OVER the past few years, cases of gender-based violence have skyrocketed in Zimbabwe. According to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat), up to 40 percent of women aged between 15 and 19 were subjected to physical and sexual violence at the hands of their intimate partners in 2022. This figure was far higher than the…
STANBIC Bank has posted an inflation adjusted profit after tax of $373 billion for the six months ended June 30 2023, growing from $56 billion recorded in the prior period. In a statement accompanying the results, Stanbic Bank chairman Gregory Sebborn attributed the growth in profit for the period largely to the increase in foreign…
By Ketty Nyoni THERE is very little chance that the country will have another government of national unity (GNU) in the wake for Change (CCC) to accept the outcome of last week’s presidential election. So says former opposition stalwart, Eddie Cross, who adds that the current political situation in the country is far removed from…
THE Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (Zas) this week got into full swing, with Econet Wireless Zimbabwe’s exhibition stand quickly grabbing the limelight with its eye-catching design and an array of products and innovative services on display. The leading telecommunications and technology company’s stand, located at the centre of the exhibition grounds, has a unique design that…
By Farai Mabeza RE-ELECTED President Emmerson Mnangagwa has paid tribute to those who voted for him and the ruling party, Zanu PF, but sternly warned any perpetrator of political violence that the government is geared to deal with any post-election protests. Addressing thousands of party supporters in Buhera, Manicaland Province, shortly after commissioning the Sabi…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT says it is promoting coexistence between miners and farmers in their operations and has also applauded some mining companies that are supporting marginalised farmers in the communities that they operate in. Speaking yesterday at a mining and agriculture meeting at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show currently underway in Harare, the outgoing deputy…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa CERVICAL and prostate cancers are now among the leading causes of death in the country, the government says. This comes as more than 7 500 new cancer cases are being recorded in Zimbabwe every year, with about 30 percent of affected patients dying during the first year of their diagnosis. Speaking at…
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has in recent days been pushing for a re-run of the presidential election held last week. The opposition is disputing the outcome and is pushing for regional bodies to instead organise, manage and observe the polls. Although it is the CCC’s democratic right to call for a re-run, its…
NIGERIAN police raided a gay wedding, which is illegal in the country, in the southern city of Warri in Delta state and…
Cloud Fusirefusirec@dailynews.co.zw CAPS United are sweating over injuries to five key players ahead of their home encounter against Castle Lager Premier Soccer League basement club Black Rhinos at Bata Stadium in Gweru this weekend. The 2016 league champions, who are currently on a five-match winless run, are hoping for a turnaround of their fortunes against…
