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Tariro Sajeni STAFF WRITER sajenit@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they are going to increase the availability of free condoms to the public this festive season, as part of the government’s continuing fight against sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), the Daily News reports. The Blue Panther condoms, popularly referred to as maDembare — due to their packet colour, which resembles that of…

Loyd Matare  STAFF WRITER matarel@dailynews.co.zw LONG distance travellers in Harare were yesterday left stranded as they failed to get transport to their rural homes for the holiday due to a shortage of Zupco buses.  In a survey by the Daily News, many travellers at Mbare Musika said they are struggling to get to their destinations in…

Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@gmail.com THE Higher and Tertiary Education ministry has recalled student teachers, who had already been deployed for teaching practice, to continue face-to-face tutorials at their respective campuses.  The authorities’ decision to recall the student teachers comes on the back of the ministry’s conviction that the students are not adequately prepared…

Jeffrey Muvundusi and Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITERS SIBANGILIZWE, the outspoken son of the revered late Father Zimbabwe, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, says authorities must work harder to unite Zimbabweans if the country is to move forward as one, and with confidence, the Daily News reports. At the same time, political analysts say the country’s opposition also needs…

  Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO AUTHORITIES at Mpilo Central Hospital, the southern region’s biggest referral hospital, are stuck with hundreds of unclaimed bodies at their mortuary — which they are now contemplating giving paupers’ burials, the Daily News reports. The hospital — which services the whole of Matabeleland, Masvingo and Midlands — has a mortuary with a…

Tariro Sajeni  STAFF WRITER sajenit@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL health experts have warned the government to be on the lookout for a new Covid-19 variant which is causing new cases to surge in neighbouring South Africa, the Daily News reports.  This comes at a time when the experts are concerned with the Zimbabwe health delivery system’s capacity to adequately deal…

Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO THE government yesterday unveiled the Filabusi Community Information Centre as it continues with its drive to bridge the digital gap among communities, the Daily News reports. This comes as authorities are currently on a drive to improve e-participation in the digital economy which is critical in improving the quality of life for all…

Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered police to tighten lockdown restrictions during the festive season, as authorities strive to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country, the Daily News reports. At the same time, Mnangagwa revealed that  Zimbabwe was preparing to roll out the coronavirus vaccine, with the country among the…

Blessings Mashaya THE government has once again snubbed the MDC Alliance, after it disbursed a total of $76 million to the ruling Zanu PF and Thokozani Khupe’s MDC interim leadership, the Daily News reports. Of this amount, Zanu PF received $61 million — while the MDC got nearly $15 million under the Political Parties (Finance) Act, which…