By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat THE chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), Priscilla Chigumba, says due attention will be given to Parliament’s and President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s recommendations on the polls authority’s preliminary delimitation report. Addressing the media at State House in Harare yesterday, after receiving Parliament’s submissions on the report from Mnangagwa, Chigumba…
By Ashley Moyo THE late mbira music superstar, Stella Chiweshe, has been described as having been one of the country’s best cultural ambassadors, amid a push by some musicians for her to be declared a national heroine. This comes after the veteran musician passed on at her Kuwadzana home in Harare yesterday at the age…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) says despite Tropical Storm Cheneso making a landfall in Madagascar on Wednesday, Zimbabwe is unlikely to be affected by the rainstorm. Most parts of Zimbabwe received heavy rains on Thursday evening, with Beatrice recording 40mm, Chinhoyi, 38mm, Hwange, Tsholotsho and Centenary, 25mm each. The MSD said the…
By Ketty Nyoni ZIMBABWE recorded at least 1 950 cases of malaria, including six deaths, in the first week of 2023, with Mashonaland Central having the highest number of infections. The ministry of Health also noted 6 839 cases of diarrhoea and eight fatalities in the country during the same period. According to a weekly…
By Cloud Fusirefusirec@dailynews.co.zw CASTLE Lager Premier Soccer League Golden Boot winner William Manondo, could be staying at CAPS United after all. Manondo has been linked to Zambian Premier League outfit Zanaco following prompting the Lusaka-based side to formally write to Makepekepe requesting to take the player for trials with a view to a loan or…
WE welcome the partnership that has been forged by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the government to devise strategies aimed at controlling cholera and typhoid outbreaks As a result of this partnership, Zimbabwe has updated its cholera and typhoid control guidelines, which were four years behind as part of efforts to ensure they are…
GOVERNMENT says it is targeting an increase in the country’s irrigated land from 150 000 hectares to 400 000 hectares this year, as Zimbabwe works on improving its food security under the Accelerated Irrigation Rehabilitation and Development Programme. Speaking at an irrigation working group in Harare yesterday, Agriculture deputy minister Vangelis Haritatos said irrigation rehabilitation…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday said they have cleared the foreign currency allotment backlog at its auction trading system. This comes as the seemingly jinxed local currency has now gone way past the $1 000 mark against the much-coveted greenback on the black market.In a statement, RBZ governor John Mangudya said the move…
Emmanuel Marambe marambee@dailynews.co.zw THE local golf season gets underway in Bulawayo this weekend with the staging of the Zimbabwe Golf Association’s (ZGA) first national tournament-the Dugmore Trophy. For the first time the 54-hole tournament, which will begin on Saturday (36 holes) and conclude on Sunday (18 holes) at Bulawayo Golf Club, is set to feature…
Nyasha Kunyiswa THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) on Wednesday said it was pushing local haulage companies to invest more in cutting-edge global technologies to reduce severe environmental damage from hazardous substance spills. This follows the recent case of fuel spillage in Norton caused by a tanker that overturned. Speaking to journalists during an emergency response…
