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ZIMBABWE is leading the fight against Mpox in the region with Health minister Douglas Mombeshora urging other countries to start mobilising financial and human resources. This comes after Sadc convened a virtual extraordinary meeting of ministers of Health on Thursday to discuss coordinated regional response to the Mpox epidemiological situation. In that regard Mombeshora who…

THE Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) has petitioned Mpilo Central Hospital over a worrying increase in the health institution’s child mortality rate. This comes after it emerged that the health facility had recorded 280 child deaths between January and April 2024 with neonatal deaths accounting for many of these. In a formal complaint submitted to…

DRUG abuse is a serious issue in society, and everyone should take part in combating this growing menace, a popular preacher has urged .    This call to action by cleric Miracle Paul comes after several teenagers struggling with drug addiction were brought to his church service on Sunday— at Unit L Community Hall in Chitungwiza…

AN ARMED robber, Ashton Siziva, 26, has been sentenced to an effective 84 years in jail for robbing Blue Circle Bus passengers travelling from Harare to Beitbridge in July this year. He appeared before the Chiredzi Magistrates Court together with his colleagues, Talent Mlaudzi, 20, Saul Dadirai, 23, and Pheneas Shumba, 25. Mlaudzi, Dadirai, Shumba…

Masimba Makwembere  makwemberemv@dailynews.com THE United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and its partners have constructed a chlorinator building and installed a regulator and a dispenser for Kuwadzana Reservoir in Harare to ensure residents get potable water. This comes amid fears that the health of Harare residents in general was in danger because of their exposure to…

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda says there is a need for parliaments in Indonesia and Africa to craft trade laws that promote smooth economic trade. Speaking at the 2nd IndonesiaAfrica Parliamentary Forum in Bali, Indonesia this week, Mudenda said Indonesia and Africa should harness economic opportunities presented by the two regions. “On the…

By Nyasha Kunyiswa  kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare Institute of Public Health (HIPH) has, in partnership with University of Witwatersrand in South Africa, discovered a drug, Rutava that can cure cancer and Alzheimer’s. This comes as cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the country with over 5 000 new diagnoses and over 1…

Rutendo Ngara HARARE magistrate Collet Ncube yesterday freed 12 of the 78 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists arrested in June this year for allegedly participating in an unlawful gathering and for disorderly conduct. Ncube said the 12 had nothing to do with the gathering as some were conducting their personal business, some looking for…

A 51-YEAR-OLD teacher at a school in Zimre Park, Harare, yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing charges of allegedly raping a learner at the school on two separate occasions. Baines Mararo appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing two counts of rape and an additional count of aggravated indecent assault. He was advised to…

THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has lauded the government for prioritising national roads rehabilitation, saying stakeholder collaboration with authorities will enhance national development. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, ZCC administrator Mbongeni Dube said it was critical for churches and the government to work together to push the development agenda. “I am so excited, especially looking…