THE National Aids Council (Nac) says cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Matabeleland North Province have drastically declined owing to male dialogue sessions. Speaking to the Daily News on Tuesday during a tour of the province, Nac district Aids coordinator for Lupane, Phathumusa Yvette Moyo said they initiated a number of GBV programmes targeted at…
By Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw AT least 200 participants from different corporate organisations are taking part in this year’s edition of the Friends of The Environment (FOTE) annual walkathon aimed at driving tree planting in all communities to restore the country‘s ecosystem. The walkathon will stretch from Harare to Guruve, a 157 km long journey…
ALL eyes tomorrow will be on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube as he presents the 2024 National Budget amid huge expectations from various interest groups battling to survive due to economic challenges bedevilling the country due to both internal and exogenous reasons. Mthuli has since 2021 been telling anyone who cared to listen that the economy…
HARARE City Council (HCC) has threatened to blacklist all its bad debtors as the local authority bids to increase its revenue collection in the face of crippling water shortages that have exposed residents to cholera. This comes as the city is owed more than $500 billion by, among other debtors, the government, industry and residents….
By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITERS HARD-PRESSED Zimbabweans are pinning their hopes on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, who will present his 2024 National Budget tomorrow. Among other things, poor citizens are hoping for more resources to be allocated to social ministries, while workers are pining for further tax reliefs. Speaking to the Daily…
By Emmanuel Marambe SPORTS WRITER NEWLY-CROWNED champions Ngezi Platinum Stars dominate this year’s Castle Lager Premier Soccer League Soccer Stars of the Year finalists’ list after the trio of striker Takunda Benhura, goalkeeper Nelson Chadya and the inspirational Qadr Amini were yesterday selected among the country’s 11 outstanding performers. Having been the most dominant side…
THE trial of popular gospel musician Ivy Kombo and her husband Admire Kasi, which was supposed to commence yesterday, has been postponed to December 11. Kombo and her husband are facing fraud and perjury charges after allegedly using fraudulent conversion certificates to get registered as legal practitioners in Zimbabwe. The couple, who are being charged…
INDEPENDENT commercial television station, 3Ktv, will score another milestone tomorrow when it broadcasts live Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s 2024 National Budget. This…
ZANU PF says a continuous election mode is detrimental to the country’s development as the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) continuously recalls MPs and councillors. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zanu PF information director Farai Marapira said after the August harmonised polls, the ruling party had shifted their focus from politics to development,…
THE government has doubled its efforts in the fight against cholera in the country, coming up with a plethora of measures to contain the disease. This comes as between November 16 and 23, the country recorded 1 744 new suspected cholera cases compared to 1 259 reported the previous week, with the highest during this…
