BY RUTENDO NGARA THE 78 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists, who were arrested last Sunday on allegations of participating in an unlawful gathering, will spend the weekend in prison awaiting their bail ruling on Tuesday. Last Thursday, the State asked the court to be allowed to bring in two more witnesses to testify on…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to preside over the Zimbabwe Irrigation Investment Conference slated for the first week of July in Harare….
Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says the country’s health system and hospitals have been overstretched due the current cholera outbreak first recorded over a year ago. In a situation overview released last Friday, the IFRC said the outbreak had also caused panic among the citizens resulting…
FIVE men who went on a crime spree of horror between April and May 2020, have been given hefty sentences in the…
AUTHORITIES have implored local small-and medium enterprises (SMEs) to prioritise relevant skills training as this would boost their profits. Speaking at a Lupane Business Expo yesterday, the Small and Medium Enterprises Development minister, Monica Mutsvangwa, said SMEs played a crucial role in sustaining the people’s livelihoods. “I want to emphasise the crucial role that micro,…
Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw OVER 300 000 people from Manicaland and Masvingo provinces are benefitting from Care Zimbabwe farming project funded by USAid aimed at improving the lives of rural communities. Speaking at a community animal health workers’ policy review in Harare yesterday, Care Zimbabwe projects director Walter Mwasaa said the programme run under “Takunda” was…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE government has implored the private sector to continue supporting the country’s health sector to improve the health status of ordinary citizens. This comes after Mabvazuva Clinic in Epworth received accessories and equipment worth US$18 000 from the National Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe (Noic). The clinic was commissioned by President Emmerson…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE government says it has so far managed to distribute grain to over 1.6 million people across the country’s eight rural provinces as they work towards mitigating the impact of the El Nino-induced drought. This comes as about six million people in rural areas and 1,7 million in urban areas are…
By Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE United States (US) has pledged to continue assisting Zimbabwe achieve its goal in attaining equitable and quality healthcare across the country. This comes after the USAid yesterday handed over warehousing materials to the State-owned National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm) in Harare.Part of the equipment included tool scissor jacks, electric stackers,…
By Rutendo Ngara CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) activists, who were arrested last Sunday on allegations of participating in an unlawful gathering, have been further remanded in custody to today for continuation of their bail hearing. One of the accused, Shaun Timba, son of CCC administrator Jameson Timba, was yesterday released on US$100 bail. This…
