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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the country’s major economic sectors have thrived without the government accessing funding from multilateral institutions. Posting on his Twitter account after a roundtable meeting on Zimbabwe’s arrears clearance and debt resolution process in Egypt, Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe was moving in the right direction to achieve its set targets. “Proud of our…

By Rutendo Ngara THE Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) has demanded an urgent meeting with the government to discuss their conditions of service, which they claim have become so bad that they are no longer worth anything. This comes as other civil servants, including teachers, are also crying foul over their emoluments, with the government allegedly…

AUTHORITIES have banned all government workers from taking part in the upcoming national elections. In this regard, they have underlined that those who avail themselves as candidates in the polls without having left the civil service will be deemed to have resigned from the government. In a circular dated May 18, Public Service Commission (PSC)…

THE National Aids Council (Nac) says it is targeting the inclusion of key populations, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities, in HIV and Aids campaigns in a bid to tame new infections. The government has already achieved its 2025 targets of 95-95- 95 on HIV prevention. The 95-95-95 is a concept introduced by…

OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora has withdrawn his urgent application in the High Court to stop President Emmerson Mnangagwa from proclaiming the date for this year’s crunch elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Mwonzora’s lawyer, Trust Semwayo, of Trust Law Chambers, said the decision to withdraw the application followed the realisation that the proclamation of…

THE United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) says 68 000 children across the country accessed protection services in 2022 after experiencing various social ills which include violence, abuse and exploitation. In a report released yesterday titled “Child protection: Let children grow up safely”, Unicef said many children in Zimbabwe continue suffering from various social ills….

THE government has started paying retention allowances to its critical staff in order to curb brain drain in the country. This comes as the government has over the years been hit by flight of critical skills in various sectors to foreign lands in search of greener pastures. In a statement yesterday, the Public Service Commission…

By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE Traditional Medical Practitioners Council Zimbabwe (TMPCZ) has warned traditional healers against killing vultures for use during their healing ceremonies since the bird is important for the country’s ecological process and the cleaning up of the environment. This comes as some self-styled prophets and traditional healers reportedly use vultures’ heads to prophesy…