THE Zimbabwe Association of Neurological Surgeons says more equipment is needed in public hospitals to match the increasing number of neurosurgeon specialists being trained so that they can provide effective treatment to patients. Speaking on the side-lines of a neurosurgeons conference held in Bulawayo recently, University of Zimbabwe medical lecturer Kazadi Kalangu said while they…
THE government says it is doing all it can to stabilise the economy and to protect consumers from those allegedly working to sabotage the country. Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa reiterated that authorities viewed the continuing volatility of the Zim dollar and the current prices spiral as the work of…
FOUR University of Zimbabwe students, who were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly defacing seven buildings in Harare’s central business district, will spend the weekend in remand prison after a Harare magistrate rolled the continuation of their bail application to next Wednesday. Emmanuel Sitima, 24, Comfort Mpofu, 22, Tawanda Watadza, 24, and Lionel Wadamombe appeared before…
By Brandon Josphat THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) says it has lost its workers for greener pastures, making it harder for the Chapter 12 institution to enhance peace-building initiatives in the country. In its annual report for the year 2022, published last week, the peace com – mission stated that it had lost…
By Ketty Nyoni PUBLIC libraries, which were once a wealth of information for many students, have been neglected, abandoned, and have fallen apart both in terms of infrastructure and reading materials as the globe steadily drifts and becomes more technologically advanced. Harare mayor Jacob Mafume attributed the current dilapidated state of public libraries in the…
By Adelaide Moyo FORTY-five-year-old Chinjai Chikore (not his real name) had hardly contemplated leaving Kanyandura Village in rural Mashonaland East province’s Mudzi district; not until just…
BUSINESS wants comprehensive dialogue with the government to help fi nd lasting solutions to the country’s worsening economic challenges. Speaking last night on independent national television station 3Ktv’s widely-followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, the president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), Kurai Matsheza, said both companies and ordinary consumers were hurting from…
THE continuation of Marry Mubaiwa’s trial, in which she is accused of attempting to murder her then husband, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has been pushed to next month after the former model’s lawyer told the court that she was unwell. Her attorney, Beatrice Mtetwa, told a magistrate’s court yesterday that her client had recently undergone…
By Rutendo Ngara AUTHORITIES need to do more to deal with worsening cases of mental health issues and drug abuse in the…
By Brandon Josphat PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday urged Mozambican investors to consider investing in Zimbabwe as the nation aims to become an upper-middle economy by 2030. He was speaking at the inaugural Zimbabwe-Mozambique Business Forum and Exhibition in Harare, where he said the platform provided business transactions to achieve success. “This forum affords our respective…
