PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his two deputies, Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi, are not focusing on politics but further improving the lives of ordinary Zimbabweans. So says presidential spokesperson, George Charamba, who adds that the country’s top leadership is treating the push for Mnangagwa to remain in office beyond 2028 as a sideshow. Speaking to…
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says Zimbabwe lost over US$42 billion to sanctions imposed on the country by the United States and western allies since 2002. He was speaking at a United Nations (UN) international sanctions, business and human rights conference in Geneva, Switzerland, last week. Ziyambi told the delegates that the restrictive measures imposed on…
LAWRENCE PAGANGADeputy News Editor A TOP urologist, Allen Chiura, has challenged local males to seriously consider their health and sexual issues to enjoy prolonged life. This comes amid high cases of men reported to be neglecting their health, having toxic social lives, including the prevalent alcohol and drug misuse and taking sex enhancing herbals leading…
THE Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee (ZimLAC)’s 2024 report shows that Matabeleland South Province has recorded a significant increase in breastfeeding rates with 85 percent of babies suckling beyond one year. According to the latest report, the province’s breastfeeding rates leaped from 51 percent in 2023 to 85 percent this year. The ZimLAC report attributed the…
STELLA MADZIVANYIKAStaff Writer THE Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an international humanitarian organisation, has engaged some youth to offer mental health and psychosocial support to their peers facing social pressures, including mental health challenges. In Epworth, Harare, 20-year-old Peter Chimutanda, is an MSF peer educator and understands the difficulties faced by many of his colleagues as…
THE country’s leading beverages company, Delta Corporation, is embarking on a drive to end alcohol abuse through awareness campaigns and a smart drinking and moderation innovation challenge. Speaking on the side-lines of the smart drinking and moderation innovation challenge on Thursday in Harare, Delta Corporation general manager corporate affairs Patricia Murambinda said their duty was…
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) now looks headed for a complete collapse, unless its bickering bigwigs kiss and make up soon. So warns the spokesperson of the party camp that is led by Sengezo Tshabangu, Nqobizitha Mlilo, who added yesterday that the senseless infighting among rival faction leaders was leading the country’s main opposition…
THE former wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry Mubaiwa, has lost her bid to have the courts grant her permanent stay of prosecution. This comes as Mubaiwa is facing serious charges of attempted murder of Chiwenga five years ago, as well as money laundering. It also comes after Mubaiwa’s lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, had filed…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw MINISTER of Industry Mangaliso Ndhlovu says 160 000 households in the country are being supported by the tobacco industry. This comes as Swan Valley Group on Thursday launched seven SKUs of finished tobacco products to the market. Speaking during the official product launch in Harare, Ndhlovu said the tobacco industry was…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE Japanese government has injected US$5 million towards supporting local smallholder farmers in a project to grow sesame seeds for export to the Asian country. The project titled “Livelihoods Support for Smallholder Farmers through Enhancing resilience to Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture” would be implemented through the World Food Programme (WFP)….
