Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw HEALTH authorities say the cholera outbreak, which hit most parts of the country early this year resulting in 19 confirmed and 61 suspected deaths, and over 3 700 cases, is now under control. The recent outbreak of cholera in Zimbabwe was first recorded on February 12 in Chegutu, Mashonaland West Province, with…
STANBIC Bank Zimbabwe has facilitated life-changing surgical operations for 15 children living with correctible disabilities through a US$22 500 grant as part of its commitment to offer affordable quality healthcare to Zimbabweans. The grant was given to Cure Children’s Hospital of Zimbabwe (CCHOZ), which is the only healthcare organisation that offers free paediatric surgical interventions…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THREE Zimbabwe Forward in Faith (Zaoga) ministries’ apostles Joel Guti, Misheal Nyambo and Steve Simukai, have been announced as the new leaders of the church following the death of national hero, Archbishop Ezekiel Guti, early this month. Guti will be the main leader of the church. Guti was the founder of Zaoga…
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe Limited, the country’s largest mobile telecommunications and technology company, will hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on August 7 to approve a US$30 million rights issue. The rights issue would see Econet offer existing shareholders the opportunity to subscribe for new shares at a discounted price.The proceeds of the rights issue, which…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa remains fully focused on lifting the quality of life of all Zimbabweans, and is not pre-occupied with his political rivals ahead of next month’s elections. So says Mnangagwa’s spokesperson, George Charamba, who also told the Daily News yesterday that none of the country’s presidential aspirants posed a serious challenge to the 80-year-old…
POLICE in Bulawayo have urged locals to play a crucial part in protecting the emotional and psychological health of children by reporting any individuals they suspect of selling drugs illegally in their communities. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said children’s lives were being destroyed under residents’ watch. “We urge…
Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw MORE than 350 000 girls between the ages of 10 and 19 fell pregnant in the country between 2019 and 2022, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), with the bulk of cases being common in rural areas. Speaking during a media briefing held in Harare yesterday, the UNFPA programme specialist…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government has liberalised the trading of soya beans, barley and wheat to allow farmers to maximise profits by selling their produce to the highest bidder. This comes as the government removed the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) monopoly to trade in maize and other traditional grains in April and allowed farmers to…
FARMERS are failing to maximise their yields partly because some of them cut corners when they purchase their inputs, particularly pesticides, the department of Agricultural, Technical and Extension Services (Agritex) has warned. This comes at a time, when the Food and Agricultural Organisation has partnered with the government of Zimbabwe to develop a mitigation draft…
ZIMBABWE’S 2023 tobacco marketing season is set to close on Monday next week, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has confirmed. In a statement yesterday, the board said final auction clean-up sales would be conducted on July 31. This comes as the marketing season has racked in over US$880 million after selling nearly 300…
