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THE government is considering public-private-partnerships and the provision of subsidies to patients treated at private health facilities, as the shortage of drugs, equipment and personnel in public hospitals and clinics persist. Speaking in the National Assembly recently, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said the government was working on improving the dire situation at most public hospitals…

AT LEAST 100 motorbikes donated to the government by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2018 are gathering dust, as the intended beneficiaries, who are Health ministry’s health workers, are reportedly failing to acquire driver’s licences. This was revealed recently by Kambuzuma legislator Willias Madzimure in the National Assembly, while debating on the deteriorating public…

CHAMBER of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) and Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) says the blanket ban on raw lithium exports is a step in the right direction to push for the development of the ‘green metal’ mining sector in the country. Zimbabwe boasts of many lithium greenfield projects in places like Goromonzi, Mberengwa, Shurugwi, Zvishavane, Bikita…

A CONSUMER rights watchdog, the National Consumer Rights Association (Nacora), has described 2022 as an “agonising” year, where consumers had to endure skyrocketing cost of living coupled with a highly inflationary environment. Nacora spokesperson Effie Ncube told the Daily News yesterday that while the government was upbeat about the economic performance, it has, however, been…

ZIMBABWE is poised for a good agricultural harvest next year as the country continues to receive favourable rains, the World Food Pro – gramme (WFP) has said in its latest report. The report is on Zimbabwe’s food security and market monitoring and it indicated that land preparation and farming had intensified across the country, “which…