News

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday capped 102 students at the Zimbabwe National Defence University (ZNDU) in Harare. At least 11 international students from Pakistan, Namibia, Malawi, Botswana, South Africa, Nigeria and Mozambique were part of the graduates. The rest were officers from the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) and the police; and the graduation was the university’s…

By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE United Nations Children Fund (Unicef) says at least three million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Zimbabwe as the country continues to struggle to deal with climate-induced disasters, among others. In its latest report released yesterday, Unicef said of the three million people, two million are children hence…

ASPIRING presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere will next Tuesday know whether his application for leave to appeal before the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) can be heard before the same apex court. Kasukuwere, who is in self-imposed exile in South Africa, is seeking to nullify last week’s Supreme Court judgment that ruled he could not contest in this…

AUTHORITIES say that over 1 000 community information centres have been opened across the country, especially in rural and remote areas, since 2018. Speaking at the launch of school information communication technology laboratories at Tshabanda High School in Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North Province on Wednesday, Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister Jenfan Muswere said the government was…

Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE Traffic Safety Council Zimbabwe (TSCZ) is intensifying road traffic campaigns around the country amid concern over the continued carnage on the country’s roads resulting in an average of five deaths per day. Speaking during TSCZ road safety workshop in Harare yesterday, TSCZ managing director Munesu Munodawafa said an average five people…

SENIOR CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) members Job Sikhala and Lovemore Maiko, who are on trial at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing disorderly conduct charges, have filed an application for discharge at the end of the state case on Wednesday. The duo was summoned to court on April 20 this year accused of storming a…

EVOLUTION has become a buzzword in communities across the country, thanks in part to the way it has transformed the health sector. The Constitution prescribes that no less than five percent of the national revenue raised in any financial year must be allocated to the provinces and local authorities. Since the government drew up a…

A FORMER prisoner, Nhlanhla Mutyambizi, 36, who had served a five-year jail term after being convicted of armed robbery, has been rearrested along with three other suspects for allegedly committing the same crime. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said Mutyambizi and his accomplices were found in possession of…

LITHIUM miner Sandawana Mines says it has begun the construction and development of a primary health care centre in Mberengwa and a referral hospital for surrounding clinics. Speaking to journalists recently, Sandawana Mines general manager Godwin Gambiza said talks were already at advanced stages with relevant authorities to co-locate specialist services at the healthcare centre….