HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been forced to cut short his vacation to deal with the crisis in the health sector where junior doctors have been on a month-long industrial action, which is costing lives. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – A member of the Presidential Guard accused of stealing 119 laptops, three desktop computers and accessories belonging to former president Robert Mugabe has been acquitted. Pepukai Zvakavapano, 32, who was said to have broken into Zimbabwe House in early April last year, was freed by Harare magistrate Josephine Sande who ruled that the…
HARARE – The national rate of road deaths rose during the holiday period, recently-released data shows. In the past two weeks, 111 people have died, and there have been 1 590 major crashes. Several crashes in different provinces over the Christmas period involved multiple fatalities. But statistics for the year immediately preceding the holiday period…
HARARE – At least 60 babies were delivered on January 1, at major hospitals in Harare and Bulawayo, while some of us were busy staring at the fireworks going off in the sky on New Year’s Eve. The first babies of the New Year arrived to much fanfare for their families, with 2019 decorations to…
HARARE – Mass protests have been lined up in the New Year as public disenchantment against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration continues to grow, the Daily News can report. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – The Binga District Residents Association (Bidra) has petitioned the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) for its failure to provide constant adequate, safe and clean water. Binga faces acute water shortages despite it being situated on the shores of the mighty Zambezi River. Zinwa is the sole supplier of water in the district. [GoogleAd]…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo City Council has set its sights on earning foreign currency (forex) from ratepayers domiciled in foreign lands as well as from international organisations operating in Zimbabwe in a bid to shore up its depleting coffers. Town clerk Christopher Dube said the forex-generation strategies are part of a cocktail of austerity measures meant…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers’ Union (ZCFU) president Wonder Chabikwa says the interest rates for agricultural loans have been going up since the dollarisation of the country’s economy, rendering the facilities unattractive to farmers. “Farmers are not accessing loans from banks as we can’t afford to remit. Interest rates were ranging from 10 to 18…
GWERU – The Midlands State University (MSU) has dismissed as fake reports circulating on social media alleging that the institution has hiked tuition fees. In a statement, the MSU said it noted with concern false statements circulating on various social media platforms to the effect that it has increased tuition fees for the 2019 academic…
HARARE – CABS is merging its Greendale and Chisipite branches with effect from February 25 as a way of enhancing its digitalisation efforts. In a statement, the bank which boasts of more than 50 branches across the country said the Greendale branch will be merged into the Chisipite branch. “Please be advised that in line…
