By Rutendo Ngara IN A bid to curb the spread of cholera in Zaka district, Masvingo Province, authorities have banned all public gatherings that are not approved by the ministry of Health. This comes as the country has recorded 129 cholera-related deaths since February with Buhera district, Manicaland Province, emerging as the new hotspot of…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITER AUTHORITIES will, with immediate effect, impose stiff penalties for offenders who throw litter in public places while repeat offenders will be charged with no option of a fine, but given mandatory community service. Addressing a post-Cabinet briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said during their deliberations, they had…
By Emmanuel Marambe marambee@dailynews.co.zw FADING giants CAPS United are hopeful that their victory over Highlanders in the quarter-finals of the Chibuku Super Cup last Sunday has slammed the brakes on a slump that has characterised their Castle Lager Premier Soccer League. Makepekepe, who face fellow strugglers Yadah at Bata Stadium today, have been off the…
IT IS encouraging that the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has started clamping down on peddlers of drugs that are often abused, but they must do more in collaboration with State security agencies. On Monday, MCAZ said it revoked permits of six wholesalers and four individuals after breaching the Medicines Control Act by promoting…
WITH concerted efforts from all stakeholders Zimbabwe can achieve its vision of becoming an upper-middle income economy by 2030, despite the challenges…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE National Assembly has penalised all Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators who boycotted President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) and the official opening of the 10th Parliament yesterday. This came after Mnangagwa’s address where he challenged lawmakers to work hard and participate whole-heartedly in the…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE Harare City Council (HCC) says it is supplying bulk water to suburbs with contaminated boreholes that have been decommissioned as part of its measures to control the cholera outbreak in the capital. This comes after at least 126 people in the country have died due to the diarrhoeal disease.Speaking to the…
By Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw ZIMDANCEHALL star Killer T is set to perform in Germany and Poland for the first time in his career this month. Killer T’s manager, Kudzai ‘‘Supa’’ Biston has described the impending tour as an evident sign of the growth of the Mbare-born artist’s career.“We will begin our tour with a concert…
By Rutendo Ngara PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday met with a United Kingdom (UK) business delegation that has an interest in investing in various sectors of the country’s economy, including infrastructure and energy. In his opening remarks, Mnangagwa said relations between the UK and Zimbabwe were strengthening. “I recall that at the side-lines of the coronation…
POLICE have identified five of the six victims who died in a plane crash last Friday in Zvamahande, Mashava, Midlands Province. However, police are still working on identifying the sixth victim who is believed to have been a visitor to Zimbabwe. “Five victims were positively identified by their next of kin as listed: Harpla Singh…
