THE National Aids Council (Nac) must be at the forefront in dealing with emerging public health risks such as non-communicable diseases (NCDs),drug and substance abuse and other pandemics, the government has said. Speaking during the appointment of a new Nac board chaired by Nester Mukwehwa on Friday, the minister of Health, Douglas Mombeshora, called on…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE SEVEN people succumbed to diarrhoea last week, bringing the cumulative number of deaths since January last year to 189 deaths as the country continues to grapple with the disease. According to the ministry of Health disease surveillance report, 361 255 cases of diarrhoea have been recorded in different parts of the country…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs are set to attend a Field Day at President Emmerson Mnangagwa`s Precabe Farm in Kwekwe, Midlands Province, today. This comes as both Zanu PF and CCC lawmakers were scheduled to visit the farm last week before the tour was cancelled at the last minute. It…
YVONNE NCUBEIn Bulawayo A GWANDA magistrate Talent Phiri has been sentenced to five years in prison for soliciting for a US$3 000 bribe from a local businessman. Phiri was initially sentenced to seven years in prison, but two years were suspended on condition of good behaviour. Harare regional magistrate Farai Gwitima handed down the judgment…
By Ashley Moyo moyoa@dailynews.co.zw AWARD-WINNING sommelier Tinashe Nyamudoka has taken another bold step in his illustrious career by launching a new wine line, Wild Mutupo Wines. Nyamudoka, the founder of Kumusha Wines, explained that the Mutupo label is dedicated to his more experimental and naturally crafted wines. “Mutupo is the Shona word for ‘totem.’ Most…
WITH exactly two weeks left before the much-awaited Zifa elections take place, the various candidates are making all the right noises. Indeed, an election campaign that had started off on a sour note as attempts to discredit a number of aspirants, particularly the prospective Zifa presidential candidates, appears to have taken a more sober tone….
Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER DEFENDING champions Simba Bhora are determined to not only retain the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title which they won in such impressive style last year, but also make an impact in their maiden Caf Champions League appearance later this year. That was the statement from club founder and president…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in Parliament, Sengezo Tshabangu, says he remains in charge of the country’s main opposition party. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Tshabangu’s lawyer and spokesperson, Nqobizitha Mlilo, said emphatically yesterday that CCC acting leader…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER ASPIRING Zifa committee member Colonel Edward Mutukwa wants to play a leading role in transforming the way in which local football is run. Mutukwa believes that it is time that the sport’s mother body Zifa got rid of its bad boys’ tag by bringing in a crop of leaders who…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE government has partnered with top real estate development company, Pinnacle Property Holdings, to make available tens of thousands of stands and flats to civil servants. Speaking at the signing ceremony of the deal in Harare yesterday, an elated minister of Local Government and Public Works, Daniel Garwe, said this had…
