By Ketty Nyoni OVER 5 000 diarrhoea cases and three deaths were recorded across the country in one week last month, the Health ministry has confirmed. In its latest disease surveillance report for the week ending March 31, 2024, the ministry reported that there was a surge in diarrhoea cases. “The disease surveillance report for…
By Ketty Nyoni AUTHORITIES have increased their security patrols at the popular Harare Gardens and in the capital‘s city centre, following the recent murder of a woman and rising crime in these areas. Harare provincial police spokesperson, Luckmore Chakanza, told the Daily News On Sunday yesterday that they had heightened their patrols in the sprawling…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday ordered senior Zanu PF members to focus more on economic development instead of unnecessary internal fights. Addressing the party’s central committee meeting at the Zanu PF headquarters in Harare, Mnangagwa said it was time for all party structures to come up with policies aimed at developing the country’s economy. “Going forward,…
THE government says it will continue fighting against tuberculosis (TB) among people living with HIV after having recorded an 81.6 percent TB preventative treatment uptake (TPT) among HIV positive people last year. In his presentation of the overview of the National TB response on Friday, national TB programme officer in the Health ministry, Peter Shiri…
THE partnership between Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) and Grand Metropolitan Hotels (GMH), a leading European hotel company, is expected to be transformational…
LEADING Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG), has inked a strategic joint venture partnership with Grand Metropolitan Hotels (GMH), a Swiss based firm with…
THE country’s main opposition is ramping up its push for an all-stakeholders dialogue in a bid to lift the lives of all Zimbabweans and remove the current toxicity out of national politics. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the spokesperson for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Nqobizitha Mlilo, said Zimbabwe would not move forward…
By Ketty Nyoni THE Zimbabwe Sugar Association (ZSA) has called the recent increase in the price of sugar in some retail shops “unjustified”. ZSA chairperson, Willard Zireva, also emphasised that the country had adequate sugar stocks to meet local consumption needs. “The Zimbabwe Sugar Association advises all stakeholders and the general public that the recommended…
DECEMBER 31, 2023, is the day 24-year-old Thandekile Mpofu, from Bulawayo’s sprawling Pumula South suburb would want to quickly forget. Earlier during…
THE Zimbabwe Land Commission (ZLC) has appealed to the government to prioritise policies that strengthen the rights of landowners across the country. Presenting the review of land tenure systems report in Harare yesterday, Nelson Marongwe, a consultant with the ZLC, said the country should focus on improving land administration systems, legal frameworks, and enforcement. The…
