HARARE – Government must scale-up the use of “viral load”-based HIV treatment monitoring to improve treatment outcomes, an international medical humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has said. Zimbabwe’s health sector is presently relying on CD4 count — which is considerably cheaper than viral load tests — to treat an estimated 600 000 people on…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)’s benchmark industrial index continued on a seven-day losing streak closing the week in the red at 204,12 points after retreating 1,54 percent. On Friday, beverages maker Delta eased 5 cents to trade at 140 cents, while giant retailers Innscor lost 1,50 cents to close at 75 cents and…
HARARE – Members of Parliament are next week expected to converge in Nyanga to deliberate on the long-awaited 2014 National Budget. This comes as the Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa had postponed the budget presentation from the traditional month of November to this month, arguing there was need for wider consultations. The workshop — organised by…
HARARE – Prominent wheel spinner Deon “DJ Smoove” Fulton’s death in a car accident yesterday morning has plunged Zimbabwe’s entertainment industry into mourning. DJ Smoove, who was reportedly driving alone, was involved in the fatal crash near Sam Levy’s Village. The fabled DJ, who recently remixed King Shaddy’s Sister Gire, was reportedly coming from a…
HARARE – On reading the Daily News editorial on Wednesday, I was very concerned to see expressions of political acceptance of many highly-contentious points. I would argue that serious misconceptions are keeping many unhelpful policies on our statute books and it is a source of some dismay to find that your paper is carrying editorials…
HARARE – A big congratulations to our wonderful tennis ambassador, Cara Black, for winning the Zimbabwe Sportsperson of the Year accolade at the Annual National Sports Awards (Ansa) on Wednesday night following a fruitful year on tour. Black’s crowning moment sparked some debate in the Zimbabwe’s sporting fraternity, with some observers being of the opinion…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is expected to have a new tourism policy next year aimed at boosting tourists’ receipts to over $5 billion in six years. The country’s tourism revenue declined to $1 billion last year from $2,4 billion realised in 2011. Karikoga Kaseke, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA)’s chief executive, said his organisation was currently…
HARARE – The Agriculture ministry says government is finalising a legal instrument to facilitate the launch of the long-awaited commodities exchange. Clemence Bwenje, economics and markets director in the Agriculture ministry, yesterday told an agriculture symposium in Harare that it will be launched before 2014 harvesting season. Establishment of the exchange has been on the…
HARARE – ZB Bank Limited (ZB) has unveiled a $1 million loan facility targeted at boosting the informal sector’s capacity. The “Informal Trader” scheme comes on the back of the institution’s recent introduction of a savings account tailor made for the thriving sector. “Through the informal trader savings account, it was established that traders have…
HARARE – Zimbabwean cricket players have unanimously agreed to boycott all forms of cricket until they are paid outstanding dues owed to them by the game’s governing body, it emerged last night. Senior players from different franchise teams held a meeting in Harare Thursday following the drawn Logan Cup match between Mashonaland Eagles and Midwest…
