A LOCAL health facility has embarked on a campaign to provide free eye examinations for children under the age of 12. Speaking to the Daily News in Bulawayo yesterday, Qorax Vision Centre optometrist Farai Zinyembe said the initiative, which was recently launched, will run until the end of the year. “Our free eye examinations for…
By Regis Chingawo and Ketty Nyoni BOTH political parties and analysts are looking forward to this year’s fast-approaching harmonised elections, amid hopes that the crunch polls will be peaceful. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, representatives of major political parties all expressed optimism that they would do well in the elections. A confident Zanu PF…
IN THE latest notch in its belt for the country’s most watched television channel on satellite, 3Ktv, the station successfully broadcast live…
THE National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) should be disbanded and replaced by a platform for social dialogue that promotes industrial harmony and productivity, teachers have said. Civil servants are displeased with the government’s negotiations over their working conditions, which they claim are biased in the employer’s favour. Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) president, Takavafira…
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has suspended the use of the two toll gates along NgunduTanganda Road and at Chivhu-Nyazura Road. In a statement over the weekend, Zinara said the suspension was part of the continuous operations review by the parastatal. “The Zimbabwe National Road Administration would like to advise the motoring public that…
SIX people died over New Year’s Eve in different traffic road accidents amid concerns of high road deaths and fatalities recorded during the festive season. National police spokesperson assistant commissioner Paul Nyathi said in the first accident, three people died after being run over by a bus, which veered off the road. “The Zimbabwe Republic…
By Regis Chingawo and Brighton Muronzereyi THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) will this year extend its blitz against graft in the country to the mining sector. This comes as players in the industry have been fingered in suspicious activities. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zacc spokesperson Thandiwe Mlobane said the anti-graft body would also…
COMBINED Harare Residents and Ratepayers Association (CHRRA) has demanded that Harare City Council (HCC) makes the final version of its 2023 budget available to all residents, including those with disabilities, the elderly, and other less privileged members of society. CHRRA acting director, Rueben Akili, told the Daily News that the HCC had not shown the…
RESIDENTS in Masvingo are urging local government authorities to expedite the construction of a new landfill, as the current one, located near the Runyararo West and Victoria Ranch suburbs, has become a health hazard. Masvingo United Residents and Ratepayers Alliance (MURRA) spokesperson, Godfrey Mtimba said residents want the local authority to speed up the completion…
THE United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) has partnered with the ministry of Health to develop an HIV communication package, which seeks to protect adolescent girls and young women from contracting the virus. In its recent report, Unicef said efforts to curb HIV infections were crucial as adolescent girls and young women face a…
