WHEN Priscilla Moyo’s husband Brian returned home to Harare from Mvurwi, about 100km north of the capital on Sunday night, he seemed…
Water levels at Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe have dropped dramatically because of the latest El Niño drought. The country’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa,…
AUTHORITIES have called on the National Aids Council (Nac) to allocate financial resources in medical research to ensure that people affected with HIV have easy access to medication. Speaking to journalists in Bulawayo last week, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said importation of HIV medicine came with various challenges. “As a government, we want to challenge…
A TOTAL of 50.1 million kilogrammes of tobacco worth US$176.6 million have been sold so far at both auction and contract floors…
POLICE in Harare have launched a manhunt for Brighton Nyamukapira after he allegedly fatally stabbed Edward Goto, 38, accusing him of stealing sadza on Friday. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident yesterday. “Police in Warren Park are appealing for information which may lead to the arrest of Brighton Nyamukapira who is being sought in…
ZANU PF and major opposition parties are increasingly singing from the same hymn book on national unity and the need for all Zimbabweans to support the country’s new currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG). All main political party representatives who spoke to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday said national unity would help to lift the…
By Ketty Nyoni OVER 5 000 diarrhoea cases and three deaths were recorded across the country in one week last month, the Health ministry has confirmed. In its latest disease surveillance report for the week ending March 31, 2024, the ministry reported that there was a surge in diarrhoea cases. “The disease surveillance report for…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday ordered senior Zanu PF members to focus more on economic development instead of unnecessary internal fights. Addressing the party’s central committee meeting at the Zanu PF headquarters in Harare, Mnangagwa said it was time for all party structures to come up with policies aimed at developing the country’s economy. “Going forward,…
By Ketty Nyoni AUTHORITIES have increased their security patrols at the popular Harare Gardens and in the capital‘s city centre, following the recent murder of a woman and rising crime in these areas. Harare provincial police spokesperson, Luckmore Chakanza, told the Daily News On Sunday yesterday that they had heightened their patrols in the sprawling…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it is working on establishing a new site in Thorngrove for small-and-mediumscale recycling groups to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. Speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement on Friday, BCC director of town planning, Wisdom Siziba, said recycling sites play a crucial role in promoting sustainability…
