By Nyasha Dube A HARARE man, Nyasha Eusen, who is suspected to have been involved in a shooting incident that took place earlier this month in Eastlea, appeared at the magistrate’s court yesterday facing murder charges. It is the State’s case that on November 19, around 9pm, Eusen and his accomplices got into an argument…
PROMINENT economist Eddie Cross says while the country’s recovering economy should be celebrated, this will count for very little if the government can’t pay civil servants decent wages. Speaking on Thursday on independent national television channel 3Ktv’s popular current affairs programme, Vantage, the former opposition stalwart said it was crucial that authorities paid their most…
BY REGIS CHINGAWO THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has implored the government to put in place adequate mechanisms to ensure that survivors of gender-based violence receive services such as access to justice and psychological support. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, ZGC chairperson Margaret Mukahanana Sangarwe stressed that victims of gender-based violence needed…
BY NYASHA KUNYISWA PARIRENYATWA Group of Hospitals (PGH) has been hit by serious blood shortages that have forced the health facility to delay operations that require blood transfusion. This comes as National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has warned that the country was facing serious shortages of blood ahead of the festive season.Speaking to Daily News…
By Ketty Nyoni HARARE City mayor Jacob Mafume has stated that if city fathers are to effectively manage the local authority, they must adapt to a 24-hour work schedule. This comes as the Harare City Council has long been criticised for losing its lustre due to poor service delivery, as evidenced by heaps of uncollected…
BY REGIS CHINGAWO NURSES have accused the government of holding on to their diploma certificates even after completion of their requisite three-year bonding period. This comes as the country’s health sector is battling to curb brain drain that has hit a number of health institutions as nurses quit their jobs for greener pastures in foreign…
By Brendon Josphatjosphatb@dailynews.co.zw ANALYSTS say the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) needs to handle the issue of its legislators taking the controversial US$40 000 housing loans from Parliament with care if it is to avoid further destabilising the fledgling party ahead of next year’s crunch elections. This comes as many of the party’s legislators have…
By Regis Chingawo CIVIL servants are groaning over Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s budget for 2023 which they say will not do much to alleviate their plight and that of vulnerable groups. The complaint came just after the Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU), ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare and the…
By Brandon Josphatjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ZESA has been granted permission to produce 300 megawatts (MW) per day by Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) after Zimbabwe had exhausted its allocated water supplies meant for power generation at the Kariba Power Station. The 300MW is half of what the power station was generating before exhausting its quota.Last week, ZRA ordered…
By Rumbidzai Ngwenya THE police have expressed concern about the number of minors who have been abused or exposed to gender-based violence (GBV), becoming violent perpetrators, raping and murdering other juveniles. The shocking trend comes at a time Zimbabwe is witnessing an increase in cases of GBV, mostly against minors and women. However, the police…
