Yvonne NcubeIn BULAWAYO A 20-year-old man from Fort Rixon in Insiza district is on trial facing allegations of raping and robbing an 84-year-old woman of US$1 200.Ndumiso Nyathi, of Pioneer Village 1, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mark Dzira charged with rape and robbery.He pleaded not guilty to both charges and was remanded in custody…
Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITERTHE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has made annual internal and external audits compulsory for all government and non-government schools with immediate effect to strengthen financial transparency and accountability.The directive is contained in Secretary’s Circular Number 9 of 2026, signed by permanent secretary, Moses Mhike and effective from August 5, 2026.“All SDA,…
Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO THE government has called for increased psychosocial support for Zimbabweans returning from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks, saying counselling and mental health services are critical to helping survivors recover from the trauma they endured.Speaking at the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA) transit centre in Njube the minister of State…
Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR AUTHORITIES are considering converting the current AIDS levy into a new and broader health fund to better address the country’s changing public health challenges and disease trends. Speaking in Harare on Wednesday, during an over-subscribed mid-term budget review breakfast meeting that was hosted by the Daily News — the country’s most…
Brandon Josphat THE country is battling a sharp spike in severe flu-like illnesses. In this regard, reported respiratory infection cases have doubled in recent weeks, prompting health authorities to launch urgent lab tests. The influenza-like bug that is circulating in the country typically causes a sudden high fever, chills, severe body aches, frontal headaches, extreme…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 33-YEAR-OLD woman and her 14-year-old daughter died in a devastating fire after the huts they were sleeping in were reduced to ashes at a village in Shurugwi, Midlands, in the early hours of Tuesday. Provincial police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko yesterday confirmed that the tragic incident occurred at Village 5 in…
GOVERNMENT has called for the adoption of national policies that harness artificial intelligence to create inclusive employment opportunities for Zimbabwean workers. Speaking while officially opening the Zimbabwe National Labour and Employment Summit 2026 here, the minister of Public Service, Edgar Moyo, said Zimbabwe needed to embrace emerging technologies while ensuring they benefited workers and created…
CHIEF WRITER GOVERNMENT has rolled out an ambitious health sector reform agenda aimed at modernising legislative frameworks and expanding universal healthcare access. Speaking at a high-level Health Sector Coordination Forum in Harare yesterday, the minister of Health and Child Care, Douglas Mombeshora, said key legislative reforms were being considered to build a more responsive and…
Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR THE government remains fully committed to fostering the country’s macroeconomic stability, further boosting growth, providing more policy certainty to…
IT HAS emerged that many Zimbabweans who are victims of xenophobia in South Africa are battling to access vital HIV medicines both across the Limpopo and back home.This comes as worsening economic conditions and growing unemployment in South Africa have led to the formation of Afrophobic anti-immigrant groups such as Operation Dudula and March and…
