LARGE manufacturing companies recorded 60,8 percent in capacity utilisation during the second quarter of 2024 compared to 51,3 percent in the first quarter, official figures show. According to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency’s (ZimStats) latest data, for small and medium companies in the sector, capacity utilisation for the second quarter of 2024 was at 45,8…
AS ZIMBABWE joined the rest of the world in commemorating Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is imperative to reflect on the country’s efforts in combating this deadly disease. Cancer has emerged as one of the leading causes of death in the country with breast, cervical, and prostate cancer being the most prevalent types. Despite progress…
ENCORE Group’s Business Development and Compliance Manager Leonorah Mugariri has died. She was 36 Mugariri who survived with one daughter succumbed to…
BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA OVER 1,3 million children were this month treated for tropical diseases under the World Health Organisation (WHO) supported mass drug administration (MDA) campaign. The programme is aimed at combating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), specifically schistosomiasis (bilharzia) and soil-transmitted helminths (intestinal worms). “This initiative successfully reached 1 306 043 individuals with treatment for…
Ngezi Platinum Stars………(1)2 Simba Bhora……………….. (0)2 (Ngezi win 5-4 on penalties) GOALKEEPER Chang Mariyoni was the hero as Ngezi Platinum Stars edged Simba Bhora 5-4 on penalties here yesterday to reach their second successive Chibuku Super Cup final. In what was a thrilling encounter, Ngezi took the lead 37 minutes into the game through Talent…
CLOSE to 30 000 food insecure people in urban areas have received their cash disbursements to enable them buy food, the minister…
AS CANCER continues to be among the biggest causes of death in the country, sustained funding remains the key to reducing the many lives that are being lost to the disease. So says the research and information expert for the Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ), Lovemore Makurirofa, who also notes that the country is beginning…
OPPOSITION political parties under the banner of the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) have united in a call for the unconditional removal of…
MIGHTY Warriors coach Sithethelwe ‘Kwinji-15’ Sibanda is backing her charges to bounce back from their opening loss to Mozambique by winning today’s Hollywoodbets Cosafa Women’s Championship Group D clash against Lesotho. Sibanda, who watched on in anguish as the Mighty Warriors missed several chances in the opening 1-0 defeat by Mozambique on Wednesday, is determined…
ONE of the country’s leading dairy producers, Dendairy, has relaunched its beverage drink Citro in a move to consolidate its market share. Addressing the media in Harare at the weekend, Dendairy managing director Daryl Archibald said the launch marked a significant milestone for the Kwekwebased dairy company. “We are confident that the new formula will…
