By Ketty Nyoni STAFF WRITER nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s education system needs a review to accommodate students who are academically challenged, Skills Audit minister Paul Mavima has said. Speaking at a stakeholders’ workshop on skills in Harare yesterday, Mavima added that an optimal education curriculum would offer diverse life pathways beyond the traditional academic route. “We…
By Ketty Nyoni THIS week marks exactly one year since the first case of cholera outbreak was recorded in Chegutu. To date, over 23 000 cases have been reported with 71 confirmed deaths and a further 454 suspected fatalities in all the 10 provinces. Giving a cholera update at a media briefing in Harare yesterday,…
HARARE magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka will, on February 15, deliver her ruling in a matter in which former Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala was convicted of communicating falsehoods. He stood trial after posting a message on Facebook accusing the police of being a rogue organisation and was found guilty on February 7 after a full trial.During…
THE Supreme Court has set aside an arbitration award granted to the ministry of Industry which allowed the relevant minister to appoint board members for pharmaceutical company, CAPS Holdings Limited. The ministry and the company were locked in a battle over the control of the company which was triggered after then Industry and Commerce minister…
GMB is struggling to distribute food aid to hunger-stricken citizens as they do not have enough funds for transportation. Speaking in the Senate recently, Social Welfare minister July Moyo said some food aid was still stuck and Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots as they were failing to transport it.“The Department of Social Protection is making…
PARLIAMENT has demanded that the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education should demote all school headmasters producing poor results. This came after the permanent secretary in the ministry, Moses Mhike revealed yesterday before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Education that they were facing logistical challenges in inspecting schools. In response, the chairperson of the portfolio…
THE People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB) has rolled out 15 advanced automated teller machines (ATMs) across its service centres as part of enhancing customer experience and convenience. The leading financial services provider said the just-launched automated teller machines were part of 30 they intend to install across the country. “The launch of the ATMs is…
MEMBERS of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction that remains loyal to former party leader Nelson Chamisa are now at each other’s throats. This comes as the faction remains at sixes and sevens over whether they should withdraw from Parliament — and who should lead them in the august House should they stay engaged…
EFFORTS to nail notorious land barons are being frustrated by some citizens who are reluctant to report their illegal activities to authorities, the government says. Speaking in the Senate last week, Housing minister Daniel Garwe also said some of the people who were facilitating the illegal parcelling of land in the country included some traditional…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last week exempted a total of 21 parastatals and State-owned companies from the requirements of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act. The Act allows Mnangagwa after consulting with the Procurement Regulating Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) to exempt any public entity from application of the Act. In a general notice…
