© THE Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) has called on the government to subsidise blood in the private sector as most patients have been accessing services there following the doctors’ strike. This comes after the National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) on Tuesday announced that blood prices would now be charged accord- ing to the…
© GROUND- BREAKING traditional bira ceremony to welcome the New Year will be held at Dzimbanhete Arts and Culture tomorrow (December 7). The event, dubbed Bira rekuparura Mwaka will see attendees come together to sing, clap and dance to the sounds of the mbira and ngoma nehosho. [GoogleAd] “These are sounds of the sacred web. A…
© PARLIAMENT has demanded an explanation from Finance minister Mthuli Ncube on how he allegedly understated the amounts of money the United States of America and China donated to Zim- babwe. Presenting his national budget state- ment last month, Ncube stated that the USA provided US$50 million up to September but the American embassy in…
© THE recent banning of the National Sports Stadium, Rufaro and Mandava from hosting international matches by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) is a serious indictment on the local football industry. Caf inspectors were in the country last month assessing the suitability of our local stadia to stage international games. [GoogleAd] Only Barbourfields Stadium…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa must demonstrate leadership and decisively address the health services dilemma which has seen many women giving birth in makeshift maternity wards, Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (Wcoz) has said. Wcoz said the deadlock between the government and doctors had resulted in preg- nant women resorting to community- based deliver- ies, which exposed…
© TWO Harare residents, who were evicted from Arlington Farm in 2016 before their homes were demolished, have approached the High Court demanding over $1 million in compen- sation from the government. In two separate applications, Samson Chiwakata and Marlon Chiwakata are demanding US$58 661,63 and US$37 596,72, respectively as well as $500 000 each…
© FOOD insecurity is one of the major underly- ing causes fuelling the rise in gender-based violence (GBV) across the country, the Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (Walpe) has revealed. This comes as United Nations Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver, recently indicated that 60 percent of the country’s population was…
© THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has approved an MDC rally set for Chisamba Grounds in Sakubva, Mutare on December 15, after months of banning the opposition party’s events. This comes as the police had banned several MDC rallies in the past few months for allegedly failing to comply with some provisions of either…
© HARARE Provincial Affairs minister Oliver Chidawu says the capital city needs to invest $2,5 billion in the next few years to overhaul its old water infrastructure which can no longer cope with rising demand. [GoogleAd] Chidawu, a former Harare mayor, however, told participants at a water workshop in Harare on Tuesday that the city…
© FC PLATINUM coach Lizwe Sweswe says his side needs to quickly forget about their defeat to Al-Hilal last week when they host Tunisian giants Etoile de Sahel in the African Champions League at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday. The reigning Zimbabwe champions, who are also involved in an intriguing battle for the domestic championship with…
