THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has officially implemented new guidelines aimed at enhancing the traceability of medical products. The move seeks to combat falsified medicines and improve public health safety. “The guidelines apply to all medical products that are manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed, or used in Zimbabwe. “The primary goal is…

THE United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) is collaborating with Zimbabwe to establish the country’s first national groundwater centre. This initiative aims to blend indigenous knowledge with scientific research to address water scarcity and ecosystem preservation. Speaking at the Ramsar COP15 conference currently underway in Victoria Falls, Unesco director-general Audrey Azoulay announced that…

GOVERNMENT is intensifying efforts to resolve Bulawayo’s long-standing water shortages by prioritising funding for key infrastructure projects. Speaking at a strategic meeting in Bulawayo, the special advisor to the president on monitoring implementation of government programmes and projects, Joram Gumbo, yesterday announced he would engage President Emmerson Mnangagwa to secure additional resources for the city’s…

Staff writer in BULAWAYO A 19-YEAR-OLD boy died after being viciously stabbed over a love-related conflict in Matabeleland South. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Matabeleland South police spokesperson Chiratidzo Dube said the victim, Somandla Ngwenya from Malopa village under Chief Madlambuzi, was killed during a violent confrontation. “The altercation involved three other young men…

GOVERNMENT has transformed United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) into a modern medical facility with the addition of a 52-room diagnostic laboratory, an investment that significantly upgrades the health institution’s capabilities. During a tour of the hospital, UBH chief medical officer William Busumani explained that the new facility houses departments such as haematology and biochemistry and can…