A BUSINESS Tendency survey recently done by the Zimbabwe Statistics Agency and launched on Friday showed that capacity utilisation in the manufacturing sector in the second quarter of the year went up by 3.6 percent to 54.7 percent. The survey is clear, utilisation could have done far much better if there were no intermittent power…
MALARIA deaths and infections have increased this year in Binga district, Matabeleland North Province, as mosquitoes in the area are reported to be now resistant to a chemical used to control their spread, authorities have confirmed. Addressing journalists during a tour of Binga District Hospital last week, acting district medical officer Sibonginkosi Ncube highlighted a…
BY RUTENDO NGARA AUTHORITIES must end the escalating mushrooming of informal urban settlements in the country to help avert recurring health crises such as the current cholera outbreak. So says Harare City Council (HCC) epidemiologist Michael Vere, who adds that the local authority is fearful that the fresh cholera flare-up in the capital will spread…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT ENTERPRISING Zimbabweans are always looking for new opportunities to survive through the economic challenges that the country is facing and one of those fresh “job” openings has turned out to be sports betting. The “new profession” involves predicting sports results and placing a wager on the outcome and bettors place their wagers…
By Black Edward WHEN I boarded the Zupco bus as the first standing passenger, one thing struck me: The passengers wore sombre expressions so palpable, that it made them appear like comrades preparing for a fierce battle rather than civilians heading to work. Their eyes relayed the unmistakable stress they were under. It was like…
Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw THE remaining two Chibuku Road to Fame provincials will take place today in Bulawayo and Mashonaland West. In both Bulawayo and Mashonaland West, 10 groups will battle it out for the grand prize of US$2 500 and a ticket to represent their respective provinces in the national competition set for Takashinga Cricket…
THE good old days of coming out to support our national teams as they represent the nation in our country’s favourite sport, football, are back with the senior women’s national team currently taking part in their first internationals in almost two years by competing at the Cosafa Women’s Championship in South Africa. The senior men’s…
THE surge in corruption and money laundering activities, which also contribute to currency instability in the Sadc area, has been linked to loopholes in financial transactions.This emerged yesterday at the Southern Africa Association of Accountants (SAAA) 23rd conference being held in Nyanga under the theme “40 Years of Training and Nurturing Accountants”.“Some principles, such as…
Farai MabezaSENIOR STAFF WRITER PUBLIC Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister July Moyo says Zimbabwe’s occupational disabling injuries and fatalities recorded over the past five years have not been encouraging. Moyo made the remarks as he officially opened the National Social Security Authority (NSSA)’s 60th national conference on safety at work in Victoria Falls on…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO AN 18-year-old man from Maphisa in Kezi has been arrested for allegedly sodomising his nine-year-old nephew before promising him R10 to buy his silence. The man who cannot be named to protect the identity of the minor appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malinga on Wednesday, facing a sodomy charge.The court heard…
