SENATORS have strongly voiced concerns over the continued deteriorating health delivery system in the country, describing public hospitals as “death beds”. This comes as the ministry of Health says inconsistencies and delays in the disbursement of funds by the Treasury have negatively impacted the country’s health institutions’ operations. Debating a motion on the state of…
THE government has challenged the public to embrace the use of mobile toilets for sanitation and hygiene services in areas hosting huge outdoor gatherings and in public places. This also comes as the government has upped its fight against communicable diseases, especially cholera across the country. In a letter dated March 14, and addressed to…
THE government is vetting three candidates who were shortlisted for the post of Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) chief executive officer. This comes as the TIMB has appealed to Parliament to intervene and end external interference in the running of the organisation. TIMB is the regulatory and advisory statutory board whose functions include controlling and…
THE ministry of Health says the inconsistencies and delays in the disbursement of funds by the Treasury has negatively impacted the operations of the country’s health institutions. Giving oral evidence before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health yesterday, the director of Finance in the ministry, Lynette Tennis, said some suppliers were now holding onto their…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) says the cost of doing business in the country is threatening the performance of industry. Speaking during an online discussion over the weekend, CZI chief executive officer Sekai Kuvarika said authorities needed to come up with measures to solve the ease of doing business in the…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE remains of Zimbabwean citizens who died in a South African mine shaft earlier this year will soon be brought back to the country for burial. Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to South Africa, David Hamadziripi, told the Daily News yesterday that the South African Police Service (SAPS) was busy conducting DNA tests on all…
THE government says power supply across the country is being affected by vandalism, with 6 000 transformers having been stolen. Responding to questions in the National Assembly last week, the minister of Energy, July Moyo, said there was a shortage of transformers in the country. “There are a lot of problems that lead to breakdowns…
PROPOSED amendments to the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) Amendment Bill threaten the sustainability of the country’s medical aid system, the Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) has warned. The Bill, gazetted on December 20 last year, will include bringing medical aid societies under IPEC’s regulatory ambit. Medical aid societies are currently regulated by…
AUTHORITIES have introduced a new drivers’ licensing system, with special permits for motorists who only handle automatic transmission vehicles. The new licences are meant to align Zimbabwe’s drivers’ licensing system with Sadc requirements and international best practices. In this regard too, the new set up replaces the old class-based system with a more comprehensive categorisation…
L’ARCHE Zimbabwe, an organisation that has improved the quality of life of children and adults with intellectual disabilities for close to three decades, has implored the government to improve support systems for people with Down syndrome. People with Down syndrome are born with an extra chromosome, which can affect how their brain and bodies develop….
