Brandon Josphat and Hazel Marimbiza RENOWNED economist Eddie Cross has implored authorities to shelve plans for a national health scheme and instead prioritise funding for primary health care to ease pressure on the national budget. This comes as legislators have called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to declare the country’s collapsing public health system a national…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Chinhoyi High Court has sentenced Isaac Mashonga to 20 years in prison for the gruesome ritual murder and beheading of his sister, Dadirai, in Magunje in 2017. Justice Philda Muzofa described the crime as shocking, premeditated, and carried out in cold blood in collusion with late businessman Robert Tichareva….
THE Zanu PF women’s league has once again implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to acceed to the ruling party’s calls for him to extend his stay in power beyond 2028. Speaking in Harare yesterday, during the launch of the Presidential Empowerment Fund for the league, its secretary Mable Chinomona said the thus-far-unyielding Mnangagwa should listen to…
Takudzwa Dhambu POLICE have called on school authorities to monitor behavioural changes among learners in order to detect possible drug and sexual abuse, as well as mental health issues. Speaking during a back-to-school campaign in Harare yesterday, Police Assistant Commissioner Sithulisiwe Mthimkulu cautioned learners against drug and substance abuse as well as early sexual activity,…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has temporarily suspended its 130-hour water shedding programme due to faults at the Ncema Pump Station and power losses at Criterion Water Works. In a statement yesterday, BCC town clerk Christopher Dube said the situation had resulted in reduced water treatment and production, which in turn affected reservoir levels. “The…
CHIEF WRITER ZANU PF Central Committee member and chief fundraiser Phillip Chiyangwa has called for honesty and frank discussions within the ruling party, saying it is the only way to strengthen the organisation and maintain its relevance with grassroots supporters. Speaking during a provincial leadership workshop in Hurungwe on Saturday, Chiyangwa urged leaders to abandon…
Rutendo Ngara A SELF-STYLED Bulawayo prophet, Richard Mutare, has appeared in court accused of conspiring with a couple to steal part of US$75 000 that the pair had taken from a Harare woman. Mutare was co-joined with Mathew Ndovi, 23, and his girlfriend Loice Taruvinga, 31, who are facing charges of unlawful entry into premises…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE government needs to implement all needed reforms urgently to have a chance of success in its escalating push to de-dollarise the country’s economy by 2030. So says former Finance minister, Tendai Biti, who adds that it is only then that Zimbabweans will be confident that the sole use…
KIRSTY Coventry, the new International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, is following up on her promise “to protect the female category” by setting…
By Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for stronger collaboration between Africa, the Caribbean, and the global African Diaspora in pushing for reparations to address historical injustices of slavery, colonialism, and apartheid. In remarks delivered on his behalf by Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi at the second African Union–Caribbean Community (AU–CARICOM) Summit in Addis…
