Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER SUNGURA kingpin Alick Macheso aka Baba Shero is back at the bustling Machipisa Shopping Centre in Highfield in Harare tomorrow for the second edition of Zone Gardens Festival. The event, scheduled for Club Zone, will also feature Andy Muridzo, Massacre, Shayshay, Merciless, Yahya The DJ and DJ Crocx just to…
THE government has launched the National Animal Research Ethics Committee (NAREC) to safeguard the welfare of animals used in scientific research. Speaking at the committee’s awareness campaign yesterday, NAREC chairperson Pious Makaya said the move aimed to ensure that all animal-based studies in Zimbabwe adhere to the highest standards of ethical care and scientific integrity….
ZIMBABWE needs to come up with innovative financing solutions to enhance domestic resource mobilisation amid rising health demands, such as for anti-retroviral drugs, said UN resident and Humanitarian coordinator Edward Kallon. The call comes after USAid funding cuts led to the termination of numerous vital health and development projects, including those related to malaria prevention,…
Takudzwa Dhambu THE minister of Environment, Evelyn Ndlovu, has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to protecting the ozone layer and mitigating climate change. This comes as the world commemorated World Ozone Day, celebrated annually on September 16 to promote the protection of the ozone layer, Earth’s natural shield against harmful UV radiation. Declared by the UN…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ZIMBABWE will deport nine Chinese nationals who were convicted and fined US$150 each for illegal possession of cocaine last week, a sentence that sparked public outrage amid a national drug abuse crisis. This comes as Harare magistrate Vakayi Chikwekwe last Friday fined Yu Hefeng, Dong Yunmei, Yang Wanwan, Wu Yuejun,…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER mirisawua@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL union of musicians — Zimbabwe Musicians Union (Zimu) — has unveiled an initiative to promote business and human rights in the arts. Zimu chairperson Edith WeUtonga said the programme seeks to educate and empower musicians on human rights and their integration into artistic and business practice. “This initiative aims to…
Tinashe Nekati FORMER owner of ex-Premier Soccer League club Mushowani Stars FC, Lovemore Nyakasoka, has ventured into the education sector with a plan to build a boarding school in rural Mt Darwin that will provide scholarships to underprivileged children. Speaking at the recent groundbreaking ceremony of Jameson Boarding School, Nyakasoka said his passion for young…
HEALTH experts have called for renewed efforts to curb neonatal deaths, saying progress in reducing the fatalities has remained stagnant despite overall declines in child mortality. Speaking at a Patient Safety Day programme yesterday, Mpilo Hospital consultant paediatrician Wedu Ndebele said neonatal deaths had not mirrored the broader declines in child deaths. “When I was…
Tapiwa Chirume THE Harare City Council (HCC) has ordered an immediate stop to all illegal gravel mining operations in Warren Hills and surrounding areas, warning individuals and companies to obtain formal municipal approval. Speaking to the media after a site inspection yesterday, the HCC’s environmental management committee chairperson, Termany Utete, said those involved in illegal…
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