BY BRANDON JOSPHATSenior Staff Writer PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the academic sector should raise the bar by contributing input that will result in the attainment of Vision 2030. Speaking at the burial of the late national hero Ngwabi Bhebe at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said for the country to be an…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has partnered with Lupane State University (LSU) in awareness campaigns dubbed: “One Health” to reduce the spread of diseases between animals and humans while also ensuring the environment is kept clean. The One Health campaign recognises that the health of people is closely connected to the health of animals and…
BY EMMANUEL MARAMBESports Writer IT MAY be coronation day for Ngezi Platinum Stars when the 2023 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League concludes with the final three matches taking place in Bulawayo, Harare and Hwange today, but the battle for fifth place pitting Herentals and Highlanders is set to keep things interesting with the initiative likely…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE government urged youths to embrace education 5.0 so that they will be entrepreneurs rather than job seekers. Speaking during the inaugural Southern Africa youth business forum in Harare yesterday, secretary in the office of Vice President Kembo Mohadi, Benson Dube, thanked the European Union (EU) for its commitment to fostering economic…
DIVERSIFIED financial service group, Old Mutual Zimbabwe, says it remains committed to supporting the growth of small firms in various communities through its annual Value Creation Challenge (VCC) initiative. The is a flagship programme of the Eight2Five Innovation Hub, powered by Old Mutual, in partnership with the British Council and the British Embassy. Old Mutual…
HIGH Court judge Justice Fatima Maxwell postponed the hearing of incarcerated Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) leader Jacob Ngarivhume’s appeal yesterday to December 5. He was convicted early this year and sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of inciting public violence after he used his Twitter account to call citizens to join July…
TWO serial robbers, who were facing numerous charges after terrorising residents in Greater Harare last year, have each been sentenced to 95 years in prison. Trymore Nkomazana and McDonald Matarangani Hukuimwe were facing nine counts of robbery, one count of rape, one count of impersonating a police offi cer and another count of malicious damage…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa MEDICAL specialists are quitting the country in worrying numbers, leaving public rehabilitation centres battling to off er needed therapy. So says the Medical Rehabilitation Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MRPCZ), which has lamented the worsening “brain drain” in rehabilitation centres. This comes at a time when public rehabilitation centres are overwhelmed by increasing…
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) says it is pushing for more open, free, fair and credible electoral processes through engagements with communities across the country. Speaking at a post-election engagement in Lupane, Matabeleand North Province, on Thursday, a representative from the ZCC, Bhekinkosi Sibanda said more eff orts were needed to ensure equal participation…
THE Bulawayo High Court has directed the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to re-run the Bulilima National Assembly constituency election following a plethora of electoral irregularities. This comes after losing Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate Belezela Maplanka launched a petition in September with the High Court seeking to overturn Zanu PF candidate Dingimuzi Phuti’s victory…
