Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) is set to start testing blood using Nucleic Acid Tests (Nat) to enhance safety in line with global trends. Addressing the media yesterday in Harare, NBSZ chief executive officer Lucy Marowa said the new testing method would be in use in August. “NBSZ will start…
THE Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) says it has embarked on an awareness campaign in the country’s remote areas to ensure consumers stay alert against errant businesses that violate the rights of unsuspecting rural consumers. Speaking to the Daily News, during a Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) organised tour of Matabeleland South Province over the…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE man, 34, was yesterday arraigned before the local courts facing charges of allegedly raping and robbing a woman in Waterfalls while threatening her with a machete. Raphael Zachariah appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing two counts of rape and robbery before he was granted US$200 and remanded to June…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A GOKWE woman, 23, who sold her two day-old-baby in South Africa for R25 000 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Harare Magistrates Court. Pauline Maganga was found guilty of contravening the Trafficking in Persons Act. In handing down his sentence, magistrate Lazini Ncube said despite the…
HEALTH authorities in Bulawayo have implored the government to enhance awareness on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) as hospitals are burdened with an increase of patients. Speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement meeting yesterday, Mpilo Hospital clinical director Solwayo Ngwenya said communities needed to be equipped with knowledge of the dangers of NCDs. “There is a need for…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A MAN from Bulawayo, 36, was yesterday fined US$200 for assaulting his 12-year-old daughter with a hoe handle after he accused her of coming home late. He appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Maxwell Ncube facing physical abuse charges. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, but was convicted after a full trial….
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A SUSPECTED murderer Elton Pardon, 27, who was on the run since 2021 after allegedly fatally assaulting a person they accused of stealing US$400, was yesterday remanded in custody following his arrest last week. He appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing murder charges and he was remanded to June 4….
Patrick Mubwandarikwa SPORTS WRITER ZIMBABWEAN Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Themba Gorimbo defeated Ramiz Brahimaj by a unanimous decision in Las Vegas on Saturday night for his third consecutive win in the division. Gorimbo won the judges’ decision in three rounds by identical 30-27 scores, after a measured but ultimately unspectacular performance. The sole Zimbabwean…
THE Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) has appointed mbira musician Hope Masike as a board member following the removal of Phillip Chipfumbu. Masike will take over the Events and Planning portfolio within the board. Currently, the Zimura board is made up of Albert Nyathi, who is the board chairperson, Farai Batani who is the vice…
CALLS by the National Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) for legislation dedicated to fighting the scourge deserve everyone’s support. With an estimated 1 500 cancer deaths and 5 000 new cases of the disease diagnosed each year, the time is now for Zimbabwe to come up with laws that will cause the creation of the…
