AUTHORITIES say they have given four months to private learning institutions that are operating illegally, with a plan to shut them down starting in January. This comes as there are concerns by stakeholders over the proliferation of illegal schools that are operating without registering with the ministry of Education. Responding to parliamentarians` concerns in the…
MIRRIAM Sibanda and Owen Slowly shone at the Moonlight Pink Ribbons of Hope half marathon at Falcon Golf Club in the capital…
HEALTH authorities have urged Bulawayo residents to use city council ambulances during emergencies, as hospital ambulances primarily serve patients in outlying areas. This recommendation follows concerns raised by residents about ambulance access at the new government health facility in Cowdray Park. Residents reported that the ambulance stationed at the facility was often unavailable to transport…
MANY Zimbabweans — both men and women — are strongly opposed to the idea of husbands assuming their wives’ surnames. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, the overwhelming majority of interviewees said it was “taboo”, allegedly “ungodly” and “alien” to all local cultures to do that. This comes after South Africa’s Constitutional Court…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has assured the public that there is sufficient Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency in circulation, with over ZiG215 million currently held in the banking sector. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — last week, RBZ deputy governor Innocent Matshe dismissed fears of shortages of ZiG,…
THABISO MUTIRWARASTAFF WRITER ZIMBABWE is positioning itself as a key supplier of grain and agricultural produce to the continent, as the country moves from food security toward becoming Africa’s next breadbasket. Speaking at a Sadc Hand-in-Hand Initiative Forum held in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Harare on Wednesday, Agriculture minister Anxious…
HEALTH deputy minister Sleiman Kwidini says the government is in the process of acquiring magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines to improve the country’s health delivery system. MRI scans are widely used in hospitals and clinics for medical diagnosis, staging, and follow-up of diseases. Speaking in the National Assembly last week, Kwidini said the government was…
YVONNE NCUBEIn Bulawayo THE High Court in Bulawayo has sentenced 42-year-old Edson Ndou to 15 years in prison for the murder of a villager whom he struck with stones during a fight at his homestead in 2021. Ndou, who pleaded not guilty, was convicted of murder with constructive intent by Justice Ngoni Nduna after a…
TAPIWA CHIRUMESTAFF WRITER THE Educators Union of Zimbabwe (EUZ) has announced major policy expansions to its teacher welfare programme, starting with a comprehensive funeral cover and a pioneering land ownership initiative aimed at restoring the dignity of educators across the country. Speaking at the union’s annual general meeting in Harare recently, EUZ president Tafadzwa Chikwangwani,…
SENATORS have voiced their concern over the continued road carnage happening across the country. This comes as authorities are considering a lifetime driving ban for reckless drivers, among a slew of other measures targeted at road hogs. Debating on a motion on the procurement and deployment of speed detection guns and breathalysers at major roadblocks…
