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2 months ago | 
southerneye.co.zw | Praise Nyamadzawo |Bongile Moyo |Tafadzwa Mhlanga |Nizbert Moyo
VUNGU Rural District Council (RDC) says it will soon be holding a public auction to sell stray livestock that has been impounded.
Fourteen auctions will take place from February 11 to 18 at different sites.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
southerneye.co.zw | Praise Nyamadzawo |Vanessa Gonye |Patricia Sibanda |Peter Dube
THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has condemned a housing development project being undertaken in Greystone Park, Borrowdale, saying its location is a wetland area.
In a statement on Wednesday, Ema said the project started without the necessary environmental licences on a clearly defined wetland.
Ema said the wetland had distinctive black clay and other ecological indicators, prompting it to issue tickets and an environmental protection order to cease operations.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
newsday.co.zw | Praise Nyamadzawo
THE Indigenous Advisory Practitioners Association of Zimbabwe (IAPAZ) has expressed concern over the phased retrenchment proposed by Triangle Limited, a subsidiary of Tongaat Hulett.
Triangle Limited recently announced plans for mass retrenchment, citing viability challenges and attributing the phased retrenchment exercise to a combination of rising operational costs, currency instability, inflationary pressures and the adverse effects of government policies.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
southerneye.co.zw | Gracious Daniel |Ophar Mavuri |Praise Nyamadzawo |Silas Nkala
THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) is targeting to collect 88 430 units of blood by the end of 2024 as it seeks to build reserves amid dwindling stocks.
NBSZ launched a campaign running from December 6 to January 14 to collect 7 460 units of blood across the country during the period.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
newsday.co.zw | Vanessa Gonye |Gracious Daniel |Praise Nyamadzawo
SWEDISH ambassador to Zimbabwe, Per Lindgarde, has decried the alarming statistics of gender-based violence (GBV) and child marriages in Zimbabwe saying urgent action is required to end the vices.
Globally, a woman is killed every 10 minutes.
According to available statistics, in Zimbabwe, 22 women are raped daily; one woman is abused every 75 minutes and an average of 646 women are sexually abused each month.
One in three girls under 18 is married off.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
newsday.co.zw | Praise Nyamadzawo
APPROXIMATELY 1,8% cases of men's suicide have been linked to gender-based violence (GBV), according to reports by the World Health Organisation (WHO)'s Prevention and Management of Mental Health in 2018.
The patriarchal society has a belief that GBV is mostly perpetrated on women and girls and not taking into consideration that men are also victims of GBV, which negatively impacts their social functioning and mental well-being.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
newsday.co.zw | Praise Nyamadzawo
GENDER and Media Connect (GMC) is set to conduct a Journalists’ Wellness Week (JWW) in December to promote the mental and physical wellness of media professionals.
The JWW will run from December 2 to 7 2024 under the theme #RechargeandReconnect!
The programme is designed to provide journalists with tools to manage stress, improve resilience and prioritise their mental, physical and digital health.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
newsday.co.zw | Praise Nyamadzawo
ZIMBABWE yesterday joined the rest of world in launching the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, which focuses on preventing violence against women and girls.
The annual international campaign, which started yesterday and runs until December 10, highlights the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
newsday.co.zw | Praise Nyamadzawo
ZIMBABWE’S health system is facing significant challenges while underfunding is emerging as a stumbling block towards achieving universal health coverage by 2030.
Health and Child Care minister Douglas Mombeshora said this at a High Level National Health Financing Dialogue in Harare on Thursday.
“Government allocations towards health have persistently been below the 15% Abuja target. In 2024, only 9,8% of the total budget was allocated to health,” Mombeshora said.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
newsday.co.zw | Praise Nyamadzawo
THE United States (US) embassy has called on organisations and individuals in Zimbabwe to participate in the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) programme targeting non-profit organisations, civil society organisations, incubators, tech hubs and government alumni organisations.
