TAPIWA CHIRUME THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has committed ZiG10 million to the inaugural Schools Monetary Policy Challenge to boost financial literacy in the country.Speaking at the official launch of the national competition in Harare on Friday night, RBZ governor John Mushayavanhu said the initiative was a long-term investment in developing an economically informed…
Brighton Muronzereyi and Shamaine ChirimunjiriCHIEF REPORTER THE severe shortage of essential medicines in public healthcare facilities around the country has now forced overwhelmed authorities to implement strict rationing protocols.Speaking in Harare on Thursday, a senior manager at the National Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe (Natpharm), Sean Zisengwe, confirmed this dire state of affairs at public hospitals.He…
Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo UNETHICAL conduct and incompetence within the judiciary erode the public’s trust in the courts, Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza has warned.Speaking at a two-day national conference for magistrates here yesterday, Justice Gwaunza also said it was crucial for judicial officers to retain the public’s trust — as without this, the legal framework risked…
GROUPS of anti-immigration South Africans seized foreigners from their homes in Johannesburg on Thursday and handed them to police in a hardening of protests that have sown fear in communities and strained ties with some countries.In Johannesburg’s Alexandra township, a Reuters reporter saw protesters breaking down doors and entering houses where they believed undocumented immigrants…
Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo AUTHORITIES are strengthening child protection systems through legal reforms, updated policies and targeted interventions aimed at safeguarding children from abuse, exploitation and emerging threats.Speaking at the National Child Protection Conference in Bulawayo yesterday, Vice President Kembo Mohadi said authorities had amended key legislation, including the Children’s Act, to place greater emphasis on…
Angela MtombeniSTAFF WRITERmtombenia@gmail.com POLICE have arrested two women accused of defrauding unsuspecting job seekers of hundreds of United States dollars through fake employment offers circulated on social media platforms.Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the suspects allegedly used digital networks, particularly WhatsApp, to advertise non-existent jobs targeting vulnerable young…
Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE government should implement stronger social protections, further stabilise the prices of basic goods in the country and foster greater confidence in the ZiG to ease the escalating economic strain on poor Zimbabweans. So said key stakeholders yesterday who spoke to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper —…
Tapiwa Chirume GOVERNMENT has pledged to intensify support for women in agriculture through climate-smart farming, mechanisation, technology and financial access. Speaking at the Women in Agriculture Conference in Harare yesterday, ministry of Agriculture chief director Medlinah Magwenzi said empowering women farmers remained central to the country’s agricultural transformation agenda. “We know very well that women…
GOVERNMENT says Zimbabweans returning from South Africa will receive long-term empowerment support to help them successfully reintegrate. Speaking while welcoming a group of returnees at the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA) in Njube, the minister of State for Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Judith Ncube, said the government was committed to ensuring returnees…
THE Civil Registry Department is expanding its services nationwide to eliminate the long distances that many families still have to travel to access key documents. Speaking during the ongoing National Child Protection Conference here yesterday, the department’s assistant registrar-general for births and deaths, Lettisia Zinengeya, confirmed the major initiative. “We are continuously establishing sub-offices. We…
