MORE than 7 000 cases of a mosquito-borne virus have been reported across China’s Guangdong province since July, prompting measures similar to…
DOVES Funeral Services (Doves) has extended a lifetime support package to 86-year-old Betty Jiri, widow of the late philanthropist and founder of the Jairos Jiri Association, Jairos Jiri, in recognition of her enduring contribution to Zimbabwean society. As part of the gesture, Doves would provide Betty with monthly grocery hampers and a fully paid-up funeral…
Rutendo Ngara THE Supreme Court has upheld a High Court ruling for a wrangling couple, Samantha Nhende and Andrew Zigora, to share property acquired during their cohabiting days. According to court papers, the two entered into an unregistered customary law union on August 1 2010 and later dissolved it in February 2021. Throughout the subsistence…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw A TUBERCULOSIS (TB) screening programme has been launched in the mining areas of Mberengwa and Zvishavane in the Midlands Province. The initiative is led by the Union Zimbabwe Trust (UZT) together with Ultra-Portable X-ray and Field Laboratory. In a statement yesterday, UZT communications and advocacy specialist Jeslyn Dendere said with funding from…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have arrested Melani Nkomo and two others on separate occasions in connection with unlawful possession of dagga and other dangerous drugs. In 2024, President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched a Multi-Sectoral Drug and Substance Abuse Plan (2024-2030) that aims to strengthen enforcement of anti-drug laws and disrupt drug supply chains while also providing…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw RETAILERS want the government to introduce a Retail Sector Recovery Fund in the country’s National Development Strategy 2 (NDS 2) to enable them to recover from a distressful period marked by multiple shocks. This comes as several retail outlets are struggling to stay afloat considering the economic pressure facing the…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THREE Zvishavane men have each been sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing and slaughtering a cow from Hwahwa Prison Farm in Gweru. The trio of Chrispen Matondo of Isiah Park, Tanaka Murerekwa of Council Park, and Enock Mpofu of Fort Extension Eastlea appeared before Gweru magistrate Arnold Mabhunu yesterday….
THREE men have been sentenced to nine years in prison by the Masvingo Magistrates Court for unlawful possession of 175 kilogrammes of dagga, with an estimated street value of US$22 000. The offenders, Ali Allan Mamudu, 55, Khumbo Njima, 45, and Limbikan Mwanandi, 36, were apprehended in an anti-drug operation by the police on March…
THE Bulawayo Tech Hub, in collaboration with the Girls in STEM Trust, has launched two advanced artificial intelligence (AI) learning tools aimed at transforming science and technology education in Zimbabwean schools. The devices, Databot and Merlyn Mind, are designed to make Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education more interactive, promote classroom innovation, and support…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has announced that the Treasury will assist Mpilo hospital in clearing its arrears to enhance health service delivery and boost employee morale. This commitment comes after the hospital’s chief medical officer, Narcisius Dzvanga, revealed that Mpilo owes various service providers a total of ZiG4 billion, including Bulawayo Polytechnic, which provides accommodation…
