UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) students have been granted a huge relief after the High Court issued an order declaring that the institution’s fee hike last year was irregular and should be set aside. This comes as last year the UZ astronomically increased fees by over 700 percent, a figure that saw some students having to…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE government plans to soon embark on a nationwide vaccination exercise against cholera in a bid to combat the disease that has killed five people in the country since the first case was reported in February. This comes after the country recorded a total of 634 suspected cholera cases, five laboratory confirmed…
OVER 3 400 vulnerable girls and women have, in three months, accessed free maternal services offered by the city council in Bulawayo under its “urban voucher programme” aimed at improving universal access to public health services. In the council’s latest report, “the results-based finance (RBF) programme activities,” the city’s housing and community services said the…
THE US has denied Russian claims it masterminded an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin on Wednesday aimed at assassinating President Vladimir…
By Emmanuel Marambe GWERU will finally get a taste of Castle Lager Premier Soccer League action this weekend when newboys Sheasham make their home debut with a date against Bulawayo giants Highlanders at Bata Stadium. On Tuesday Sheasham, who were using alternative venues for their home league games since the premiership season kicked off two…
By Ashley Moyo POPULAR gospel musician and preacher, Mambo Dhuterere, 31, has once again hit out at rogue churches in a new track Mupei Mukana off latest album Nada Pachiputukezi launched last Saturday in Harare. In the song, the Guruve-born Mambo Dhuterere, lashes out at churches that condone and promote child marriages. Part of the…
ZIMBABWE yesterday joined the rest of the globe in commemorating World Press Freedom Day which runs under the theme, “Shaping a future of rights: freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights”. This day was proclaimed 30 years ago by the United Nations general assembly and was commemorated amid reports of worsening…
By Norman Nyazema ON Thursday April 27, 2023, the Daily News carried an interesting story about a large turnout at Econet’s Zimbabwe…
IN a bid to enrich local industry, the Zimbabwe Advertising Research Foundation (ZARF) has introduced insight meetings meant to equip industrialists and marketers with information they need to grow their businesses. ZARF, publishers of the Zimbabwe All Media and Products Survey (ZAMPS), intends to hold meetings to discuss various topics that are relevant to the…
AUTHORITIES say they will withdraw maize growing input support in regions four and five. This was confirmed by ministry of Agriculture permanent secretary John Basera who was, however, quick to add that farmers in the regions must concentrate on small grains farming. The government has been supporting maize growing in the regions through the presidential…
