© THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has forecast heavy rains for most parts of the country this whole week. [GoogleAd] This comes as Zimbabwe is reeling from the current searing heat, as the regional drought continues to bite — which has killed hundreds of cattle and wild animals across the country. In its forecast, which…
© THERE is widespread disappointment across the political divide over President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s new Cabinet line-up — with many saying it lacks the capacity to extricate the country from its current economic mess, the Daily News on Sunday reports. [GoogleAd] At the same time, questions are also being asked about the composition of the new…
© Emergency medical services company Mars, which is part of Cassava HealthTech, has unveiled a fleet of 14 new ambulances and also announced a new toll-free emergency number. [GoogleAd] Stakeholders ranging from medical aid, insurance organisations and other medical healthcare players attended the event. The ambulances are fully equipped and have Intensive Care Unit (ICU)…
© ANTI-SANCTIONS motions are set to dominate Parliament when it reconvenes after Zanu PF legislators from both the National Assembly and Senate called for debate on the “economic embargo imposed on the country,” the Daily News on Sunday reports. [GoogleAd] Both houses had adjourned until Tuesday after their last sittings on October 24 to allow…
© Child online abuse in Zimbabwe is on the rise, with more children being sexually groomed by online predators. [GoogleAd] This was revealed by Zimbabwe Child Online Protection (Zicop) chairperson Francis Mutema at a cyber security indaba in Bulawayo yesterday. “Child online abuse is on the rise and we are witnessing crimes that were previously…
© THOUSANDS of girls below the age of 18 in Zimbabwe have been raped in the past 12 months, a Judicial Service Commission (JSC) survey has revealed. [GoogleAd] According to the latest United Nations Population Fund’s population census projection report, there are 1 776 334 adolescent girls aged between 10 and 19. Of that number,…
© THE government has shockingly fired junior doctors who are on maternity leave and those practising in the diaspora who have not participated in the ongoing strike, the Daily News on Sunday can reveal. [GoogleAd] The revelation came after senior doctors slammed the government for firing “incapacitated” junior doctors, saying government should immediately reinstate them…
AS WAS correctly reported by the Daily News earlier this week, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, reshuffled his misfiring Cabinet last night — as his government battles to turn around the country’s worsening economic rot. But critics immediately bemoaned the fact that the changes were “cosmetic”, with many under-performing ministers retaining their positions. [GoogleAd] The latest…
© AT LEAST 137 artisanal miners have reportedly lost their lives this year due to mine accidents at a time when the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has said the numbers of the small-scale miners has significantly increased from 500 000 to 1,5 million. ZMF spokesperson Dosman Mangisi said there is need to educate and train…
© HARARE mayor Herbert Gomba, pictured, said his council is soliciting borrowing powers from central government to enable the local authority to undertake various capital water projects, adding that US$860 million water loan is not enough to solve the capital’s water woes. [GoogleAd] This comes as the City is mulling borrowing $1,2 billion to buy…
