WOMEN empowerment is an integral pillar of financial inclusion, Women Affairs, Community and Small and Medium Enterprises minister Sithembiso Nyoni has said. Nyoni made the remarks during the launch of Empowered Woman Excel Saving and Credit Cooperative Society (Saccos) in Harare on Thursday. “We cannot talk about financial inclusion if we don’t talk about women…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw STRIKING nurses have claimed that they are being victimised by politicians and hospital authorities who are threatening to sack them. This comes as the Health Apex Council met with the government in the Bipartite Negotiating Panel on Tuesday, where the Health Services Board indicated that there would be no…
Maxwell Sibanda ASSISTANT EDITOR THE signing into law of the Freedom of Information Act as part of the processes of repealing the draconian and widely discredited Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) is a significant milestone in Zimbabwe’s law reforms agenda, media watchdogs have said. They added that this should set…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw MOVEMENT restrictions associated with the coronavirus (Covid-19)-induced national lockdown have led to a 50 percent drop in the number of children being treated for malnutrition in the country, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) has said. This comes as the country’s Covid-19 cases have…
Tinashe Nekati STAFF WRITER nekatit@dailynews.co.zw THE vulnerable in society must be prioritised in coronavirus (Covid-19) interventions as they are already disadvantaged because of their condition and status, a government official has said. Wedza assistant district development coordinator Admire Dhliwayo, who was representing the district development coordinator as head of the district Covid-19 taskforce, said the…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw BUSINESSMAN Genius Kadungure will have to wait a little longer for judgment in cases in which his company Piko Trading is accused of smuggling over five million kilogrammes of liquid petroleum gas and him failing to submit income tax returns. The judgment was initially set for yesterday, but had to…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have raised the alarm over the continued rise in the number of escapees from coronavirus (Covid-19) quarantine centres, with a total of 194 cases recorded as of yesterday. This comes as the number of local transmissions also continues to rise, with the country recording 617 confirmed cases, including 173…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE National Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ) yesterday launched an exhibition titled Aftershock: Life After Cyclone Idai which chronicles the impact of the disaster and the road to recovery for affected communities. The exhibition, co-curated by NGZ acting executive director Raphael Chikukwa and artist Jekesai Njikizana is a congregation of…
DESPITE problems associated with coronavirus (Covid-19) and the lockdown measures, the period has afforded artists space to plan on new projects. Chitungwiza-based musician Shepherd Mapondo who also doubles up as manager for sungura outfit Zim Select, a group domiciled in the populous dormitory town, believes the lockdown has been a blessing in disguise. Put in…
Austin Karonga SPORTS WRITER karongaa@dailynews.co.zw RUFARO Stadium will soon have new and modern changing rooms that meet Fifa and Caf standards after former Lengthens FC director Beadle Gwasira pledged to help finance the development. At the moment, the Warriors and various national teams cannot host international matches at home after Caf condemned all of Zimbabwe’s…
