PREMIER Service Holding Company group chief executive officer Farai Muchena and Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) chief executive Shylet Sanyanga will be part of a high-powered panel spearheading discussions in a webinar on challenges affecting the health sector on March 31. The webinar, being hosted by the Daily News Conferencing Unit in partnership…
WARRIORS captain Knowledge Musona yearns to see some of his charges that were part of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign when the team winds off their campaign against Zambia at the National Sports Stadium tomorrow. Zimbabwe qualified for Afcon after beating Botswana 1-0 on Thursday night. The victory in Francistown coupled with Zambia’s…
ECOSURE, Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe’s micro-insurance business, has included tents and mobile ablution facilities to its funeral policy as the company beefs up its mobile insurance package with convenient add-ons. The move will ensure that for a small addition to their monthly premiums, bereaved families receive guaranteed shelter at funeral gatherings and that mourners can have…
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) recently discussed the link between census data and voter registration data and explained this during a Delimitation Virtual Workshop with the Parliament of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe uses voter registration data as its population base for delimitation. Census data is used to project the number of registered voters and to provide…
IN response to growing passenger demand for air travel, Emirates will boost its flights from four to five times a week, starting from June 5. The linked service between Harare and Lusaka to Dubai will provide travellers with more flexibility and convenience of travel to over 90 destinations on the Emirates network, including its hub…
BULAWAYO residents have expressed fear that Zimbabwe’s second largest city could be hit by another outbreak of diarrhoea due to the municipality’s failure to attend to sewer blockages. Speaking during a World Water Day meeting hosted by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) at the weekend, secretary for water Joseph Nkomazana said there was an…
Electoral watchdog, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) hosted a virtual event to unpack principles of delimitation representativeness, equality of voting strength, non-discrimination, impartiality and transparency. Zesn expressed that under representativeness, there should be considerations relevant to representation such as administrative boundaries, geographic features and other factors related to communities of interest. On the quality…
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe’s South Africa-based parent company, Standard Bank Group, has been named the Best Bank in Africa in Global Finance’s 28th annual awards for the World’s Best Banks. Additionally, Standard Bank South Africa and Stanbic Bank Uganda were named best banks in their respective markets. The awards come at a time when the banking…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has once again read the riot act to Zanu PF’s district co-ordinating committees (DCCs), saying they must desist from fomenting divisions and advancing personal agendas in the ruling party. Addressing Zanu PF’s central committee yesterday, Mnangagwa said the respect of the former liberation movement’s constitution, as well as loyalty, discipline and servant leadership should…
THE government is enforcing security measures in schools to make sure Covid-19 protocols are observed as part of efforts to curb the spread of the viral disease in all learning institutions, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said. Speaking in Senate last week, Mutsvangwa said despite challenges, the government was working hard to facilitate Covid-19 tests in…
