GOVERNMENT says it is scaling up support for women involved in income generation projects in a bid to curb cases of genderbased violence (GBV). Speaking during a gender indaba hosted by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) yesterday, a representative from the ministry of Women Affairs, Siphiwe Mabhena, said equipping women with practical skills was…
AFRICA Engineering Week (AEW) last Friday launched a social media campaign to drive technological innovations for sustainable economic development. The AEW is a flagship initiative by engineers that celebrates the important role engineering plays in shaping the future of Africa. Speaking at the social media launch of AEW, its steering committee chairperson, Martin Manuhwa, said…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THERE is a need for all political players to temper their expectations to make sure that the country’s mooted national dialogue takes place successfully. So says prominent opposition figure, Tendai Biti, who adds that approaching the much-debated talks with a “winner-takes-all” mentality would doom the dialogue. This comes after the…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMEMT WRITER mirisawua@dailynews.co.zw MUSICIAN Chipo Muchegwa was left shaken and immobile following a robbery incident which took place over the weekend. Muchegwa revealed she was still struggling to come to terms with the incident, during which she lost her wheelchair charger, an undisclosed sum of money, and a smartphone. “I was at the shops…
POPULATION Services Zimbabwe (PSZ) has reopened its Mbare clinic in a bid to reduce residents’ need for family planning, lower adolescent fertility, improve maternal and child health. Speaking during the relaunch of the clinic following years of closure in Harare on Monday, PSZ country director Pester Sirah said through Accelerating Change for Equity (ACE) in…
AUTHORITIES are intensifying the drive to attract offshore capital to fund key infrastructure projects, with the listing of the Eagle Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) being described as a major milestone. The listing of the first REIT to be floated on VFEX is expected to mobilise foreign currency…
muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE European Union (EU) ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jobst von Kirchmann, says reforms being implemented by the government in various sectors will attract foreign direct investment and boost the country’s economy. Speaking in Harare yesterday during the first-ever European Union-Zimbabwe Business Forum, Kirchmann hailed the country’s reform process saying it would boost agriculture exports and…
THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) yesterday launched a debt relief programme under the Tobacco Inputs Credit Scheme (TICS), offering renewed hope to thousands of smallholders and communal tobacco farmers. TICS was introduced in 2017 as a strategic empowerment initiative to support tobacco farmers, especially those not under contract arrangements, by providing critical inputs…
SOUTHERN EDITOR THE country’s food security is under increasing threat from invasive alien species (IAS) owing to a growing ecological crisis with serious consequences for agriculture, biodiversity and rural livelihoods, the Environmental Management Authority (Ema) has warned. IAS are native plants, animals and organisms that establish themselves in new environments that are spreading fast across…
GOVERNMENT is working to address challenges being faced by healthcare workers, which include low salaries, transport and accommodation, the minister of Health, Douglas Mombeshora, says. Speaking to journalists after meeting with healthcare workers at Parirenyatwa hospital recently, Mombeshora said they had engaged with the hospital staff to hear their concerns. “Healthcare workers have also raised…
