THE Health Professional Authority (HPA) of Zimbabwe will close any unregistered health institution that fails to renew its operating licence by March 31. The operating licences for all health institutions expired on December 31, 2024. In a notice yesterday, the HPA, which is the health regulatory body responsible for registering and regulating public and private…
ZANU PF needs to engage with and to work with other key stakeholders to find lasting solutions to the country’s decades-long political and economic challenges. So reiterates the interim leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Welshman Ncube, who also stresses that time is fast running out for Zimbabweans to engage in all-inclusive national…
PARLIAMENT wants the government to take stern action against the rampant trading and use of illegal skin-lightening creams in the country. This comes as the ubiquitous creams have been linked to severe health complications — including cancer, kidney damage and nervous system disorders.Speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Zanu PF chief whip, Pupurai Togarepi,…
By Rutendo Ngara TOP Harare lawyer Admire Rubaya and his alleged accomplice, Timeon Makunde, a magistrate, were yesterday acquitted at the Supreme Court for gold theft. The charges arose after Rubaya represented Jefat Chaganda before Makunde and was acquitted of gold smuggling. The gold was later released back to Chaganda. However, the State later charged…
By Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw TEACHERS’ unions are divided over calls for industrial action to demand a salary adjustment, with some preferring negotiations while others advocate for a nationwide strike. This development comes after teachers received their salaries yesterday, which they deem inadequate to meet the high cost of living amid the prevailing economic crisis. Speaking…
Takudzwa Dhambu takudzwadhambu@dailynews.co.zw A ROAD accident at the Dzivaresekwa turn-off in Harare, along Bulawayo Road, yesterday, claimed seven lives and injured eight others. The accident involved three vehicles — a Toyota Hiace, a haulage truck, and a UD 70 truck. According to police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi, the kombi driver failed to give way to…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have launched a huge manhunt for 20 armed robbers who pounced on and made off with US$74 100 in cash, as well as other valuables, from Wicknell Chivayo’s in-laws at their farm in Marondera. The robbery, which took place in the wee hours of yesterday, occurred just over a week after…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF is pulling out all the stops in its bid to persuade President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office until 2030. So says the ruling party’s legal supremo, Patrick Chinamasa, who adds that the former liberation movement will do all in its power to coax Mnangagwa to “bow to…
SOUTHERN EDITOR THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is ad- dressing a suspected case of water contamination in Tshabalala high density sub- urb after reports of smelly water coming from taps. This comes amid fears of a repeat of the 2020 waterborne disease outbreak in Luveve suburb, where 13 lives were lost. In a statement yesterday,…
Staff writer in BULAWAYO SIX suspected robbers died yesterday morning following a shoot-out with police along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road. In a statement, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the suspects were arrested after the shoot-out, but died enroute to United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) for treatment. “The police confirm a shoot-out incident with six armed…
