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Oppah Muchinguri backs well trained Zimbabwe Defence Forces
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), backed by good training, remain a critical component in the attainment of national aspirations through the National Development Strategy 1, Defence and War Veterans ...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:41hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
King Mambo weds in South Africa
KING Mambo yesterday tied the knot with a South African, Queen Zandile Mhlambi, at a colourful ceremony held in the neighbouring country.In 2020, King Mambo married his then second wife, Queen...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:02hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
'High technology needed to combat drug smuggling,' in Zimbabwe
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has called on the Government to invest in state-of-the-art technologies at the country's ports of entry and exit to combat the smuggling of illicit drugs and...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 08:10hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa expected in Bulawayo for youth dialogue
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected in Bulawayo today where he will lead deliberation on the inclusion of youth in economic development, while also tackling the topical issue of drug and substance abuse r...Published: 12 Apr 2023 at 08:05hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Rehabilitation facility for Bulawayo CBD
GOVERNMENT is set to establish a rehabilitation and outpatient facility in Bulawayo's city centre to help with counselling and psychosocial support for drug abusers and addicts.This was said b...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:54hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
ZRP throtles PUP's fight against drug abuse, bans demo against substance abuse
Police in Manicaland have banned a People's Unity Party (PUP) demonstration which was planned for the province this Saturday to protest the surge in drug use among youths in Zimbabwe, with youth being...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 14:36hrs | 297 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mr. President, Zimbabweans don't care about your 'critical pronouncements' as long as we're hungry and poor!
Recently, during a performance contract signing ceremony, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa chided his information and communications personnel for failing to properly articulate and disseminate h...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 09:27hrs | 332 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa implores parents to administer corporal punishment
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has implored parents and guardians to administer corporal punishment to discipline their children and challenged churches and other social institutions to join in the fight against...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 07:37hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's underworld of teen sex, drugs
TEENAGERS of schoolgoing age take turns to go into a secret hide-out located in Hatfield, Harare, on a Saturday.The girls are dressed in all sorts of skimpy tight fitting clothes, while their ...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:09hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
15-yr-old girl deserts home for drugs and sex
SEX and drugs seem to be the order of life for a teenage girl from Makokoba suburb in Bulawayo.The 15-year-old girl is in Form Three at a secondary school in the city.Her parents disco...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 18:24hrs | 945 | by Staff reporter
Pastor4ED launch Matebeleland South Chapter
PASTORS for Economic Development (ED) has launched its Matabeleland South chapter as the church fraternity steps up efforts to mobilise five million votes for President Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF ahead of ...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 07:12hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Cop arrested in Zimbabwe's anti-drugs fight
Police have intensified their campaign against drug suppliers and peddlers under a special operation which has seen several people, including a policeman, being arrested in the past five days while pr...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 04:57hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
POLICE WARNING: Private security firms potential criminals
POLICE have warned Bulawayo residents against hiring private security companies to patrol in their suburbs as that could expose them to criminals.The officer Commanding Bulawayo Province Commi...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 23:08hrs | 1383 | by Staff Reporter
'Schools concealing drug and substance abuse by students'
SCHOOLS in the country are reportedly concealing rampant drug and substance abuse by students to protect their reputation, NewsDay Weekender can reveal.This comes as the country has been exper...Published: 28 Jan 2023 at 19:10hrs | 1230 | by Staff Reporter
Pastors4ED Matebeleland North Chapter set for official launch
THE newly formed Pastors4ED Matebeleland North chapter will be officially launched on Monday in Kamativi.Matebeleland North Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Richard Moyo will be the ...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 06:39hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Govt must take care of youths
ECONOMIC Justice for Women Project (EJWP) joins Zimbabwe in commemorating the National Youth Day, a day meant to celebrate the efforts made by young people in building the country.The theme fo...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:53hrs | 90 | by EJWP
Zimbabwe not on a development trajectory but merely trying to return where it was a few decades ago
Two or so days ago, my wife and I were reminiscing about the past, and found ourselves - as we enjoy goofing around when we are alone - reciting popular advertisement jiggles that we still remembered ...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 16:24hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
63 pregnant school girls drop out in Bulawayo
IN a trend that has exposed the continued exploitation of the girl child in both rural and urban communities, 63 girls in Bulawayo dropped out of school after being impregnated, while about 40 pupils ...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:58hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
84-yr-old granny arrested for tototo brewing
AN 84-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested in Nyamandlovu for brewing an illicit beer popularly known as tototo. Alice Ngwenya of village 6B, under chief Deli, was found in possession of 60 litres...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:24hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promises youth bank
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, who will next month stand as a presidential candidate for the first time, yesterday commended the Junior Parliament for holding free and fair elections that brought...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 20:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge City: A perennial mirage or reality?
Sustainable urban development is one of the top priorities for many governments worldwide. The transformation of social, economic, cultural and political structures in society are some of the key fact...Published: 03 Apr 2018 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parents urged not to send children for sleep-overs
POLICE have urged parents to desist from sending their children for sleep-overs as that exposes them to abuse.Addressing pupils from various schools in Bulawayo last Friday at Eveline High Sch...Published: 03 Oct 2017 at 06:20hrs | 1442 | by Staff reporter
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