AUTHORITIES say members of the public should not panic over the current outbreak of a highly contagious influenza strain that is sweeping the country, amid fears that this may be linked to Covid. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the deputy minister of Health, Sleiman Kwidini, said yesterday that…
muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged Zanu PF leaders to ensure that the ruling party is intact by the time they pass on the baton to the younger generation. Speaking during the burial of the late national hero, Luke Mushore, at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said the party leadership needed to…
Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have intensified their ongoing blitz against both the sellers and buyers of illicit alcohol to safeguard the health of all citizens. National police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that law enforcement agents had stepped up their campaign against illicit brews and other illegal substances. This comes after…
RUTENDO NGARA TWO Chinese nationals have been remanded in custody after they allegedly forged company documents and transferred mining rights to their company in Mudzi District, Mashonaland East province. Niu Shihao and Wang Runzhi are facing fraud allegations and appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo. They will return to court today for bail application….
Staff writer in BULAWAYO HEALTH authorities say they are pushing to ease import restrictions on essential medical equipment as part of broader efforts to improve access to quality healthcare. This comes as the country’s health delivery system is reeling under the weight of shortages of medicines, brain drain as well as low morale among the…
ZIMBABWE’S ambition to develop smart, sustainable, and inclusive cities will take centre stage at the upcoming Smart Cities, Devolution and Property Development Master Class 2025, set for early July in Nyanga. The high-level gathering will be hosted by Global Renaissance Investments (GRI), and according to its chief executive officer (CEO), Ngoni Dzirutwe, is a strategic…
LEADING platinum miner, Zimplats, and funeral assurance company, Nyaradzo Group, have partnered to support, every month, thousands of people with albinism in the country. At the weekend, the two companies took part in the International Albinism Awareness Day commemorations at Norton Primary School where Nyaradzo group public relations officer, Prudence Muganiwah, said the company was…
THE International Fund for Wildlife (IFAW) says it has committed US$1 million for the refurbishment and development of Matetsi Conservancy to meet international standards. This comes after the country hosted the Sadc Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA) Conference last month where countries reinforced political commitment to the programme to promote investment in conservation initiatives and integrate…
THE plans by former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa to establish a new political movement will likely not succeed unless he changes his modus operandi. So say his erstwhile allies, who argue that the issues that led to the falling apart of all the outfits that Chamisa has led will continue to cast a shadow on…
FIRST impressions can be deceptive, but Kirsty Coventry has shown that despite her sunny disposition she will have the mettle to deal…
