THE continuing senseless infighting among the country’s opposition leaders has virtually ended any hopes of the ruling party being given a run for its money by its political opponents in the 2028 national elections, analysts have reiterated. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend, political experts added that as a result of…
BY NYASHA KUNYISWASenior Staff Writer THE National Aids Council (NAC) has started a pilot programme in Mashonaland Central of “moonlight testing” for HIV/Aids, targeting sex workers and their clients in hot spots. The programme is referred to as a moonlight initiative because the tests take place at night, in part to help protect those who…
BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA PROPERTY mogul Phillip Chiyangwa and his neighbour in the upmarket Helensvale suburb in Harare have ended their long running battle over a business stand after the latter withdrew a litigation process before the courts. This comes after Chiyangwa, the owner of Pinnacle Properties, last month told the commission probing irregularities into the…
AUTHORITIES say they are conducting a mop-up vetting exercise for collaborators in the country’s liberation war, which will end this Friday. Liberation Struggle Affairs minister, Monica Mavhunga said the mop-up exercise was targeting applicants who did not participate in the 2022 programme for various reasons. ‘’Following the launch of the nationwide vetting programme for veterans…
THE ministries of Defence, Home Affairs and Justice have partnered with the Health ministry by seconding their health personnel to assist patients in rural communities. Health deputy minister, Sleiman Kwidini told the National Assembly recently that the partnership was part of efforts to ensure people in rural areas have easy access to medical doctors in…
THE Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (Fao) has launched the digital village projects in Zimbabwe under which villages are converted into digital village hubs in which a variety of ICT-enabled services (farm and non-farm) will be offered. According to Fao, the project aims to transform agro-food systems in rural areas using effective…
BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA INDIAN companies have injected US$600 million in various business sectors such as food processing, beverages, mining and agriculture in Zimbabwe, creating over 5 000 jobs for the local market. This was revealed by the new Indian ambassador to Zimbabwe, Bramha Kumar, during his first public engagement in Harare last Friday. “Indian private…
A FEW days after Mavis Gumede gave birth at her rural home in Plumtree, Matabeleland South Province, she started experiencing intense bleeding. The new mother and her husband decided to head to the Plumtree District Hospital which was over 15 kilometres from their small, rural village. Gumede’s husband carried her on his bicycle and started…
BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA THE World Health Organisation (WHO) recently donated a wide range of medical equipment worth US$1, 8 million to the Health ministry. The equipment was funded by various donors and partners, including the African Development Bank (AfDB), the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (UNCERF), USAid and Japan. Among other things, the donated material…
LAWRENCE PAGANGADeputy News Editor “ I HAD a ‘powerful’ dream in 2022 that simply told me that I should go to Zimbabwe.” Knowing very little of Zimbabwe, Joby Wheatley, in 12 weeks sold all his property and was on the flight with his family from the United Kingdom to Harare in 2022. “ People said,…
