The man, who was released after serving part of...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:33hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Overcrowding crisis hits Ingutsheni Hospital
BULAWAYO's Ingutsheni mental hospital has become overcrowded, triggering a serious shortage of blankets.A Bulawayo resident, who recently visited the health institution to see a relative, said...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Post nomination report exposes Zanu-PF violence during process
AN observation report has exposed Zanu-PF intra-party violence that occurred during the nomination court processes after some disgruntled members in Mashonaland West tried to submit their selection pa...Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 06:27hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
More land for Bulawayo housing
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) said it is committed to availing more land for servicing into residential stands building on the success of the Public Private Partnerships model to reduce the housing ...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's amnesty to rapists raises a stink
Pressure is piling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to reconsider the release of dangerous criminals, including rapists, who benefited from an amnesty that saw the release of 4 000 prisoners. R...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's amnesty for rapists hitting victims harder
EMELKA (not real name) was only 11 years old when a 59-year-old villager forced himself on her. The villager repeated the attack several times, threatening to kill the young girl using witchcraft if s...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga promised swimming pools, but Mbare residents swim in sewage
OVERCROWDING, poor water reticulation, obsolete sewer systems, uncollected refuse and old inhabitable homes is the story of Mbare.It is also the story of Matapi Flats in the same suburb, built...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:14hrs | 2 | by Tatenda Manyinyire
BCC transfers 2 000 houses to sitting tenants
The Bulawayo City Council has transferred close to 2 000 houses to sitting tenants under home ownership scheme following years of haggling over the issue.The 1 978 houses are in Iminyela, Mabu...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools revert to five-day week
All schools from today revert to the normal five-day learning week as there is no longer need to rotate attendance at schools short of classrooms to handle decongestion rules to minimise Covid-19 infe...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prisons death traps, says Guantanamo Bay detention camp handlers
A UNITED States embassy human rights report has described Zimbabwe's prison conditions as harsh and life threatening.In its latest report on human rights practices, the United States said pris...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Health time bomb at Sidojiwe flats
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) says it is concerned about the ballooning population at Sidojiwe flats meant to accommodate 82 bachelors, but now houses more than 500 families.The town planning de...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rights situation dire, says Iraq invaders
THE United States has described Zimbabwe's human rights situation as dire.Zimbabwe is still plagued by unlawful and arbitrary killings, while citizens' rights to peaceful assembly and freedom ...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parliament flags overcrowding in Zimbabwe prisons
Parliament on Thursday raised concern over overcrowding within the country's jails with Harare Remand Prison having the most inmates at 1,485 against a holding capacity of 900 inmates.Accordin...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:13hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 hits 3 boarding schools
A FRESH wave of COVID-19 has hit three boarding schools in Mashonaland East province, with 80 students and teachers testing positive last week, NewsDay has learnt.The development comes a fortn...Published: 23 Jan 2023 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK's deportations deal with Zimbabwe putting lives at risk
In the four years since she arrived in the UK, 56-year-old Josephine Sipiwe Jenje-Mudimbu's life has shifted from one of hope to one of daily, grinding fear.Josy, as she's better known, is an ...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | 14 | by Raoul Walawalker for Open Democracy
Medical equipment gathers dust at UBH
WHILE patients countrywide are complaining that public health institutions are running without enough equipment and medication, some donated equipment at Bulawayo United Hospitals (UBH) has been gathe...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
The changing landscape of Makokoba suburb
MAKOKOBA, the oldest township and the first black African suburb in the City of Queens and Kings was named after the actions of one Mr Fallon, the native commissioner at the time, who used to walk aro...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe legislators push for VIP prisons
LEGISLATORS have demanded for a VIP section at prisons and correctional facilities complete with good gyms so that they do not suffer from stress and mix with common criminals.This was suggest...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prisoners cry foul
OVERCROWDING, failure to access health services and poor living conditions continue to stalk inmates at Harare remand prison where they share few toilets and showers.The exact number of inmate...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
1 200 primary and secondary schools built in last 4 years?
AT least 1 194 primary and secondary schools, averaging about 300 per year, were built countrywide in the last four years in line with the Government's quest to reduce the distance learners walk to an...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 06:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to build new prison in Gwanda
GOVERNMENT will soon construct a new prison in Gwanda, Matabeleland South to address the problem of overcrowding at Gwanda Prison which is compromising the rights of inmates.A site for the new...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Shot in arm for Grey Prison
BLANKET shortages at Grey Prison in Bulawayo prompted Ship of Zion International Ministries pastor Siphethangani Sibanda to donate bedding to prisoners.The donation, worth US$350, was made on ...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Flats to reduce Bulawayo housing backlog
GROWING up in a residential flat as opposed to a stand-alone housing unit has largely been confined to a few western suburbs in Bulawayo.Several rented apartments owned by the local authority ...Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt should act urgently on tertiary students accommodation
TERTIARY institutions should make sure they recruit students they can accommodate in their hostels so that everyone is equally and decently accommodated.Government should enter into partnershi...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:55hrs | | by Poor student
WhaWha inmates complain of mosquitoes, bedbugs
INMATES at WhaWha Prison outside the Midlands capital, Gweru, enjoyed family week during the Easter holidays where they were visited by friends and relatives.Although they were grateful for th...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bedbug outbreak hits WhaWha Prison
Whawha Prison, outside Midlands province capital Gweru, has been infested by bedbugs, Southern Eye has learnt.According to families of inmates at the jail, who spoke on condition of anonymity,...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 08:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare Prisons overpopulated
HARARE Central and Remand Prisons have more than their holding capacities, H-Metro has established.More than 1 300 inmates are at Harare Remand Prison, which has a holding capacity of 900 inma...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 10:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
400 Zimbabweans in Botswana jails
BOTSWANA and Zimbabwe are set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will see prisoner exchanges between the countries.Zimbabweans serving jail time in Botswana will be able to compl...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police morale hits rock bottom
MORALE within the Zimbabwe Republic Police over staff welfare-related issues has reached its lowest ebb amid serious concern that service delivery will be compromised while corruption may reign suprem...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 17:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe and Smith denied povo title deed, 'not to relinquish control over them' revealed late John Robertson
"John Robertson (85), a highly respected Zimbabwean economist who lived through the rise and fall of the country's increasingly volatile economy and three successive governments, passed away in Harare...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 18:03hrs | 3 | by Wilbert Mukori
8 dead, 50 injured in Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon stadium crush
Eight people were killed and about 50 injured in a crush outside a Cameroonian football stadium on Monday ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations match.Crowds attempted to enter through a southern e...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 06:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Christmas: a time to be with family
Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world to celebrate Christmas Day today and as we celebrate it is important to remind each other of some of the traditions that were practiced by our grandmothers not so ...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:22hrs | 11 | by Yvonne Ncube
Urban home-seekers invade rural area land
The rising cost of land in urban centres such as Harare has pushed desperate home seekers to invade adjacent rural areas, which are now experiencing increasing pressure on demand for social services....Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:00hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
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