THE Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) has implored the government to decentralise cancer screening as people in rural areas are being left behind due to high costs of travel and accommodation in cities where the facilities are available. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, the CAZ monitoring and evaluation officer, Lovemore Makurirofa, said…
By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi AMID growing fears that the current cholera outbreak will get out of hand when the rainy season starts, authorities are reaching out to development partners for help. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) confirmed yesterday that it was working with the government to contain…
mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE Defence Forces (ZDF) commander General Valerio Sibanda has issued a stern warning against violence mongers in the country, saying the army and other security departments are ready to deal with them decisively. Speaking at a handover, takeover ceremony where Zimbabwe’s former ambassador to Tanzania, Lieutenant General Anselem Sanyatwe became the new commander of…
FAST-GROWING independent national television station, 3Ktv, will add even more gripping programmes in its eighth season that starts on December 4. Launched…
THE Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) has said that at least 80 percent of cancer patients come late for diagnosis, making it difficult for health experts to treat the disease. Speaking at a TM Pick n Pay and CABS US$50 000 donation to CAZ in the fight against cancer in the country on Wednesday in…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa SENIOR STAFF WRITER kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw LEARNERS seeking Form One places at schools around the country should not be subjected to entrance tests as learning institutions must rely on the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) results, the government has said. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, Primary and Secondary Education ministry’s director of information…
THE government says Sadc has no power to nullify the outcome of the August elections, adding that opposition parties who are pinning their hopes on tomorrow’s extraordinary summit are daydreaming. This comes after the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) said Sadc must intervene and nullify Zimbabwe’s August elections, which they claim were rigged. Speaking to…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO PUBLIC Service minister July Moyo has assured civil servants that they will receive their annual bonus for this year, although he failed to indicate when they will receive the traditional 13th cheque. Last year, the government was forced to stagger the payments, with employees in the security forces being the first ones…
AUTHORITIES have called on local mining companies to invest in the exploration of more minerals to boost the country’s revenue and foster economic growth. Speaking at a mining conference at the on-going Engineering and Transport Expo (Mine Entra) which kicked off in Bulawayo on Wednesday, minister of Mines Soda Zhemu said Zimbabwe was under-explored when…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE country is set to endure prolonged power cuts after most regional electricity suppliers stopped doing business with Zesa over its ballooning debts to them running into millions of United States dollars. So serious is the situation facing the country that Zesa is currently only able to import about 50…
