By Regis Chingawo THE World Food Programme (WFP) says more than 7,6 million Zimbabweans are facing a food crisis. These latest figures are a massive jump from the estimated three million people who were reported to be in need of food aid between January and March this year. A WFP report for October of this…
THREE districts in the Midlands province, Mberengwa, Gokwe South and North are set to be affected by severe flooding for at least a month during the festive season, it has been revealed. The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) said in its latest weather update that heavy rains are expected to fall across the province, causing flooding…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), which is pushing for dialogue between major political parties says that while bringing the ruling party, Zanu PF and opposition parties together has been difficult, there is always a way out. Calls for political parties to dialogue and avoid disputed election results have been made by…
By Brandon Josphat THE government says it has started a process of formalising illegal mining activities across the country in order to collect revenue from the currently informal operations. Addressing informal miners, popularly known as Makorokoza yesterday in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central Province the Mines minister, Winston Chitando said the proposed measures were intended to control…
ZIMBABWE’S leading financial services entity, FBC Holdings has established a fully-fledged reinsurance company in neighbouring Botswana as part of its regional growth and expansion strategy. The new entity will operate as Fbc Reinsurance Botswana and it is set to redefine the insurance landscape in Africa and the world at large through offering customised reinsurance solutions…
WHILE noting the ongoing efforts by authorities to boost the economy, an expert says the government needs to do more to lift businesses and improve the quality of life of longsuffering Zimbabweans. Speaking last night on independent national television channel 3Ktv’s popular current affairs programme, Vantage, prominent economist Gift Mugano said while ordinary Zimbabweans had…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa A TOTAL of 9 762 diarrhoea cases and at least 10 deaths from the infection were recorded in one week last month, the Health ministry has confirmed. The cases were reported between October 24 and 30, 2022, according to the Health ministry’s most recent weekly disease surveillance report. In a statement, the…
By Regis Chingawo DIABETIC patients have urged the government to enact a national levy to protect them from rising medical costs when seeking treatment at both private and public hospitals. The national coordinator for Diabetics Association of Zimbabwe, Keith Vitrino, told the Daily News yesterday that a diabetic patient needs at least US$270 per month…
By Rutendo Ngara ZIMBABWE imports milk worth US$180 million per year, and the Agriculture ministry has announced the establishment of an artificial insemination centre at the Henderson Research Station in Mazowe to improve the national dairy herd. Addressing dairy farmers during a Zimbabwe Agriculture Growth Project (ZAGP) policy conference in Harare yesterday, the ministry’s chief…
By Brighton Muronzereyi HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe has said regulations for registering and governing local private security firms were lax and there was a need to regulate their operations to reduce the rising number of armed robberies. According to the minister, most private security companies contribute to the rise in armed robberies because they…
