Kasukuwere appoints new Parks board

Harare Bureau ENVIRONMENT, Water and Climate Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has appointed an eight member board for Parks and Wildlife Management Authority. The board, chaired by businessman Alvin Ncube was tasked…

13 ministers in Byo crisis indaba

Pamela Shumba Senior Reporter THIRTEEN Cabinet ministers meet in Bulawayo today for a crisis indaba on the slow pace of development in the Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and South provinces. Delegates…

Moyo speaks on editor’s arrest . . . Kudzayi expected to appear in court today

Prosper Ndlovu Deputy News Editor THE decision to resolve any charges levelled against Sunday Mail editor, Edmund Kudzayi, through the legal route is at the heart of a constitutional democracy,…

Gwanda town council sinking in debt

Marvelous Moyo Gwanda Correspondent GWANDA municipality owes different service providers $8 million. It is failing to liquidate the debt because of poor revenue inflows which mean that the little money…

Vic Falls town gets 274ha for expansion

Victoria Falls Reporter GOVERNMENT has availed 274 hectares of land near the Victoria Falls International Airport for the expansion of the resort town, as it intensifies efforts to mordenise the…

Editorial Comment: Let’s all strive to improve our schools

The land reform programme has brought about immense opportunities for improved economic and social conditions for the formerly landless blacks. Now that they have reclaimed their land, their dignity has…

They are silent saviours

Vaidah Mashangwa IT is estimated that millions of grandparents have assumed guardianship to their grandchildren. The main reason is that they have stepped in to take care of children left…

Day of the African Child: Reflection on the plight of children

Factmore Dzobo Senior Reporter IN a socio-economic environment dominated by poverty, economic and socio-political instability, the African child is usually subjected to many social ills. On Monday, Africa commemorated the…

Health ministry steps up tobacco tax push

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care is stepping up calls for higher tobacco taxes, arguing it will discourage smoking. Zimbabwe held combined commemorations of World No Tobacco Day and…

Violence against women rising in Mali

New York — Violence against women has become one of the most pressing issues in Mali, where despite recent gains in stabilisation, the political and humanitarian situation remains fragile, John…