Staff writer in BULAWAYO HEALTH authorities say they are pushing to ease import restrictions on essential medical equipment as part of broader efforts to improve access to quality healthcare. This comes as the country’s health delivery system is reeling under the weight of shortages of medicines, brain drain as well as low morale among the…
Progress Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayap@dailynews.co.zw REFUGEES residing at Tongogara Refugee Settlement in Chipinge took to the stage to perform traditional dances as part of this year’s World Refugee Day commemorations. Observed annually on June 20, the day brought together communities from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Rwanda, Mozambique and Burundi, who entertained and educated…
THE story published in the Daily News on Saturday highlighting the alarming rise of obesity in the country is a wake-up call for the nation. Obesity has become a major health issue, with far-reaching consequences for individuals, communities, and the healthcare system as a whole. It is time for the country to take notice and…
ZIMBABWE’S ambition to develop smart, sustainable, and inclusive cities will take centre stage at the upcoming Smart Cities, Devolution and Property Development Master Class 2025, set for early July in Nyanga. The high-level gathering will be hosted by Global Renaissance Investments (GRI), and according to its chief executive officer (CEO), Ngoni Dzirutwe, is a strategic…
LEADING platinum miner, Zimplats, and funeral assurance company, Nyaradzo Group, have partnered to support, every month, thousands of people with albinism in the country. At the weekend, the two companies took part in the International Albinism Awareness Day commemorations at Norton Primary School where Nyaradzo group public relations officer, Prudence Muganiwah, said the company was…
JAPAN has availed nearly US$7 million to four United Nations (UN) agencies operating in Zimbabwe for them to continue with their humanitarian assistance work targeting 86 000 people. This comes after one of the biggest humanitarian funders in Zimbabwe, USAid, withdrew its support early this year leading to the closure of some non-governmental organisations (NGOs)…
muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe AntiCorruption (Zacc) has red-flagged over 15 organisations purporting to be anti-corruption agencies in a bid to extort money from unsuspecting Zimbabweans. In a statement yesterday, Zacc said while the fight against graft required collaboration, Zimbabweans need to be cautious when engaging organisations that deal with corruption. “The Zacc would like to set…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw AN ARTISANAL miner is appearing before Harare regional magistrate Musaiona Shotgame facing trial of allegedly raping his 10-month-old daughter before infecting her with a sexually transmitted infection (STI). The accused operates as a miner at Jumbo Mine in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central Province, and allegedly raped his daughter last October….
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has called on voters who may have been erroneously removed from the voters roll to approach its offices and rectify the anomalies. This comes as Zec is in the process of removing over 25 000 deceased voters from the voters roll. “It is hereby notified, in terms…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO TWO Bulawayo men, who were initially facing murder charges following allegations of fatally assaulting a suspected thief after catching him red-handed at a workshop in Kelvin West, have had their case downgraded to culpable homicide. Tawanda Nyazika and Glen Moyo pleaded not guilty when they appeared before Bulawayo magistrate, Progress Murandu,…
