TAPIWA CHIRUMEStaff Writer IT IS crucial that authorities escalate the current fiscal and monetary policy measures that have yielded relative economic stability over the past few months. So says prominent economist Prosper Chitambara, who warns that any major policy changes that will be made now will reverse all the gains that have recently been achieved…
FOREIGN Affairs minister Amon Murwira has challenged Sadc countries to scrap visa requirements for economic integration. This comes as Sadc chairman President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to conclude his tenure at the helm of the regional bloc today, where he will hand over the chairmanship to his Madagascan counterpart, Andry Rajoelina. Speaking to the media…
THABISO MUTIRWARAStaff Writer GOVERNMENT has announced a major push to modernise the country’s Red Cross Act, which still bears references to colonialera Rhodesia. The revamp is in line with the 2013 Constitution and contemporary humanitarian needs. Speaking during a courtesy meeting with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Friday,…
AUTHORITIES say they intend to hire retired professionals in the health and agriculture sectors that are saddled by a huge skills gap. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Skills Audit minister Paul Mavima said brain drain in the two sectors had reached alarming levels and would derail social and economic development if not…
CAPS United legend and former Warriors forward Alois Bunjira was yesterday injured following a car accident. Indications are that Bunjira, who was apparently on his way to Honde Valley for route certification ahead of the annual Albun Honde Valley Marathon, was injured in the accident which occurred at St Faith’s High School along the Rusape-Nyanga…
THE Council of Social Workers (CSW) ha Disco to reduce steel import bill s introduced a mandatory professional registration examination for all social work graduates in a bid to ensure competency in the profession. In a statement yesterday, CSW said the requirement would apply to holders of a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Social…
TAPIWA CHIRUMEStaff Writer THE City of Harare’s health department says it will this August roll out its Community Health Equity Fund (CHEF) in Mbare and Hopley as part of a pilot phase before expanding to other suburbs and eventually covering the entire capital by 2026. This comes after Harare City recently said it was set…
BY BRANDON JOSPHATStaff Writer DINSON Iron and Steel Company (Disco) says it has sufficient steel products to meet the demands of the local market, eliminating the need for imports. During a media tour of the plant in Mashonaland East province on Friday, company chief executive officer Benson Xu said that in the first half of…
TAPIWA CHIRUME Staff Writer HARARE residents have accused the city council of presiding over a “shambolic” billing system that is overcharging residents, issuing inflated water bills, and threatening evictions for those unable to pay. In a statement yesterday, Harare Residents Trust (HRT) committee chairperson Elizabeth Nyamupfukudza raised alarm over delays by the HCC to introduce…
Ashley MoyoSENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw THE Muparutsa, without doubt one of Zimbabwe’s most gifted musical families, will team up for a gig at Alliance Francaise in Harare on Friday next week. The upcoming gig will be a celebration of the return to Zimbabwe by United States-based musician Tendai Muparutsa. Tendai, who has been teaching and studying…
