ECOCASH Holdings Zimbabwe Limited (EHZL), the country’s leading digital and fintech group has, in its financial results for the half year ended August 31, 2023, recorded a 40% jump in revenues to ZW$218 billion, driven by product innovation and growth in US dollar sales. The group attributed the growth to strong performance across all its…
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) says it has deployed monitors nationwide to protect the integrity of its tests and to curtail paper leakages. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zimsec spokesperson Nick Dhlamini said the deployment of the monitors at cluster centres would ensure improved security of examination papers. This comes as the credibility…
AIR Zimbabwe has appointed Edmund Makona as the new chief executive officer, with effect from November 1, 2023. In a statement yesterday, Air Zimbabwe said Makona is going to serve an effective five-year term and is expected to turnaround the fortunes of the national airline. “Makona has been appointed in terms of Section 14 (4)…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw DESPITE growing calls for the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) to hold its inaugural congress, the party has insisted against the idea, claiming it is being stampeded by external forces. This comes as political analysts have blamed CCC leader Nelson Chamisa for the shocking carnage taking place within the party…
By Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has a target of collecting 13 370 blood units ahead of the festive season. Addressing journalists during the launch of a festive campaign for blood collections in Harare yesterday, NBSZ chief executive officer Lucy Marowa called for traditional blood and first-time blood donors to…
Yvonne Ncube and Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITERS THE meteorological services department has called on farmers to prioritise water harvesting amid expectations of El Nino-induced droughts. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, meteorological services department spokesperson James Ngoma said farmers should not just rely on rains but also look up to irrigation in cases of emergency….
THE AFC Insurance Company has introduced a short-term insurance scheme for farmers in a bid to transform the country’s agricultural sector through provision of climate-proofing solutions across the agricultural value chain. This comes amid concerns that agricultural insurance penetration in the country remains low, exposing farmers to climate change risks among other dangers and making…
By Brandon Josphat THE country is continuing to count the cost of the opposition’s internal wars, which authorities say negatively impact both national politics and the government’s coffers. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, amid the Citizens Coalition for Change’s (CCC) deepening infighting — and before that the MDC Alliance’s discord — Justice minister Ziyambi…
Nyasha Kunyiswa SENIOR STAFF WRITER kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s two major referral hospitals, Parirenyatwa and Mpilo, are set to resume radiotherapy treatment for cancer patients after authorities sourced funding for new machines. In addition, Health minister Douglas Mombeshora said at the weekend, funds had also been released for the urgent servicing of in situ cancer machines…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government has accused some players in the livestock sector of short-changing farmers by playing multiple roles in the value chain when they are not supposed to. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, ministry of Agriculture permanent secretary Obert Jiri said some of the players in the sector who own…
