SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI IN A milestone for national healthcare, the country will launch local kidney transplant surgeries next year, a medical breakthrough that is expected to save lives and spare many families the cost of seeking treatment abroad.This comes as Zimbabwe currently lacks the capacity for local organ transplantations — a situation which forces end-stage renal…
PATRICK MUBWANDARIKWA DYNAMOS head coach Aristica Cioaba will be targeting an eighth straight unbeaten game when his side hosts Chicken Inn at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday, as the Glamour Boys look to keep their push for the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title on track.The Romanian tactician who has overseen a strong run since taking…
TAPIWA CHIRUME MUTARE City Council is battling a sharp surge in acute respiratory infections (ARIs) and flu-like illnesses, with children under five emerging as the most vulnerable age group.The development was disclosed by the Mutare City Health Department, which revealed that routine disease surveillance had detected a broad increase in respiratory infections, particularly among young…
PATRICK MUBWANDARIKWA DYNAMOS head coach Aristica Cioaba will be targeting an eighth straight unbeaten game when his side hosts Chicken Inn at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday, as the Glamour Boys look to keep their push for the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title on track.The Romanian tactician who has overseen a strong run since taking…
TAPIWA CHIRUME KADOMA City Council has applied to the government for statutory borrowing powers to raise US$59 million, launching an ambitious financial drive to overhaul crippled water, sewer, and road infrastructure.The development was confirmed by council town clerk Malvin Dondo in a public notice issued in terms of Section 290 of the Urban Councils Act…
BIGHTON MURONZEREYI ZIMBABWE and South Africa are hammering out a landmark deal to exchange foreign inmates, easing overcrowded prisons and boosting cross-border correctional cooperation.The proposed framework follows a fresh bilateral agreement signed yesterday at the Fourth Session of the Zimbabwe-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Pretoria, designed to deepen operational ties between the two nations’…
TAPIWA CHIRUME ZIMBABWE’S central bank has implored microfinance institutions (MFIs) to rapidly embrace digital transformation or risk extinction, as local lenders lag far behind regional peers.The call to action comes despite a strict regulatory environment where only four out of the country’s 363 registered microfinance institutions have secured central bank approval for digital lending.Speaking at…
TAPIWA CHIRUME POLICE have arrested four suspects in Mutare and Mt Darwin for allegedly vandalising power infrastructure, amid growing concern over how public utility theft sabotages basic service delivery.Confirming the arrests yesterday, Criminal Investigations Department (CID) spokesperson Detective Inspector Rachel Muteweri said the suspects were apprehended following rapid responses by security personnel and vigilant community…
TAPIWA CHIRUME POLICE have arrested four suspects in Mutare and Mt Darwin for allegedly vandalising power infrastructure, amid growing concern over how public utility theft sabotages basic service delivery.Confirming the arrests yesterday, Criminal Investigations Department (CID) spokesperson Detective Inspector Rachel Muteweri said the suspects were apprehended following rapid responses by security personnel and vigilant community…
TAPIWA CHIRUME NORTON Town Council is stepping up efforts to build an independent water supply system, actively seeking private investors and development partners to fund a dedicated water treatment plant and overhaul its dilapidated reticulation network.Speaking at the Norton Town Council Water Investment Symposium held at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare on Friday, town…
