WHERE in the world can you come face to face with a full grown rhino and feel completely safe? The answer is…
AGRICULTURE minister Anxious Masuka said the government is set to investigate malpractice in the tobacco value chain. This comes amid widespread reports that contractors are exploiting tobacco farmers through a system that traps them in debt with high input costs, unfair prices, and other exploitative practices. Addressing the media in Harare this week, Masuka said…
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Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITERchirumet@dailynews.co.zw CHIPINGE Town Council has outlawed the use of Blair toilets in suburbs already serviced by a sewer reticulation system, giving residents until mid-September to comply. In a recent notice, the council said households that fail to switch to flushable toilets within the stipulated period face stiff penalties, including fines or the demolition…
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THE Global Fund has challenged the government to take responsibility for primary healthcare throughout the country. Speaking at a Community Health Coordination meeting in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central Province on Thursday, Global Fund country coordinating mechanism officer Tuso Tanda said the government needed to continue strengthening the existing systems for village health workers. “Community systems strengthening…
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ONE of the country’s biggest security companies, Securico, was yesterday taken to court on allegations of publishing false crime statistics. The company’s representative, Mark Kapfuwa, appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai on allegations of publishing false information prejudicial to the state. Securico was remanded to September 23 for possible trial date allocation pending investigations…
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Takudzwa Dhambu HEALTH minister Douglas Mombeshora has challenged African health institutions to build strong domestic financing following the withdrawal of funding from USAid. Addressing health stakeholders in Zambia at the “Rethinking Africa’s Health Financing” conference yesterday, Mombeshora said health self-financing was critical. “For too long, our health systems have depended heavily on external support. While…
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A NEW organisation, the Institute of Social Development Practices (ISDP), is set to officially launch in October with a mandate to empower Zimbabwean development practitioners through partnerships with the government and other key stakeholders. Founded in May of this year by Petronella Tatenda Muungani, the ISDP was established to provide structured support for development studies…
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Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER TWO Harare men, allegedly doing a side job similar to what they do at their company, Open…
THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has criticised political parties for hindering gender equality by blocking women, youth, and persons with disabilities from leadership positions. At the launch of the Gender Audit of Political Parties Report yesterday, ZGC chairperson Margaret Mukahanana-Sangarwe said the audit revealed a worrying gap between the country’s progressive constitutional provisions and the…
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THE permanent secretary in the ministry of Mines, Pfungwa Kunaka, has been exposed in a mining claim dispute after it emerged that he gave his relative a mine that belonged to someone else. Tilfury Zimbabwe Private Limited and Fungai Bangidza approached the Bulawayo High Court to have it determine Kunaka’s conduct as the responsible authority….
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