By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have stepped up their efforts to overcome the high incidence of stunting and wasting among poor children in the country. In this regard, the government is working with the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to improve access to essential health and nutrition services to needy families. According to the World…
ZANU PF Harare provincial leadership has suspended its women’s league chairperson Ratidzo Mukarati over allegations of indiscipline, putting the name of the party into disrepute and failure to respect the party’s constitution, among other issues. In a prohibition order issued to her after the decision of the provincial coordinating committee (PCC) yesterday, the ruling party…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday removed Harare lawyer Nobert Phiri as one of the commissioners of the commission of inquiry investigating the operations of Harare City Council (HCC). Mnangagwa recently set up a commission of inquiry to investigate council’s management amid reports of possible corruption and financial mismanagement. According to a Statutory Instrument (SI) published in…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE issue of statelessness among migrants in Zimbabwe comes under spotlight as the parliamentary portfolio committee on Defence, Home Affairs, Security Services, and War Veterans Affairs will next week conduct national public hearings on the subject. The public hearings are meant for the lawmakers to engage with stakeholders, gather information, and…
By Beaven Dhliwayo Group Features Editor WITH the construction of the massive Manhize steel plant progressing well, the miner emphasized that significant…
By Ketty Nyoni PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa deserves to continue with his good work at the helm of the government without being sidetracked by the current succession talk. So says forthright Zanu PF spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa, who adds that it is premature to discuss who will succeed Mnangagwa when the nation expects him to continue using…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.com AT LEAST 560 exhibitors, including foreign companies, are expected to showcase their products at the year’s Zimbabwe Agricultural Show at the end of next month. Organised by the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (Zas), the event is being held under the theme: “Cultivating Prosperity. Growing Business. Innovating for Change. Nurturing our Future.” “Over…
By Ketty Nyoni ZIMBABWE will launch a national mass drug administration exercise for bilharzia and other tropical diseases in September this year. The campaign — which follows a recent survey which showed that many areas in the country had low treatment coverage for the diseases — will be conducted in 53 districts. Bilharzia is caused…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw OVER 600 000 people in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Zambia are set to benefit from the Zimbabwe-MozambiqueZambia Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (Zimoza-TFCA) agreement signed by the three nations’ leaders in Harare yesterday. The agreement is aimed at improving sustainable use of natural resources. The agreement was signed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mozambique President…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE United States has availed US$62 million as food security support to the government of Zimbabwe’s efforts to feed over three million people who are food insecure. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pleaded for international assistance after declaring the current El Nino-induced drought as a state of national disaster….
