AT LEAST 780 drug offenders have been convicted and sentenced for drug-related offences since the government launched its national committee on drug and substance abuse in June last year. The committee, chaired by Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri and deputised by Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe, is spearheading the fight against the growing drug crisis. “The…
GOVERNMENT raised over US$3 million yesterday from various organisations and individuals through a fundraising programme aimed at combating the scourge of drug and substance abuse. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa set-up a resource mobilisation pillar, under the national committee on drug and substance abuse, last year in June, amid a growing drug and substance…
chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw A TRUCK driver, Alexander Mugove Mangadza, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison by Chitungwiza magistrate Denis Magosi after being convicted of stealing wheat valued at over US$16 000. Mangadza will serve an effective 42 months in prison, with six months suspended on condition that he does not commit a similar offence, and…
LOCALLY manufactured medicines remain low, occupying only 12 percent of the pharmaceutical sector, according to Industry Minister Mangaliso Ndhlovu. Speaking at the annual conference of the Community Pharmacists Association and Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Association in Harare at the weekend, Ndhlovu said the country relied more on imports. “Zimbabwe’s pharmaceutical sector is currently valued at approximately US$254…
RISING poverty levels and fast-changing cultural norms are spurring a new trend among Zimbabwean men, which has seen more and more of them not settling down. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — commentators said yesterday that the escalating acceptance of Western ways of life, and local men’s fears of…
A NATIONWIDE power outage plunged Zimbabwe into darkness yesterday afternoon following a significant system disturbance, Zesa confirmed last night. The power utility stated that the incident resulted in the loss of generation from both Kariba Hydro and Hwange Thermal Power Stations. Compounding the issue, interconnections with South Africa’s National Transmission, Zambia’s Zesco, and supplies from…
JUSTICE has delivered a heavy blow to two armed robbers, Gift Maphosa and Mpokiseng Dube, who were each sentenced to a staggering 144 years in prison by Chiredzi magistrate Judith Zuyu. The duo was convicted of three counts of armed robbery. Criminal Investigations Department (CID) spokesperson Rachel Muteweri confirmed yesterday that the pair terrorised Mwenezi…
chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw DOZENS of visual artists turned up for a day workshop aimed at empowering local stone sculptors with digital marketing tools and financial literacy at Chitungwiza Arts Centre on Thursday. The event, themed “Unlocking the Value of Zimbabwean Stone Sculpture and Art”, brought together veteran artists and industry stakeholders in a bid to enhance the…
ZIMBABWE and China have collaborated to address human rights violations and environmental degradation in the country’s mining sector. This comes after numerous reports of alleged human rights abuses, particularly by Chinese mining companies operating in the country. In an interview with the Daily News On Sunday last week, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) chairperson,…
chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw MINISTER of Health and Child Care, Douglas Mombeshora says the country has started receiving a new stock of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to last until September following the allocation of US$12 million by the Treasury. This comes as fears of potential shortages of ARV drugs grow due to reduced USAid funding amid a demand of…
