THE government is taking steps to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into Zimbabwe’s education system to prepare students for the demands of the digital age. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the director of communications and advocacy at the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Taungana Ndoro, said the ministry was carrying out a curriculum review…
AUTHORITIES need to ramp up awareness and educational campaigns on dementia in the country. So says the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Association (ZARDA), Kudzai Mpunzwana, who adds that the country is witnessing a significant rise in people suffering from dementia. “In many communities, dementia is not well understood, and its symptoms…
POLITICAL EDITOR PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday once again implored young people to remain disciplined, avoid drug abuse, and use new technologies responsibly to prevent cultural erosion. Speaking in Zvishavane at the Munhumutapa Day celebrations—a day used to celebrate his birthday—Mnangagwa said discipline is crucial for any nation’s development. “The youth of yesteryear fought against the…
Takudzwa Dhambu ZIMBABWE has renewed its call for the removal of unilateral sanctions, warning that the measures are crippling the economy, undermining labour rights, and eroding social progress. Speaking in Geneva, Switzerland, at the weekend, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Vimbai Nyemba, said the Unilateral Coercive Measures (UCMs)…
LOCAL sex workers have called on the government to create a conducive environment and enact legal frameworks that recognise their labour as legitimate work. This appeal comes as Zimbabwe recently joined the world in commemorating International Sex Worker Pride Day. Director of the sex-worker-led organisation Springs of Life Zimbabwe, Precious Musindo, yesterday condemned the arrest…
THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) said it had cleared outstanding arrears to wheat farmers and already had funds in hand for this…
THE Tourism Business Council of Zimbabwe (TBCZ) has called on the government to do more to fix dilapidated roads and improve electricity supply for tourists’ convenience. This comes as the country is embarking on road rehabilitation and infrastructure development through the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme, allocating significant funds for the maintenance and upgrading of roads…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat OPPOSITION political parties should unite in boycotting the 2028 national elections if the country does not implement needed reforms by then to level the playing field. So say opposition stalwarts, who told the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — that any election held under the current conditions…
THE government has now sanctioned the placement of mobile toilets along the country’s highways. This is part of national efforts to promote public health and enhance the convenience of travellers. A local company, the Zimbabwe Mobile Sanitation Association (ZMSA), will provide the toilets. The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Joy Makumbe, said ZMSA…
AUTHORITIES say the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B is on course to end Aids as a public health threat. Addressing the National Validation Committee meeting in Harare rat the weekend, Health minister Douglas Mombeshora said the country now stands at a 6.4 percent mother-to-child transmission rate, just a step away…
