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ZANU PF’s central committee (CC) elections at the weekend returned some surprising results — with many new faces and some forgotten old-timers joining the party’s supreme decision-making body outside the former liberation movement’s congress. Among the notable new entrants into the CC are Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, deputy Information minister Kindness Paradza, former party youth…

By Ketty Nyoni THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) yesterday said increased power cuts during the weekend were a result of bad weather. In an apology to clients, the power company said windy weather in some parts of the country had triggered faults resulting in rolling power outages.“Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company…

By Dionne Kanyowa THE HIGH Court will today determine whether alleged confessions made by a prime suspect in the suspected ritual killing of a Murehwa minor Tapiwa Makore should be admitted as evidence or not in the ongoing trial. Tafadzwa Shamba allegedly made indications to the police where he confessed to killing the boy shortly…

By Ketty Nyoni THE United Nations (UN) has condemned the death of a 15-year-old girl who reportedly died on October 4 at an apostolic shrine while giving birth. In a statement, UN Zimbabwe communications specialist Sirak Gebrehiwot said the incident contravened the Convention on the Rights of the Child to which Zimbabwe is a signatory…

By Ketty Nyoni THE government says it has managed to tame vaccine-resistant groups after managing to inoculate 86 percent of their targeted children population so far during the ongoing measles vaccination campaign. This comes as authorities have been struggling to make headway in their vaccination campaigns, including for Covid-19, amid hesitancy resulting largely from misinformation…

`By Brandon Josphat THE government has revealed that citizens with two doses will no longer be required to wear masks while outdoors, as authorities continue to relax Covid-19 regulations. In a government gazette published last Friday, the government enacted Statutory Instrument (SI), 169 to the effect that it would no longer be mandatory to wear…

By Hazel Marimbiza THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says more effort is needed to strengthen polio surveillance in order to detect any potential outbreaks of the disease. This comes as the wild-polio outbreak in Malawi and Mozambique has jolted neighbouring countries including Zimbabwe into stepping up surveillance to detect cases while preparing for vaccination campaigns. Recent…