THE State-owned National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) distributed drugs worth US$240 million in 2024 to public health institutions across the country as it bids to improve availability of medical supplies. This comes as the curative services chief director in the ministry of Health, Maxwell Hove, told the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health last year that MPs…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE SEVEN people succumbed to diarrhoea last week, bringing the cumulative number of deaths since January last year to 189 deaths as the country continues to grapple with the disease. According to the ministry of Health disease surveillance report, 361 255 cases of diarrhoea have been recorded in different parts of the country…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs are set to attend a Field Day at President Emmerson Mnangagwa`s Precabe Farm in Kwekwe, Midlands Province, today. This comes as both Zanu PF and CCC lawmakers were scheduled to visit the farm last week before the tour was cancelled at the last minute. It…
THE government has implored officers in the Office of the President and Cabinet to unite in working towards the economic development of the country. Speaking during a strategic planning review workshop yesterday, the minister of State for Bulawayo Province Judith Ncube said unity was the cornerstone of development. “We should strengthen the Office of the…
RETAIL giant OK Zimbabwe has assured its customers that its stores are open for trading amid reports of closure of some branches across the country. This comes as there are growing concerns over the future of major retail shops in the country in the face of the ubiquitous and unregulated informal sector. In a statement…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in Parliament, Sengezo Tshabangu, says he remains in charge of the country’s main opposition party. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Tshabangu’s lawyer and spokesperson, Nqobizitha Mlilo, said emphatically yesterday that CCC acting leader…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE government has partnered with top real estate development company, Pinnacle Property Holdings, to make available tens of thousands of stands and flats to civil servants. Speaking at the signing ceremony of the deal in Harare yesterday, an elated minister of Local Government and Public Works, Daniel Garwe, said this had…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has resolved to abandon its colonial era mayoral gown, opting for a new design that incorporates local cultural elements and reflects the city’s heritage. The current mayoral gown, which has been a feature of Bulawayo’s civic functions for decades, has long been criticised for its colonial ties and lack of…
ACTING President Kembo Mohadi has dismissed speculation that he is unwell and battling for his life, saying he was as fit as a fiddle. Addressing the media at his Munhumutapa offices in Harare yesterday, Mohadi said the media must stop spreading falsehoods about his health. “It has been trending that I’m dying somewhere in India…
Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE 2024 Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) ‘A’ Level results were released yesterday with a pass rate of 94,58 percent. Addressing the media in Harare, the Zimsec board chairperson, Paul Mapfumo, said there was a decrease in the number of students who sat for the examinations as compared to the previous year….
