By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has recorded 111 percent uptake in the first round polio vaccine outreach surpassing its expected target by 16 percent. Bulawayo town clerk Christopher Dubs said the local authority will begin round two on Tuesday next week and encouraged all parents and guardians to get their children vaccinated…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS LEGISLATORS demanded answers from authorities on Wednesday on the country’s worsening Zim dollar slide, which has spawned a prices and salaries crisis in the country. This comes as the prices of basic goods in the country continue to shoot up, as the local currency keeps on plunging…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government will make a decision on whether to allow Starlink to operate in the country or not by the end of July this year. Speaking on the sidelines of the Annual Telecommunications Conference in Harare yesterday, Information Communication Technology minister, Tatenda Mavetera, confirmed that Starlink was interested in extending its…
By Shamaine Chirimujiri THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) has implored the electronic sector to focus more on producing alternative sources of energy to deal with crippling power outages in the country. This comes after the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) announced last week that water levels at Lake Kariba have decreased compared to levels…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Medical Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has revoked 19 licences for pharmacies, wholesalers and individuals for various trading offences. Some of the offences which led to the licences cancellation are selling of unregistered drugs, purchasing medicines from unauthorised sources and selling expired drugs, among other things. Pharmacies that had their licences…
A HARARE motorist, who was on the verge of getting a parking ticket, reportedly tried to escape paying the fine by pretending to be a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) official. Lanky Chikoti, 44, who is now facing charges of impersonating a public official, appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday and was remanded out of…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE recent partial removal of sanctions on Harare by Washington will help to lift trade relations between Zimbabwe and the United States of America (USA). So believes Zimbabwe’s ambassador to the USA, Tadeous Chifamba, who adds that the country will ramp up its efforts to foster a “mutually beneficial partnership” between…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw IN YET more bad news for reeling citizens and businesses, Zesa has intensified its power cuts due to a major fault at the key Hwange Thermal Power Station. This comes a few days after the embattled power utility cut back its electricity generation operations at Kariba Hydroelectric Power Station, due to…
By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITER THIS year’s tobacco marketing season opened yesterday with the first bale being auctioned at US$4.92, a marked improvement from last year when the first bale was sold at US$4, 32. This comes amid expectations by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) of around 235 million kilogrammes of the golden leaf…
THE Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by former St John’s School coach, David Edward Gardner, who was found guilty of sexually assaulting four of his teenage students between 2002 and 2006. This is the second time that Gardner has tried to escape his community service sentence with his first appeal at the High…
