Tariro Sajeni STAFF WRITER sajenit@dailynews.co.zw PERSONS with disabilities face exclusion from birth and are finding it difficult to sustain their livelihoods because they are continuously excluded from opportunities, a local rights body for the disabled has said. In an interview last week, Nkomwa Foundation Trust (NFT) leader Pick Nkomwa said there was a need for…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw INAUGURAL chairperson of the recently-launched National Gold Buyers Association (NGBA) Pedzisayi Scott Sakupwanya, pictured, says the lobby group is determined to see increased gold deliveries to the government. Sakupwanya was elected to lead the NGBA last week — together with a team including respected foreign investors and local mining…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.uk Zera’s tough stance on cooking gas comes amid rising cases of fires related to tank explosions in residential areas, leading to loss of life and destruction of property worth millions of dollars. In a statement recently, Zera said selling gas in residential areas was dangerous and illegal. “Those found…
Tinashe Nekati STAFF WRITER nekatit@dailynews.co.zw THE Alfred Dondo Foundation (ADF), which raises funds through the annual Change a Life concerts, has assisted dozens of learners from six schools in Chivhu in Chikomba District with stationery, uniforms and sanitary ware. The Change a Life concerts is part of efforts to uphold the legacy of the late…
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES and medical experts are worried about gatherings during the upcoming Easter holidays, amid fears that these could trigger a local third wave of the lethal coronavirus. The concerns are heightened by the fact that winter is also fast approaching — a time when other respiratory diseases like influenza are…
WITH the world celebrating Women’s Month, the Daily News on Sunday Staff Writer Nyasha Dube caught up with a female heroine who has made it her life’s mission to help victims of sexual and gender-based violence through her Adult Rape Clinic (ARC). ARC co-director Memory Kadau shared her life’s mission, the challenges and obstacles she…
SOUTH Africa plans to administer coronavirus vaccines to up to 200,000 people a day beginning around May, the Sunday Times newspaper said on Sunday, citing Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. According to the report, more than 2,000 vaccination sites will be set up. The plan is based on the expected arrival of the first batch of…
By Eddie Cross TWO years ago, the new Minister of Finance in Zimbabwe brought together a small group of local business persons in an informal advisory group. I was privileged to be included. Our meetings were irregular, largely driven by the Ministers need for a sounding board against which he could bounce ideas and problems….
TWO households or groups of up to six people are now able to meet outside in England again as the stay-at-home Covid restrictions order comes to an end. Outdoor sport facilities including tennis courts and golf courses are also reopening, and organised outdoor sports can resume in the latest easing. And weddings will also be…
THE drug Ivermectin, which has been touted by some as an effective coronavirus treatment even though it is clinically unproven, is at the centre of a legal battle in South Africa as some medics want it licensed for human use, as Pumza Fihlani reports. Many South Africans are desperate for something that could ease the…
