Takudzwa DhambuSTAFF WRITERdhambut@dailynews.co.zw A CHITUNGWIZA woman died after swallowing narcotics during her arrest by the police, along with her alleged accomplice, Josephine Tinarwo. In a statement, the police said the now deceased had come to deliver the unlawful drugs to Tinarwo. “On 19th June 2025, detectives from CID Drugs and Narcotics, Harare, acted on received…
Brandon Josphat In CHINA CHINESE authorities are set to collaborate with Zimbabwe’s film industry to produce movies that showcase an accurate and positive representation of the Southern African nation to counter distorted narratives often depicted by foreign film industries. This comes in response to the widespread portrayal of Africa by notable film industries as a…
WATER tariffs are set to go up in Bulawayo as the completion of Glass Block Bopoma Dam will see the precious liquid costing $0,90 per megalitre as compared to the current average of $0,33. In a report by the joint parliamentary portfolio committee on Local Government and Thematic committee on sustainable development goals on the…
FOREIGN direct investment (FDI) inflows to Zimbabwe fell by 6,4 percent to US$596,7 million in 2024 from US$634,7 million in 2023, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s latest trade report shows. The figures signal the country’s unfavourable policy and macroeconomic environment which continues to hinder capital flow. This is in stark contrast…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writers THE ruling Zanu PF remains confident that it will succeed in persuading a reluctant President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office beyond the end of his constitutionally-mandated term as the country’s leader in 2028. So says Zanu PF director for Information, Farai Marapira, who adds that the former liberation movement will, however,…
THE parliamentary portfolio committee on Industry has added its voice to growing calls for the government to introduce a raft of new measures to support struggling businesses. Among its key recommendations is a call for the urgent removal of the country’s much-criticised Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT) from all currency transactions. In a report that…
AT LEAST 20 percent of people living with HIV and Aids (PLWHIV) have alcohol use disorder as a result of depression, the…
BY THABISO MUTIRWARA THE National Aids Council (NAC) has embarked on a campaign to sensitise communities in Harare on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) as the capital city’s prevalence rate soars ahead of the World Aids Day set for December. Speaking during the commemoration of World Aids Day in Hopley, Harare, on Friday, NAC provincial manager…
BY THABISO MUTIRWA HEALTH experts say they are noticing an increase in males who are coming and seeking mental health treatment. The rise in males seeking help has been attributed to more open discussions about their emotional well-being, with June being set aside as “Men’s Month”. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, neurosurgeon…
HEALTH experts are concerned about Zimbabwe’s growing obesity problem, which they say is caused in the main by dietary changes, reduced physical activity and socio-economic shifts. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the experts said yesterday that the health issue now demanded a well-thought-out, multi-stakeholder approach to deal with…
