© AS they say; success is not a tree to be climbed with one’s hands in the pockets, and the adage rings true for one Mandipa Mashingaidze, who is better known as Mandi Mash in the showbiz industry. [GoogleAd] For the past 37 years of her life, she has done nothing, but sing, act, produce,…
© WOMEN’S organisations have applauded government’s decision to offer free sanitary pads to young girls in rural areas, saying this will go a long way in ending period poverty. [GoogleAd] This comes as gender activists recently called on government to tackle issues around menstrual poverty due to the soaring sanitary wear costs in the 2020…
© FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has been urged to quickly implement measures he announced in the 2020 National Budget to stimulate increased production and economic growth. [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe is facing its worst economic crisis in a decade due to years of mismanagement of funds, corruption, lack of investment and harsh weather conditions. To address these…
© WITH President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government slowly, but surely closing the democratic space by banning most of the opposition MDC’s activities, including demonstrations and rallies, analysts have suggested that the party’s leader Nelson Chamisa should seek cooperation with his rival. [GoogleAd] Following Mnangagwa’s ascension to power in November 2017, many hoped he would craft…
© A WOMAN in her 60s wields a hoe with all her might, tilling the stubborn dry land as she prepares for the imminent rains. [GoogleAd] She has to use her hands because she lost all her cattle to theileriosis, a tick borne disease commonly known as January Disease that has left most villagers throughout…
© MARRIED couples are taking yet another blow on the chin following the announcement that the cost of getting divorced will be astronomically hiked, from $3 600 to $18 000, in a bid by lawyers to charge fees which are fair and reasonable, according to the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ). [GoogleAd] Divorce — with…
© Our staff writer Pauline Hurungudo sits down for a wide-ranging interview with Amarakoon Bandara, pictured, senior economic advisor at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) about the state of the economy and the economic outlook. Find below excerpts of the interview. Q: What is your take on the newly introduced notes? A: Well its…
© Junior doctors have been on strike for over 60 days now and government has fired 211 and threatened to blacklist some for refusing to either go back to work or attend disciplinary hearings. [GoogleAd] Following these developments, Daily News on Sunday reporter Nokuthaba Nkomo interviewed Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association vice president Dean Ndoro on…
© TWO years after the military coup that removed Robert Mugabe from power, Zimbabwe has entered a new spiral of decline that threatens to take the country back to the worst days of his era. [GoogleAd] President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who came to power in that coup, had promised a “new beginning” for Zimbabwe. That initially…
© THE government has dismissed some doctors who defied a Labour Court directive to end their strike which started on September 3 and is now on 66 days forcing it to deploy student doctors to help attend to patients as the crisis deepens. [GoogleAd] As long as key drivers of our healthcare delivery system remain…
