BY NYASHA DUBE AND TAMARY CHIKIWA A MEASLES outbreak in April killed over 700 children in the country, the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and Red Crescent Societies (RCS) claimed yesterday. This comes as malaria has killed 150 people since the beginning of the year. According to a report released by the IFRC and…
THE government says it is open to proposals from the opposition as authorities mull changes to the country’s electoral laws ahead of the crunch 2023 national polls. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi confirmed that authorities were receptive to the views of all political parties represented in Parliament on the crucial…
By Hazel Marimbiza THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has revealed that it is experiencing challenges in power generation, resulting in the State-owned enterprise missing targets set for the third quarter of 2022 by 7.58 percent. The ZPC said the period under review saw it experiencing depressed generation at its thermal power stations due to numerous…
By Brandon Josphat INSURANCE companies have lost more than $1,6 billion this year to organised motor insurance syndicates on the prowl, committing fraud through misrepresentation of facts, staging accidents, and submitting claim forms for fake injuries or damages. According to the Insurance Council of Zimbabwe (ICZ), this resulted in insurance companies losing 30 percent of…
By Regis ChingawoSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) has banned all learners who were caught with leaked examination papers from sitting for this year’s Ordinary Level finals. In taking the far-reaching measures, Zimsec also says the banned learners, most of whom were arrested following recent examination paper leaks, have also been barred…
ZIMBABWE representatives in foreign countries yesterday signed performance-based contracts, as the government pursues economic diplomacy to drive its development agenda of attaining…
NETONE has approached the High Court, for a second time this year, seeking an order to evict its former chief executive (CE) Lazarus Muchenje from a furnished company property in Borrowdale, Harare. Earlier this year, NetOne and Muchenje jointly agreed to have the telecom giant’s first summons submitted in December 2020 struck off the roll….
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat POLICE have enlisted the help of the military and other security agents as authorities escalate their crackdown on armed robbers, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Kazembe said the move was meant to stem the rising cases of armed robberies in the…
By Brandon Josphat THE proposed Health Service Amendment Bill will dissolve the Health Service Board (HSB) and replace it with the Health Service Commission and the latter will have an oversight role to guarantee that citizens have access to public health care, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, says. The VP, who doubles as the Health minister,…
By Nyasha Dube HIGH Court on Wednesday ruled that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) secretary, Walter Chikwanha had a right to file an application contesting the legality for fired judge Erica Ndewere to remain in the possession of a government vehicle issued to her during her course of employment. The JSC approached the High Court…
