STELLA MADZIVANYIKAStaff Writer THE Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an international humanitarian organisation, has engaged some youth to offer mental health and psychosocial support to their peers facing social pressures, including mental health challenges. In Epworth, Harare, 20-year-old Peter Chimutanda, is an MSF peer educator and understands the difficulties faced by many of his colleagues as…

THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) now looks headed for a complete collapse, unless its bickering bigwigs kiss and make up soon. So warns the spokesperson of the party camp that is led by Sengezo Tshabangu, Nqobizitha Mlilo, who added yesterday that the senseless infighting among rival faction leaders was leading the country’s main opposition…

THE former wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry Mubaiwa, has lost her bid to have the courts grant her permanent stay of prosecution. This comes as Mubaiwa is facing serious charges of attempted murder of Chiwenga five years ago, as well as money laundering. It also comes after Mubaiwa’s lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, had filed…

By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw MINISTER of Industry Mangaliso Ndhlovu says 160 000 households in the country are being supported by the tobacco industry. This comes as Swan Valley Group on Thursday launched seven SKUs of finished tobacco products to the market.  Speaking during the official product launch in Harare, Ndhlovu said the tobacco industry was…

By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE Japanese government has injected US$5 million towards supporting local smallholder farmers in a project to grow sesame seeds for export to the Asian country. The project titled “Livelihoods Support for Smallholder Farmers through Enhancing resilience to Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture” would be implemented through the World Food Programme (WFP)….

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for a married couple, Gwendolyn and Melusi Ndlovu, who acted as recruitment agents before allegedly defrauding unsuspecting overseas jobseekers of over US$130 000 in 2023. The duo was arrested, appeared in court, granted bail and later fled. Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube yesterday said…