Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi IT IS crucial that contentious proposals contained in the 2025 National Budget are removed, representatives of consumers, labour and business contended yesterday. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the key stakeholders were particularly keen to see some of the new tax proposals for next…
AUTHORITIES are on high alert after a cholera case was confirmed in Harare at the weekend. This comes after the resort town of Kariba was hit by a cholera outbreak last month, where 97 cases were reported, including one death. “We have detected a cholera case at an irregular settlement near Longchen Plaza in Belvedere….
SEVEN people lost their lives in a tragic road traffic accident involving an Inter Africa bus and a truck along the Harare-Bulawayo Road on yesterday morning. National police spokesperson Paul Nyati confirmed the accident, adding that the total number of injured victims was still being assessed. He said that the bus collided with the rear…
By Beaven Dhliwayo GROUP FEATURES EDITOR THE proliferation of counterfeit medical products in Zimbabwe has raised concerns over its impact on public health, safety, and the economy. Speaking ahead of The Financial Gazette’s Counterfeit Products Summit to be held in Harare Thursday, Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) public relations officer Davison Kaiyo detailed the…
AN ESTIMATED 7,6 million people will require urgent humanitarian assistance in Zimbabwe due to the El Nino-induced drought, a food and nutrition crisis, floods and public health emergencies, Unicef has said. As a result, the international aid agency said it requires US$36,55 million next year as it plans to reach 1.6 million people, including 1.3…
BY BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI AND BRANDON JOSPHAT THE calls for Zimbabweans to seriously consider giving a woman the opportunity to become the country’s next leader are picking up steam. This comes as former deputy prime minister, Thokozani Khupe, has become the latest prominent figure to push for a woman to be chosen as the country’s successor…
POLICE have intensified their border patrols at all ports of entry to curb smuggling into the country. This comes as the police in Mutare arrested three foreign nationals for smuggling goods in Cashel Valley last week. “Police in Mutare deployed on an anti-smuggling operation intercepted a Hino truck with foreign number plates and arrested three…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE AUTHORITIES need to address the lack of confidence in the ZiG among some stakeholders by implementing more measures that promote the currency’s wider use in the economy. So says the former acting head of the University of Zimbabwe’s business school, Nyasha Kaseke, who also warns that as long as the US dollar…
BY NYASHA KUNYISWA THE national blood supplies remain constrained with only a day’s supply for group O type and five days for other blood groups. This was confirmed by the National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) chief executive, Lucy Marowa, who also pleaded with citizens aged 16 years and above to donate blood ahead of this…
THE Zimbabwe African People’s Union (Zapu) has described the late former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko as a dedicated cadre who contributed immensely to the liberation and development of Zimbabwe. Mphoko, whose nom de guerre was Report, died on Friday in India where he was receiving treatment and has been declared a national hero and is…
