HARARE – A bigger and better Daily News on Sunday will be relaunched soon to give readers of the publication broader coverage of news and current affairs. Commenting on the milestone development, Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) Editor-in-Chief, Hama Saburi, said the major weekly was being revamped to meet all the expectations of its thousands…
HARARE – Government medical laboratories are in an appalling state, with most Zimbabweans resorting to private labs where the prices are steep, laboratory (Lab) scientists have said. Medical laboratory tests undertaken on the specimens of patients assist doctors and clinicians in their diagnosis and management of diseases. Speaking at the Zimbabwe Quality Assurance Programme (ZINQAP)…
HARARE – As Zimbabwe’s economy continues to deteriorate, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa cranked up the political heat on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling Zanu PF yesterday — calling for the immediate establishment of a transitional authority to stabilise the country. In a petition which the MDC handed over to Parliament and the presidency after…
HARARE – Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s move to scrap duty on sanitary wear has been hailed by campaigners who say it will cushion more women and girls urging the government to extend the waiver beyond 12 months. Activists say removing the duty on pads tackles one of the biggest barriers to education for girls, who…
HARARE – Flamboyant businessman and socialite Genius Kadungure has been acquitted of fraud in a matter where he was accused of duping Chegutu West legislator Dexter Nduna of more than ZAR1 million under the pretext of supplying mining equipment. Ginimbi, as he is popularly known, allegedly also duped Kwekwe based brothers Enock and Evon Gatawa…
HARARE – A non-profit group has opened a clinic in Harare offering free basic healthcare to people living with albinism. Global Aid Missions Zimbabwe — founded by Esther Chasi and her husband, Fungai, proud parents of two young children who also happen to have albinism — are set to officially open a first ever full-time…
HARARE – A Harare man who killed businessman and socialite Shingi Mukandi in a hit-and-run accident last year was yesterday convicted of the offence. Alfred Machipisa was convicted of culpable homicide, failure to stop after a fatal accident, failure to render assistance and failure to report an accident to the police within 24 hours. Machipisa,…
HARARE – The State has accused former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere of boggling the court with frivolous applications in an effort to delay the commencement of his trial and his “day of reckoning.” Kasukuwere is accused of criminal abuse of office after he allegedly showed favour to Grace Mugabe’s sister Shuvai Junior Gumbochuma by parcelling…
CHEGUTU – Chegutu Municipality has completed its supplementary residential evaluation roll and has called on owners and occupiers of properties within the town’s jurisdiction to inspect the roll. In a statement the municipality said it is inviting property owners as prescribed by section 254 of the Urban Councils Act to come for inspection. “Chegutu Municipality…
HARARE – The National Prosecution Authority (NPA) has been evicted from its offices at Corner House in Harare over failure to pay $630 000 in rental arrears. After its eviction, the NPA offices have since been bought by Zimbabwe Open University (Zou). Solomon Siziba, NPA’s director of administration, presented a grim state of affairs before…
