THE European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) yesterday deployed its first teams of about 40 election observers across the country ahead of next month’s general polls. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, the EU EOM deputy chief observer, Beata MartinRozumiłowicz, said the observers would be deployed in both urban and rural areas. “The observers…
Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw HEALTH authorities say the cholera outbreak, which hit most parts of the country early this year resulting in 19 confirmed and 61 suspected deaths, and over 3 700 cases, is now under control. The recent outbreak of cholera in Zimbabwe was first recorded on February 12 in Chegutu, Mashonaland West Province, with…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THREE Zimbabwe Forward in Faith (Zaoga) ministries’ apostles Joel Guti, Misheal Nyambo and Steve Simukai, have been announced as the new leaders of the church following the death of national hero, Archbishop Ezekiel Guti, early this month. Guti will be the main leader of the church. Guti was the founder of Zaoga…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa remains fully focused on lifting the quality of life of all Zimbabweans, and is not pre-occupied with his political rivals ahead of next month’s elections. So says Mnangagwa’s spokesperson, George Charamba, who also told the Daily News yesterday that none of the country’s presidential aspirants posed a serious challenge to the 80-year-old…
POLICE in Bulawayo have urged locals to play a crucial part in protecting the emotional and psychological health of children by reporting any individuals they suspect of selling drugs illegally in their communities. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said children’s lives were being destroyed under residents’ watch. “We urge…
Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw MORE than 350 000 girls between the ages of 10 and 19 fell pregnant in the country between 2019 and 2022, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), with the bulk of cases being common in rural areas. Speaking during a media briefing held in Harare yesterday, the UNFPA programme specialist…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government has liberalised the trading of soya beans, barley and wheat to allow farmers to maximise profits by selling their produce to the highest bidder. This comes as the government removed the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) monopoly to trade in maize and other traditional grains in April and allowed farmers to…
FARMERS are failing to maximise their yields partly because some of them cut corners when they purchase their inputs, particularly pesticides, the department of Agricultural, Technical and Extension Services (Agritex) has warned. This comes at a time, when the Food and Agricultural Organisation has partnered with the government of Zimbabwe to develop a mitigation draft…
By Blessings Mashaya and Rutendo Ngara ZIMBABWEANS should remain united and participate in next month’s crunch national elections peacefully, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reiterated. Speaking in Harare yesterday at the national day of prayer and thanksgiving, Mnangagwa also repeated his vow that the government would not allow violence to mar the upcoming polls. “As the…
THE Financial Gazette, the country’s number one business publication, is hosting a key webinar today on the current state of the economy…
