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Thabiso Mutirwa THE Ministry of Health has partnered with the HigherLife Foundation in a massive anti-elephantiasis drug administration campaign targeting seven high-risk districts across the country. This follows a similar campaign held in Sep ­tember 2024 in high-burden districts like Mutoko and Kariba. Elephantiasis, or lymphatic filariasis, is a parasitic disease transmitted through mosquito bites….

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER TEN individuals who allegedly demonstrat­ed against President Emmerson Mnan­gagwa earlier this month were yesterday denied bail at the Harare Magistrates Court. Provincial magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai ruled that the 10 were not good candidates for bail, stressing that if granted bail, they were likely to commit a similar offence and abscond…

Political editor ALL eyes are on President Emmerson Mnangagwa as he is set to deliver his State of the Nation Address (Sona) at the new Parliament building today, amid a myriad of economic challenges faced by Zimbabweans. The address comes amid calls by analysts for Mnan­gagwa to use the Sona to reflect deeply and honestly…

ZANU PF is threatening to recall its skiving and incompetent Members of Parliament, saying the concerned lawmakers are sabotaging President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s development agenda. The ultimatum comes as the long-ruling former liberation movement has identified at least 17 party legislators whose performance in their constituencies it said to be well below par. Speaking to the…

Thabiso MutirwaraSTAFF WRITERmutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Free Range Poultry Association (ZFRPA) says the Presidential Rural Poultry Programme has now benefited over 280 000 people. Speaking to the Daily News after the association’s tenth-anniversary celebrations in Harare at the weekend, ZFRPA chairperson Aaron Shamu said the programme had significantly boosted household nutrition and incomes in rural areas….

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITERchirumet@dailynews.co.zw THE ministry of Local Government has formally requested Harare City Council (HCC) to transfer a large piece of land near the Catholic University to the State for the establishment of a medical hub, a move intended to bolster the country’s healthcare infrastructure. In a letter dated October 20 2025, the permanent secretary…

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITERchirumet@dailynews.co.zw THE City of Masvingo has been hit by an outbreak of rabies. This has prompted the local council to impose a mandatory two-week dog and cat control order, which is aimed at curbing the spread of the deadly disease. All this comes after the city conducted a five-day rabies vaccination campaign in…

BRANDON JOSPHATChief Writer THE ruling Zanu PF must stop wasting time pushing for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office until 2030, and focus on fixing the country’s pressing political and economic challenges. So says former leader of the MDC Alliance and the Citizens Coalition for Change, Nelson Chamisa, who further argues that forcing this…

Blessings Mashayaand Brandon Josphat PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa should use his upcoming State of the Nation Address (Sona) to reflect deeply on the country’s myriad economic and social challenges. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, political analysts said among the major issues that were crying out for Mnangagwa’s urgent attention were the country’s high…