Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER chirumet@dailynews.co.zw HARARE residents have warmed up to the community health investment fund as a potential game changer, as it will improve access to health for vulnerable communities. This comes after Harare City recently said it was set to launch the groundbreaking community health investment fund next month that would allow its…
POLICE have arrested Ismail Wurayayi in connection with a murder case where he allegedly killed his nephew with an empty beer bottle for unknown reasons in Beitbridge. This incident comes as police have called for peaceful dispute resolution after over 1 100 killings were recorded last year, with many attributed to remarkably trivial disputes, such…
RELIGIOUS leaders have reaffirmed their commitment to work hand in hand with the government in addressing national challenges such as unemployment and drug and substance abuse. This was said at the Multi Faith Economic Dialogue (NAMFED) on Friday where more than 15 churches converged to validate a rapporteur report which would be submitted to President…
YVONNE NCUBEIn Bulawayo THE trial of Bulawayo deputy mayor Edwin Ndlovu and ward 3 councillor Mpumelelo Moyo has commenced before Bulawayo magistrate Richard Ramaboea. The duo, who are facing charges of abuse of office, were remanded out of custody to tomorrow for the commencement of their trial. They both pleaded not guilty to the charge…
RUTENDO NGARASenior Staff Writer IN the heart of Zimbabwe’s arid Region 5, where the heat is unforgiving and rains are often a distant promise, survival has long depended on resilience. For generations, villagers in Ndali, Chiredzi East, have lived with the harsh realities of climate change, failed harvests, chronic food insecurity, and deepening poverty. In…
THABISO MUTIRWARAStaff WRITER OLD Mutual Group has distributed 2 000 blankets to hospitals, clinics, children’s shelters, and elderly care centres across all 10 provinces of the country, helping vulnerable communities during this winter season. The group chief executive officer, Sam Matsekete, at the weekend said they launched a nationwide Winter Warmer Campaign, a compassionate initiative…
THE country’s main opposition political party, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has failed to field candidates in six council byelections slated for today. This was revealed yesterday by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) vice chairperson Rodney Kiwa during a press conference where he said ZiG9 million had been budgeted for the polls. Three seats were…
RUTENDO NGARA ZIMBABWEAN lower courts are now dominated by female magistrates, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has said. Chief magistrate Vongai Guwuriro said generally more famales apply for the magistrates position as compared to their male counterparts. “We now have 247 magistrates, including those whom we have recently sworn in today, comprising of 98 males…
THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has warned the public to be on the alert for falsified Cloxacillin capsules which are being distributed in the market. Cloxacillin is an antibiotic used for the treatment of several bacterial infections which include impetigo, cellulitis, pneumonia, septic arthritis and otitis externa. In a statement yesterday, MCAZ said…
LEONARD Mukumba, the prominent owner of Inter Africa bus company, was allegedly swindled of US$87 210 in a fraudulent land deal involving lawyer Jacqualine Sande, who served as Savior Kasukuwere’s campaign manager during the 2023 harmonised elections. Sande appeared before Harare regional magistrate Donald Ndirowei who granted her US$300 bail. It is alleged that on…
