FOREIGN direct investment (FDI) inflows to Zimbabwe fell by 6,4 percent to US$596,7 million in 2024 from US$634,7 million in 2023, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s latest trade report shows. The figures signal the country’s unfavourable policy and macroeconomic environment which continues to hinder capital flow. This is in stark contrast…
THE recent surge in HIV/Aids-related deaths in the country is a pressing issue that demands immediate attention and action. According to the minister of Health, Douglas Mombeshora, there were 220 more deaths in the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. This increase is alarming, and it is crucial to…
ZIMBABWE must urgently prioritise investment in health infrastructure and strengthen public-private partnerships to transform its fragile healthcare system, the Healthcare Association of Zimbabwe (PHAZ) has said. Speaking during a private sector annual general meeting and conference yesterday, PHAZ chairperson Letitia Gaga said there was a need for strategic collaboration, improved procurement systems, and financial reforms…
THE Zimbabwe Media Commission has called on institutions not to withhold information about their operations and activities from the public to ensure effective reporting by journalists. Speaking at an investigative journalism workshop hosted by Transparency International Zimbabwe last Wednesday, ZMC manager- information compliance Brian Tomo emphasised that transparency in institutional operations was crucial in promoting…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writers THE ruling Zanu PF remains confident that it will succeed in persuading a reluctant President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office beyond the end of his constitutionally-mandated term as the country’s leader in 2028. So says Zanu PF director for Information, Farai Marapira, who adds that the former liberation movement will, however,…
THE parliamentary portfolio committee on Industry has added its voice to growing calls for the government to introduce a raft of new measures to support struggling businesses. Among its key recommendations is a call for the urgent removal of the country’s much-criticised Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT) from all currency transactions. In a report that…
AT LEAST 20 percent of people living with HIV and Aids (PLWHIV) have alcohol use disorder as a result of depression, the…
BLESSING Mucharambei’s uncle was just having lunch when he stood up, then collapsed. “[He] started bleeding from the nose,” she says, “and…
BY THABISO MUTIRWARA THE National Aids Council (NAC) has embarked on a campaign to sensitise communities in Harare on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) as the capital city’s prevalence rate soars ahead of the World Aids Day set for December. Speaking during the commemoration of World Aids Day in Hopley, Harare, on Friday, NAC provincial manager…
BY THABISO MUTIRWA HEALTH experts say they are noticing an increase in males who are coming and seeking mental health treatment. The rise in males seeking help has been attributed to more open discussions about their emotional well-being, with June being set aside as “Men’s Month”. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, neurosurgeon…
