BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE AUTHORITIES need to address the lack of confidence in the ZiG among some stakeholders by implementing more measures that promote the currency’s wider use in the economy. So says the former acting head of the University of Zimbabwe’s business school, Nyasha Kaseke, who also warns that as long as the US dollar…
BY NYASHA KUNYISWA THE national blood supplies remain constrained with only a day’s supply for group O type and five days for other blood groups. This was confirmed by the National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) chief executive, Lucy Marowa, who also pleaded with citizens aged 16 years and above to donate blood ahead of this…
LEADING health service provider, Cimas Health Group, has launched the iGo recipe book that will guide the public in nutritional foods to prevent non-communicable diseases. Speaking at the launch of iGo recipe book in Harare on Friday, Cimas Health Group head of iGo, Wilmore Kapuyanyika said the iGo recipe book was meant to protect consumers…
THE government says it is pushing for all vocational training centres (VTCs) to be inclusive and admit persons with disabilities as students. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting in Bulawayo, the Youth Empowerment minister, Tino Machakaire, said persons with disabilities deserved equal educational opportunities. “According to the World Health Organisation, people with disabilities are more likely…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO CITY Link Coaches has introduced a corporate social responsibility initiative aimed at supporting education by fully covering the school fees of 60 talented primary school students in Bulawayo. The programme which targets deserving students from 10 primary schools, seeks to acknowledge and reward academic excellence. “At City Link Coaches, we believe…
Emmanuel MarambeSENIOR STAFF WRITER WALTER Musona made history yesterday after being named the 2024 Castle lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) Soccer Star of the Year, becoming the first player to win the award with two different clubs. Musona, who was also Soccer Star of the Year in 2021/22 with FC Platinum, was the star performer…
ANOTHER cricket tour has gone by with the Zimbabwe senior men’s cricket team, the Chevrons, once again well beaten this time at the hands of Pakistan. It has been a year of mixed fortunes for the Chevrons who have managed the odd good result against formidable opponents, and also won African Games gold in Accra,…
Stella Madzivanyika STAFF WRITER madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE has received 1 000 high quality doses of frozen bull semen from Indonesia to boost the quality of the country’s livestock breeds. The delivery also includes a frozen semen container to support storage and transportation of the semen. The latest delivery from Indonesia would see the country improving the…
THE Nigerian government has shown appreciation to Zimbabwe’s agricultural systems and its Agriculture minister is in the country to deliberate on how Zimbabwe can assist in its production growth. Nigeria has been experiencing severe flooding in recent years, forcing its government to declare states of disaster. Addressing the media at a meeting with Agriculture minister…
FORMER Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has died. He was 84. Ministry of Information permanent secretary Nick Mangwana confirmed the death to the Daily News yesterday. He died in India where he was receiving medical attention. Mphoko, a veteran of the country’s liberation struggle, was born on June 11, 1940. A politician, businessman and former military…
