REVELATIONS that the ministry of Health and Child Care recorded 6 201 cases of diarrhoea in just one week should ring alarm bells and prod authorities to take immediate and decisive action. According to a story we carried in this paper yesterday, which quoted a report generated by the ministry of Health and Child Care,…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A BEITBRIDGE man, Benson Ndlovu, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the brutal murder of a fellow resident, Langton Ncube. The incident occurred after Ncube intervened in a dispute between Ndlovu and another individual over an undisclosed issue. Ndlovu was convicted of murder following a full trial before…
Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS THERE are growing concerns over the future of major retail shops in the country, in the face of the ubiquitous and unregulated informal sector. Appearing before the parliamentary committee on Budget and Finance this week, the president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR), Denford Mutashu, confirmed that…
Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw ENVIRONMENTAL Social Governance (ESG) goals, which seek to ensure that Zimbabwe meets its current needs without compromising the future, can only be achieved if business, the government and civil society work together. ESG Network Zimbabwe executive director Willard Razawo made the remarks during the 8th Zimbabwe National ESG and Responsible…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HIGH Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda yesterday dismissed an application for referral to the Constitutional Court filed by fraud-accused Harare businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe. In his ruling, Justice Kwenda, who described the application as frivolous and vexatious, said that the two should have raised their issue at the…
Stella Madzivanyika STAFF WRITER madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE country is expecting a bumper tobacco harvest in the 2024/2025 summer season on the back of increased hectarage put under the crop. According to Agricultural and Rural Development Advisory Services chief director Leonard Munamati, the hectarage put under tobacco had risen from 46 989 hectares in the 2023/24 season…
Jeffrey Muvundusi SOUTHERN EDITOR THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is facing a grave crisis in its cemetery operations, as ongoing challenges with equipment shortages and deteriorating infrastructure threaten to further complicate burial services in the city. During a recent full council meeting, councillors raised alarm over the state of the city’s cemeteries, particularly the Luveve…
Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw TEACHERS say ZiG 46 billion allocated to their ministry by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube is inadequate to meet their needs. This is despite the fact that the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education was given the biggest chunk of the ZiG 276 billion 2025 National Budget which was delivered by…
STAFF WRITER THE ministry of Health and Child Care has revealed that more than 600 cases of dog bites were recorded in the past week alone. The ministry said 326 of the cases were from dogs which the authorities could not establish they had been vaccinated. “The Disease Surveillance Report for the week ending 24…
HOSPITALITY firm, African Sun, has enhanced its service standards as it aims to provide more value to its customers. In a statement yesterday, African Sun said as the world continues to change and evolve, they are keeping up with the times. “With the passing of each year, the business makes it a mandate to develop…
