Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO A SIGNIFICANT stride towards strengthening Zimbabwe’s fight against tuberculosis (TB) is underway as the rehabilitation of the national TB reference laboratory at Mpilo Central Hospital is now over 90 percent complete. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Mpilo hospital chief executive officer Narcisius Dzvanga said the facility would enhance universal health…
POLICE in Bulawayo say they recorded 93 cases of armed robberies from the beginning of the year to October, as compared to 56 cases recorded last year in the same period. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting in Bulawayo yesterday, provincial police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said law enforcement agents were working hard to end cases of…
Hazel Marimbiza GOVERNMENT says it is working on simplifying both local and international trade regulations in order to open new business opportunities. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting yesterday, minister of Industry Mangaliso Ndlovu said facilitation of ease of doing business would improve the country’s economy. “Zimbabwe is a country with a rich resource base, talent…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO ZIMBABWE is noticing an increase in oral cancers due to poor dietary and smoking, a medical aid society and health service provider, Cimas, has said. As a result, Cimas has opened a dental laboratory in Bulawayo to improve the oral health of local patients. Oral cancer, also known as mouth cancer,…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO POLICE have arrested three suspected robbers implicated in a spate of criminal activities in and around Bulawayo and Gwanda following a shootout. This comes as cases of armed robberies in the country are worryingly on the rise with several individuals and businesses having lost millions of US dollars to the culprits…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO GOVERNMENT has implored local security companies and the business community to formulate strategies aimed at curbing crime to attract foreign investors in Bulawayo. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting yesterday, Bulawayo Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube said increased criminal activities in the city deterred investors from investing in the city. “Security companies…
BULAWAYO BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is seeking to hire 178 privateowned vehicles for this month’s national polio vaccination campaign. Polio mainly affects children under five years of age and is transmitted through contaminated water or food, or contact with an infected person. In a statement yesterday, BCC town clerk Christopher Dube said the city was…
A BULAWAYO-BASED technology expert has advised upcoming entrepreneurs to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) to counter financial challenges faced in running their start-ups. Speaking at a workshop last Friday, Bulawayo Tech Hub cofounder Victoria Nxumalo also said more efforts were underway to equip start-ups with advanced digital skills. “There is a need to use new…
THE government has partnered with various stakeholders to train small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on how to operate and adapt their businesses to the current economic challenges. Speaking at a training programme for SMEs in Bulawayo on Friday, Women Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa said while the sector was transforming the country’s economy, it was faced…
THE Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee (ZimLAC)’s 2024 report shows that Matabeleland South Province has recorded a significant increase in breastfeeding rates with 85 percent of babies suckling beyond one year. According to the latest report, the province’s breastfeeding rates leaped from 51 percent in 2023 to 85 percent this year. The ZimLAC report attributed the…
