THERE is an urgent need for more funding and awareness campaigns for national care services — amid increased male suicide cases in…
Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw FORMER deputy Finance minister Terrence Mukupe’s appeal against his conviction and sentence has been dismissed by the Supreme Court, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed. Mukupe was found guilty of smuggling fuel by the High Court and was sentenced to a three-year jail term and US$12 780 fine in November last…
Beaven DhliwayoGroup Features Editor ON SUNDAY Zimbabwe joined the global observance of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, a day marked by solemn remembrance, awareness-raising campaigns, and a renewed commitment to making roads safer for all. Every year, families and communities around the world gather to honour the memories of loved ones…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw TEN Zanu PF Harare Province officials were suspended on Thursday last week for allegedly standing in the way of the party’s resolution to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s tenure in office. This saw the officials, who include provincial political commissar, Kudakwashe Damson, being banned from executing their duties until their disciplinary hearings have…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are stepping up their efforts to reduce the government’s expenditure owing to the State’s depleted coffers. In this regard, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Finance, George Guvamatanga, told senior government officials last week that Treasury would now only prioritise critical payments that include bonuses and food deficit mitigation…
THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has embarked on a blitz targeting socialites who are allegedly advertising unauthorised skin bleaching products on social media. The move comes amid concerns over the increase in unregistered skin lightening products on social media, including skin peeling oil, bleaching intravenous and a mixture of a number of unknown…
Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw RETAILERS are fretting over the rejection of the ZiG by the informal sector, saying the development is retrogressive as it militates against the country’s economic growth. In that regard, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) president Denford Mutashu has directed informal retailers and wholesalers to accept ZiG as a medium of exchange….
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s health sector has started reaping the benefits of medicinal cannabis with some companies now producing vital medicines from the plant. Speaking at the launch of CannaQure, a cannabis-based medicinal product developed by Ivory Medical, in Harare last Friday, Zimbabwe Industrial Hemp Trust president Zoro Maroveke highlighted that the product…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has implored all stakeholders to support the ZiG to the hilt in their own interest and that of the country and its economy. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend, RBZ governor John Mushayavanhu also warned traders in the informal sector who are…
RESIDENTS of the country’s second city are at significant risk of contracting serious diseases, after recent tests by authorities established that the metropolis’ water is contaminated with human and animal faeces. The tests were done on both tap and borehole water, including at major hotels and shopping centres. Bulawayo City Council (BCC) officials say more…
