THE World Food Programme (WFP) says it is implementing a new US$52 million four-and-ahalf year strategic plan to ensure food security for underprivileged communities in Zimbabwe. In a report released last week, WFP Zimbabwe Annual Country Report July-December 2022 Highlights, the international humanitarian organisation said it is working to ensure foodinsecure citizens benefit from the…
By Ketty Nyoni PATIENTS suffering from haemophilia have called for the government’s intervention so they have easy access to imported medication. Haemophilia is a disorder in which blood doesn’t clot normally, which causes excessive bleeding both externally and internally after an injury. Symptoms include large or deep bruises, joint pain and swelling, unexplained bleeding and…
DIASPORA Zimbabweans are the target of a new wave of construction and property development investment vehicles. Banks have been foraying into mortgage-based…
THE combined value of companies traded on Zimbabwe’s alternative, dollar-only stock market has soared 75 percent this year as investors take shelter from the rapid depreciation of the local currency. The market capitalisation of the Victoria Falls Exchange (VFEX) has climbed to almost US$1 billion, according to FBC Securities, a brokerage based in the capital,…
IT IS after 10 o’clock at night, and Zimbabwe’s capital Harare is uncharacteristically dark. Chatter and laughter emerge from a small factory…
By Boniface Nyaga DUBAI’S allure as a wealthy cosmopolitan city, aided by media portrayals and advertising campaigns, has made it a magnet for Africans who aspire to do the “good life.” Contrary to the long-held stereotype that Africans only go there as domestic workers, a good number of Africans are now preying on Dubai as…
By Ashley Moyo SUNGURA musician Peter Moyo has finally unveiled an allfemale eight-track studio album titled Mixed Bag Volume 2 which was meant to promote the female voices in the country. The album features Diana “Mangwenya” Samkange on Megga Love, Natasha Muz on Candle of my Life, Wanai on the song Mumoyo Wangu, Sasha Madhuve…
By Ashley Moyo SUNGURA music ace Alick Macheso says his forthcoming performance at this year’s edition of the Castle Tankard, set for Borrowdale Racecourse on May 6, will be a perfect opportunity to share new and old hits with the big crowd associated with Zimbabwe’s oldest and biggest racing event. Macheso, who is currently on…
HARARE giants CAPS United and FC Platinum were last week involved in a highly entertaining 1-1 draw in their league encounter at the National Sports Stadium, a match that was a fantastic advertisement for the local game that has witnessed a gradual decline in both quality and fan interest in recent years. But at the…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says current electoral laws do not allow the opposition to plan for elections optimally. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Chamisa also said the fact that election dates were proclaimed by the president bestowed significant electoral advantages on the country’s incumbent leader and governing party over their…
