Nyasha Dube STAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) plans to blacklist government departments and residents who are not paying their rates on time, the Daily News reports. This comes as HCC is owed $2 273 738 420, with industrial and commercial clients sitting on a huge debt of $1 255 828 875 while the government…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynew.co.zw LEGISLATORS yesterday said Zimbabweans must deal with polarisation in the media as this is affecting the general development of the country. Speaking during a meeting between the Election Resource Centre (ERC) and the portfolio committee on Media and Broadcasting Services, the lawmakers said there is need for the media…
STAFF WRITER SCORES of Master of Business Administration in Leadership and Management along with Master of Science in Governance and Leadership students will graduate at the Harare-based Africa Leadership and Management Academy (Alma) on Saturday. Alma, an affiliate college of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), was founded in 1999 with a special…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sued by a victim of the August 1, 2018 shootings for allegedly neglecting to implement recommendations of the Motlanthe Commission. Andy Manyeruke, who is deaf and was allegedly shot in the shoulder on that fateful day, filed an application in the High Court and…
THE City of Harare is searching for alternative water treatment chemicals in a bid to cut purification costs, which account for 52 percent of the municipality’s general expenses. Chemicals used for water purification by Harare include powdered activated carbon, sulphuric acid, chlorine gas, sodium silicate, liquid ammonium sulphate, white hydrated lime and calcium hypochlorite. In…
THE Health and Child Care ministry recently trained 84 health workers on mental health and psychosocial support with assistance from the World Health Organisation (WHO). The training focused on building capacity of health workers to provide patients with psychosocial support, deal with stress, discrimination and fear when handling Covid-19-related issues. Among other things, the health…
LAWYER and preacher Joshua Chirambwe’s bid to regain his passport to travel to the United States (US) to “exorcise demons and preach” failed after his application was turned down at the Harare Magistrates’ Court. Chirambwe, who recently grabbed the headlines for allegedly prophesying the death o Harare socialite Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure, is currently on remand…
AN INMATE at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison (Chikurubi) has launched an urgent High Court application in which he wants authorities to deal with diarrhoea, hepatitis B and tuberculosis outbreaks at the facility. This was contained in an application filed by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on behalf of inmate Taurai Dodzo, who is suing…
By Nyasha Dube THE High Court has granted Prosecutor General Kumbirai Hodzi leave to appeal against the acquittal of graft accused Kadoma Magistrates Court prosecutor Allen Chifokoyo. On June 3, a Chegutu magistrates’ court acquitted Chifokoyo on corruption charges after the prosecution failed to prove a case against him. Chifokoyo was accused of fleecing…
ZIMBABWE needs to recruit more psychiatrists to deal divisively with the mental health challenges facing most citizens, the Daily News reports. Recent statistics showed that the country, with a population of over 14 million, has less than 30 qualified psychiatrists. Nemache Mawere, a psychiatrist based at Ingutsheni Hospital in Bulawayo, said there were limited places…
