HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) is still pursuing plans to change the city’s roads from tar to concrete roads. The move is part of plans to rehabilitate the city badly damaged 6000 km road network. In an interview, the local authority’s roads operations manager, George Munyonga, said the city was still figuring out…
HARARE – Vice President Constantino Chiwenga last Friday mocked graduates, saying some of them have more than two degrees but had never been on a plane, while he hailed comical Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba. In a speech read on his behalf by Lands minister Perrance Shiri at Harare City Library during the launch of…
HARARE – The number of cholera cases in Chegutu has risen to 73 from 18 recorded on January 19, this year. A recent visit by the Daily News to the town last Friday, led by the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society, revealed that health officials have escalated intervention efforts, with several organisations working day and night…
HARARE – The health sector’s $520 million 2018 budget allocation remains too low, despite Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa having increased it from $454 million, Health minister David Parirenyatwa said. He said there was a lot of damage, wear and tear at the hospitals that needs to be fixed. “Our target was $1,1 billion, it’s still…
HARARE – The Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ) has called for foreign-trained medical students to register with the body, so that the professionals get familiarised with the local health system. This comes as Zimbabweans are increasingly seeking medical training in other countries. In a statement, the Council said: “It has come to…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Mugg and Bean (M&B) franchise owner Shingi Munyeza, has shut down one of the exclusive restaurant’s joints — Avondale branch — following non-renewal of its lease. Munyeza — who also holds the seafood-themed Ocean Basket and pub-restaurant News Café franchises — told the Daily News that they were looking around for a…
HARARE – Left-arm pace bowler Brian Vitori is set to resume international cricket this morning following the lifting of his one year suspension over an illegal bowling action after he was picked for the first one-dayer against Kenya at Mutare Sports Club this morning. The 27-year-old was banned for 12 months in December 2016 after…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s telecommunications quality and services has improved in the last few years due to infrastructure and network upgrades, the sector’s regulator has said. The Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority official Shingirai Marufu said the country now has one of the highest call connection success rates in the world following the promulgation of Statutory…
HARARE – More than 16 000 families have unilaterally resettled themselves in the Save Conservancy, the capacious wildlife sanctuary which tracks either side of Save River, triggering a potentially deadly human-wildlife conflict. The stunning revelations were made by Environment, Water and Climate minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri while addressing a pass-out parade of 106 game rangers who…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC)’s project to install 100 000 plus prepaid water meters hangs in the balance as the local authority still awaits determination of the tender’s winner by the State Procurement Board (SPB). In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, HCC spokesperson Michael Chideme said the project will only commence once…
