VASCO CHAYA Staff Writer chayav@dailynewsonsunday.co.zw DESPITE a positive growth in the production of milk since 2009, the country’s milk supply is not expected to match demand until 2030, a government official has said. This comes as Zimbabwe on Friday received 500 heifers from developmental organisations under the Zimbabwe Agricultural Growth Programme (ZAGP) to boost the…
PARLIAMENT is set to introduce a facility where female MPs will access sanitary pads while in the august House, the Daily News reports. Responding to calls by MDC-T proportional representation MP, Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga for Parliament to set up a shop where legislators can buy sanitary pads while attending Parliament business on Thursday, Speaker of the…
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has revealed. This comes as the government has warned that more people could contract the lethal virus in the country due to the growing number of Zimbabweans returning from abroad, with the number of positive cases having shot up to 160. In its Covid-19 situation assessment report…
FUNGI KWARAMBA Political Editor kwarambaf@dailynewsonsunday.co.zw ©️ BUOYED by Friday’s High Court ruling which effectively killed the debate whether the MDC Alliance is a political party or not, the interim leadership of the country’s main opposition party is cranking up the heat on Nelson Chamisa, pictured, and his allies. The MDC’s reinstated secretary-general, Douglas Mwonzora, told…
©️ THE Southern African Development Community (Sadc) has resolved to test all people before they voluntarily return or are deported to their countries of origin — to arrest the spread of the global pandemic within the region, the Daily News on Sunday reports. This comes as hordes of Zimbabweans are voluntarily returning home, while many…
HEALTH experts have warned government against re-opening of schools next month as it exposes not only teachers and learners, but also their parents to the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19), the Daily News on Sunday reports. This comes as government has announced that it intends to re-open schools in five phases starting next month, first with candidates…
©️ THE country’s medical practitioners on Thursday successfully conducted the first caesarean section on a pregnant woman with Covid-19 at Gweru Provincial Hospital, the Health and Child Care ministry has revealed. In a statement, the ministry’s acting permanent secretary Gibson Mhlanga said both mother and baby were stable and admitted in isolation at the hospital….
©️ THE deadly coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across our globalized world and governments are duly reacting by closing schools, emptying offices and suspending cultural and sports events. In the past few weeks many nations went on lockdown forcing struggling companies to close down, retrench and scale down on their workforce. This delivers bad news,…
Helen Kadirire STAFF WRITER kadirireh@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) has increased burial as well as cremation fees by more than 300 percent from 2019 fees. According to a list released by the city on Thursday, prices have been categorised based on whether one is resident, non-resident and non-Zimbabwean. The increase in fees comes after…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE man who yesterday told the court that he used dagga in his food and drink to prevent contracting the coronavirus (Covid-19) was slapped with a one-year prison term. Terence Joronga was represented by lawyer Knowledge Maeresera when he was convicted of unlawful possession of one kilogramme of dagga…
