THE government says it was drawing closer to using renewable energy to meet the Paris Agreement on ending fossil fuel use. The Paris Agreement’s central aim is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change. Speaking during a post-Cabinet briefing on Tuesday night, Foreign Affairs minister Fredrick Shava said the country was…
AUTHORITIES say they have scaled up their fight against drug and substance abuse by equipping the police’s forensic laboratories and engaging religious leaders in awareness campaigns. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Public Service deputy minister Mercy Dinha admitted that the drug scourge had reached alarming levels and that the government was introducing stringent measures…
THE government is set to decentralise the recruitment of teachers next year to improve the quality of education in the country. Responding to questions in the National Assembly from MPs last week on what the government was doing to ensure that schools in marginalised districts had adequate teachers, Primary and Secondary Education minister, Torerai Moyo,…
THE government has doubled its efforts in the fight against cholera in the country, coming up with a plethora of measures to contain the disease. This comes as between November 16 and 23, the country recorded 1 744 new suspected cholera cases compared to 1 259 reported the previous week, with the highest during this…
THE United Nations (UN) says there is a need for Zimbabwe to mobilise and commit more financial resources to women’s organisations to curb gender-based violence (GBV). This comes as the country has joined the rest of the world in commemorating 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence (GBV) amid concerns of increased cases. Speaking…
THE cholera situation in the country has become so desperate that authorities are now appealing to the United Nations (UN) and other organisations for help to contain the disease. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the minister of Health and Child Care, Douglas Mombeshora, said authorities were also looking for assistance from both businesses and…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube will prioritise social protection programmes when he presents the 2024 National Budget in Harare on Thursday next week. Speaking in the capital yesterday, Ncube also said authorities would continue to pursue policies that engendered the use of the under pressure Zimbabwe dollar, while also endeavouring to contain price hikes of basic…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the country’s security agencies are key in Zimbabwe’s goal to attain an upper-middle income society by 2030. Addressing a graduation ceremony of joint command and staff course at the Zimbabwe Defence University in Harare yesterday, the president added that the peace prevailing in the country was also key for economic growth….
THERE are a lot of challenges facing students at tertiary institutions mainly due to the lack of understanding of learning theories and different teaching methods adopted by the lecturers. Giving a presentation at Arrupe Jesuit University in Harare recently, the lecturer of Health Sciences at University of Limpopo in South Africa, University of Zimbabwe and…
THE government says it will intensify its war on street vendors in Harare’s central business district in order to curb the cholera outbreak if the Harare City Council fails to remove them. This comes as last week, the government ordered the Harare City Council to remove the vendors as the cholera outbreak spreads across the…
