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By Rutendo NgaraA ZIMNAT Financial Services credit officer, Godfrey Huseni, 59, yesterday appeared before a Harare magistrate facing charges of defrauding his employer of at least US$83 000. He allegedly attached fake documents claiming that seven clients wanted to acquire loans.Huseni appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi before he was granted US$200 bail and remanded to…

By Brandon Josphat and Masimba Makwembere CONSUMER representatives want the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to introduce higher denominations of the ZiG without delay, to further bolster confidence in the new currency and to enhance convenience for the transacting public. This comes amid the growing acceptance of the currency in the country, which has brought…

Stella Madzivanyika STAFF WRITER THE country is facing a dire shortage of water, with many dams which supply urban areas and other settlements set to run out of the vital resource in the next 12 months. Among the towns and other areas that are said to be left with less than a year’s supply of…

Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE Cabinet yesterday approved a national policy to protect children without parental care as the authorities want to make sure that their needs are adequately met. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said the new policy seeks to ensure that children without parental care also enjoy their rights. “Cabinet…

By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw PARIRENYATWA Group of Hospitals has come up with a new approach to care for premature babies, which has so far brought about a significant decrease in infant mortality rates. The initiative, called the Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (IKMC), prioritises skin-to-skin contact between mothers and their newborns immediately after birth. Addressing journalists…

HARARE residents yesterday told the joint parliamentary portfolio committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and the thematic committee on Human Rights that the country needs to abolish the death penalty. This comes as the Cabinet in February this year approved a Private Member’s Bill which, if passed, would outlaw capital punishment with at least…

AUTHORITIES are pushing for a mandatory sentence of more than five years for illegal foreign currency dealers, as the country cranks up its efforts to protect its new currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG). Zanu PF chief whip in Parliament, Pupurai Togarepi, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that legislators were engaging Finance minister Mthuli Ncube…

By Brandon Josphat  josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT secondary schools will start offering various professional courses to learners from today, in a bid to equip students with key skills. This comes after the Cabinet approved the ‘Heritage-Based Education Curriculum’ in March this year, which seeks to foster critical thinking, innovation, creativity and problem solving among learners. In a…