Zimbabwe says it is working on preventing cyber threats faced by 5G networks to ensure customers are safe from cyber crimes. Speaking to the Daily News on Friday, Huawei Zimbabwe public relations manager Moses Musanhu said mobile networks needed to be safe from cyber threats. “The industry is working together to address new security risks…
ZIMBABWE needs more support in its in-depth analysis of research on health patterns for it to achieve universal health coverage, the United States Agency for International Development (USAid) says. Speaking to the Daily News on the side-lines of a meeting with stakeholders, USAid mission director Janean Davis said supporting research on health would prevent avoidable…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO THE government has expressed concern over high maternal and neonatal deaths due to human negligence, adding intensified supervision was crucial in curbing the unnecessary loss of lives. This comes at a time when Zimbabwe has a maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 462 deaths per 100 000 live births per year with…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO JAPAN has donated eye equipment worth US$73 000 to St Luke’s Hospital in Lupane, Matabeleland North Province, to improve the health of the local community. Speaking at the handover at the hospital yesterday, the Japan Embassy’s deputy head of mission, Hiroyuti Kumagai, said his country was committed to assisting Zimbabwe to…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO THE country is heading towards a negative population growth rate owing to declining fertility and birth rates, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) says. Presenting the findings of its latest Demographic and Health Survey yesterday, Zimstat manager for social statistics Tinashe Madiwa said the country’s fertility rate for young women aged…
A BULAWAYO High Court judge, Justice Bongani Ndlovu, has ordered the retrial of a convicted rapist after ruling that his trial was heard unfairly after the regional magistrate denied him access to a lawyer. In his review judgment, Justice Ndlovu said the rights of Leward Nyamadzawo to legal representation were seriously violated. Nyamadzawo was sentence…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO GOVERNMENT says it plans to establish secondary health care facilities in Harare and Bulawayo to decongest central hospitals in the two cities. Speaking at a ministry of Health annual review and planning meeting in Bulawayo yesterday, minister of Health Douglas Mombeshora said significant investments were being made in the development and…
A NEW Magwegwe motorist has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping two minors and raping one of them. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo assistant police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the incident. “Police confirm the arrest of Innocent Kakarabwa of New Magwegwe in Bulawayo in connection with a case of unlawful detention of two minors…
AT LEAST 10 robbers armed with three AK-47 rifles and a pistol last Friday attacked six security guards at a Bulawayo company before stealing US$7 000 and R18 000. This was confirmed yesterday by police spokesperson Paul Nyathi. “Police in Bulawayo are appealing for information which may assist in the investigation of a case of…
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) have expressed concern over the deplorable state of public toilets across the country and urged the government to facilitate access to toilets in hygienic conditions. Most public toilets are managed by local councils. In a statement yesterday, the ZLHR said access to safe sanitation would re – duce recurring…
