Dakamela Trust, China deepen cultural diplomacy ties

BULAWAYO, Aug. 13 (NewsDay Live) — The Dakamela Trust and Chief Dakamela of Nkayi, Matabeleland North, are engaging the Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe to use cultural diplomacy and people-to-people exchanges to unlock practical development partnerships. The…

Zimbabwe moves to strengthen support for care leavers

HARARE, Aug. 13 (NewsDay Live) — Zimbabwe is developing an aftercare policy to support young people leaving alternative care, including orphanages and children’s homes, as they transition into adulthood and independent living. Speaking at an Aftercare…

Municipal police should lead urban traffic enforcement

HARARE, Aug. 13 (NewsDay Live) — Municipal police are best placed to lead urban traffic enforcement because they understand local traffic patterns, infrastructure constraints and community priorities better than distant national agencies, Harare City Council chief…

Zimbabwe hands SADC ministers chair to South Africa

Zimbabwe has handed over the Southern African Development Community (SADC) council of ministers chairmanship to South Africa. Foreign Affairs and International Trade minister Professor Amon Murwira called for stronger regional solidarity, deeper integration and collective action…

Tafirenyika, Jessub drug case bail ruling moved to today

HARARE, Aug. 12 (NewsDay Live) — The bail ruling for President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s daughter-in-law Kelsea Tafirenyika and her uncle, Isaac Jessub, who are facing charges of dealing in dangerous drugs, has been postponed to today after…

Lake Kariba disaster exposes mortuary incapacity

KAROI, Aug. 12 (NewsDay Live) — The Lake Kariba boat disaster has exposed critical gaps in mortuary capacity in Mashonaland West, with health facilities in Kariba and Karoi struggling to cope with the growing number of…

Six killed in separate road crashes on major Zimbabwe highways

HARARE, Aug. 12 (NewsDay Live) — Six people were killed in two separate road traffic accidents along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls and Harare-Bulawayo roads on Tuesday, police said in Wednesday. The first accident occurred at about 4:30pm…

Invictus confirms November drilling start for Musuma-1 well

HARARE, Aug. 12 (NewsDay Live) — Invictus Energy has confirmed that drilling of its high-impact Musuma-1 exploration well in Zimbabwe’s Cabora Bassa Basin will begin in November after the company executed a revised drilling contract with…