February 2018

HARARE – Government has abandoned the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem) drive as previously adopted by the regime of former president Robert Mugabe. Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development minister Amon Murwira issued a statement yesterday to the effect that funding for prospective “A” Level students looking to take up science subjects…

HARARE – The Noah Manyika-led Build Zimbabwe Alliance has announced the appointment of William Pilbrough to be the party’s vice president as the country hurtles towards the harmonised elections scheduled for July, this year. Speaking at a press conference held yesterday at Sapes Trust, Manyika said the appointment of Pilbrough, symbolises the death of racism…

HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) has started a public consultation on the draft smart water meter by-laws and invited the public to give feedback on the draft law. In a notice by the acting town clerk Hosea Chisango, the by-laws can be viewed at Rowan Martin building and all other HCC offices. The new…

HARARE – The Health Professions Authority of Zimbabwe (HPAZ) has threatened to shut down unregistered health institutions, giving them up to March 1, to regularise their operations. HPAZ said it is an offence to operate an unregistered health facility under the Health Professions Act. “From March 1, 2018, health institutions found operating without renewing their…

HARARE – The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has started implementing a programme to seal trucks in transit in a bid to curb and reduce incidents of fraud. According to a public notice issued by the tax agency, cargo passing through Zimbabwe must only take three days and these include weekend and public holidays. “To this…

HARARE – The suitability and technical specifications of the six-year-old 80 motorised graders supplied to rural local authorities by the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) for the upgrading of roads was questioned in Parliament yesterday. While the issue has remained a source of constant political bickering and conjecture since 2014, the roads manager plunged into…

HARARE – The safety of deaf patients is being put at risk due to a lack of  hospital staff who know sign language and problems in accessing anti-retroviral drugs. The families of patients and staff not trained in sign language are being left to pass on health information, raising concerns of people with hearing impairment. …