Source: ‘Byo female waste pickers face multiple forms of GBV’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY SILAS NKALA FEMALE waste pickers in Bulawayo face serious physical, emotional and economic abuse in their work, a Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) report revealed. Waste picking and recycling has become a major business venture for many. According to the […]
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Zim truck driver caged in Bots for smuggling children
Source: Zim truck driver caged in Bots for smuggling children – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY SILAS NKALA A LOCAL truck driver was jailed in Botswana after being caught smuggling seven children from Zimbabwe to South Africa through that country. Reports from Botswana said Eric Mpofu (29) appeared before Botswana Magistrate Chandapiwa Molefi on Monday charged with […]
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End forced child marriages: ZGC
Source: End forced child marriages: ZGC – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY NHAU MANGIRAZI THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) yesterday called for an end to ‘‘primitive forced marriages’’ on minors to protect the girl child. This follows a public outcry over the alleged forced marriage of a 15-year-old girl to a Chinese national in Sanyati, Mashonaland West […]
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New houses for Binga flood victims
Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter Government has started constructing houses for families whose homes were last year destroyed by floods in Binga district, Matabeleland North province. After 181 families were displaced by floods in February, Government resolved to relocate 81 of them to safer places and has started constructing houses for them. Nsungwale villagers under Chief […] …
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Unity Day on a steam train, An unforgettable experience
Bongani Ndlovu and Tawonga Ngoma, Chronicle Reporters Bulawayo residents, some of them who had never boarded a steam train before, yesterday had a lifetime experience on the Steam Safari Train from Bulawayo to Plumtree and back. The train’s slow movement and the many stops, was a perfect tonic to soak in the ambience of the […] …
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Alarming chicken deaths: Farmers blame chick suppliers for festive season losses
Mkhululi Ncube, Chronicle Reporter SMALL-SCALE poultry farmers are accusing day-old chicks’ suppliers of selling poor quality birds resulting in them incurring huge losses due to high mortality rates and poor growth. A number of farmers dealing in broiler chickens who had hoped to cash-in on the festive season say they have made huge losses due […] …
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COMMENT: Let’s ALL play our part to have an accident-free holiday
Many Zimbabweans are today and tomorrow travelling to various destinations across the country to join their families and relatives for the Christmas festivities. It is the time of the year when workers including those working in neighbouring countries like South Africa and Botswana join their families and relatives as they enjoy the annual break. Most […] …
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71 dead in human wildlife conflicts
Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent SEVENTY-ONE people lost their lives due to human -wildlife conflict between January and December this year amid concerns that such cases are on the increase. Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority (Zimparks) spokesperson, Mr Tinashe Farawo said crocodiles and elephants account for the bulk of the fatal attacks. “Elephants and crocodiles account […] …
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Byo residents complain over drugs shortage at clinics
Source: Byo residents complain over drugs shortage at clinics – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY SILISIWE MABALEKA BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) clinics have been hard hit by a shortage of drugs and residents have appealed to the government to finance the procurement of medicines to ensure access to primary healthcare. This emerged during a residents meeting held […]
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Employ skilled ex-convicts, ZPCS urge communities
Source: Employ skilled ex-convicts, ZPCS urge communities – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY EVANS MATHANDA The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) yesterday begged communities to employ skilled ex-convicts to promote their reintegration into society. ZPCS deputy officer commanding Harare province, George Mutimbanyoka made the call yesterday during the graduation ceremony of 31 ex-inmates who received certificates […]
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