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Tarisai Machakaire SENIOR STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw MILLIONS of Zimbabweans, especially those living in rural areas, are facing hunger and starvation, a new report by relief agencies says. The report by the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (Zimvac) — a grouping of representatives from the government, United Nations, civil society organisations and technical agencies working in collaboration…

STAFF WRITER THE Daily News webinar on the Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) is set for tomorrow, amid calls by the organisers for participants to register early to avoid disappointment. To be officiated by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya, the webinar is meant to provide the central bank chief with a platform to get feedback…

Godknows Matarutse and Jeffrey Muvundusi SENIOR STAFF WRITERS THE Covid-19 vaccination drive will move a gear up today following the delivery of doses to all the provinces and districts at the weekend.  This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday urged Zimbabweans to embrace the ongoing inoculation programme, saying the vaccines are completely safe. The…

Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynewsco.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called upon Zanu PF structures to gear up for the fast-approaching 2023 national elections, which he said will provide the ruling party with the platform to wipe out the country’s brawling opposition. Addressing the Zanu PF politburo in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa also said the polls…

Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE’S Covid-19 vaccination programme gets under way today, with authorities set to inoculate 100 000 frontline workers. In a ministerial statement presented in Parliament on Tuesday, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga — who is also the minister of Health and Child Care — said the vaccinations would include health workers in…