HEALTH experts have called upon Zimbabwe to invest more in research in the medical field in order to come up with informed policies. Speaking during a virtual World Diabetes Day Africa conference yesterday, medical consultant Anna Nyakabayo said Zimbabwe has no updated database on cancer and diabetes statistics, which hinders progress in the fight against…
By Memory Chirere, University of Zimbabwe THE UK-based Zimbabwean author, Andrew Chatora, has come up with a new novel, the third in three years…
By Emmanuel Marambe AS THE Fifa World Cup kicks off in Qatar today, football fans say Zesa should revise its load-shedding schedule to allow them to enjoy the biggest global sporting showpiece during its monthlong run. This comes as the football jamboree is being held at a time that the country is experiencing brutal power…
By Hazel Marimbiza THE government has lamented the failure of local businesses to comply with Zimstat in providing critical data for the compilation of industrial statistics. In his address yesterday at an event to mark African Statistics Day, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said while response rates on household surveys are exceptionally good and always above…
BY REGIS CHINGAWO PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on local authorities to up their game in terms of service delivery, saying the central government has put in place a blueprint to transform rural areas. Speaking at the burial of the late national hero, Kenneth Manyonda, at the National Heroes’ Acre in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT THE family of the late national hero Kennedy Manyonda says the former governor had wanted to express his dissatisfaction with the country’s healthcare system before he died. Speaking during the burial of the former governor of Manicaland Province at the National Heroes’ Acre in Harare yesterday, Manyonda’s son Isaac said his father…
BY YVONNE NCUBE TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona, has urged boards under his purview to develop media engagement frameworks in order to improve transparency in all sectors of the economy. He made the remarks during the second edition of the line minister’s public entities’ corporate governance oversight meeting, which is intended to bring about a positive…
DYNAMOS yesterday came out guns blazing accusing the Harare City Council of being anti-development, after the latter’s fall-out with Sakunda Holdings over the proposed refurbishment of Rufaro Stadium to a world class facility. The local petroleum giant, who are also premium sponsors of PSL sides Dynamos and Highlanders, had wanted to transform the ceremonial home…
By Anesu Mirisawu POPULAR socialite, Madam Boss, songbird Pah Chihera and Cody the Rank Marshall are part of the cast of a new movie titled Prayers, which features some of Zimbabwe’s best actors and actresses. The new movie, produced by United Kingdom-based producer Jonathan Marerwa, also features Nothando Nobengula, Mapfumo Katsaya, Kenny Kondo, Elizabeth Majongwe,…
Where the Stars Land: PREVIOUSLY on Where The Stars Land, episode 11 to 12, a lot of hanging issues of the past…
