HARARE – Zimbabwe faces prospects of food insecurity due to a prolonged dry spell, with crops in some parts of the country showing signs of severe moisture stress. The parchedness could leave millions of Zimbabweans in need of food assistance at a time when the country is in the throes of a foreign currency crisis….
HARARE – The MDC’s election preparations are in disarray due to lack of funding as donors continue to give the party a wide berth. The Daily News can report that plans by the MDC to hold primary elections to choose candidates who will represent the party in parliamentary and local government polls are up in…
HARARE – A surveyor at Mining Promotion Corporation (MPC) reportedly manipulated his employer’s bank accounts and converted $380 000 towards construction of his house and other luxuries, a court heard. When Isaac Sinosi, 69, reported for work on January 26 this year, he discovered that the offence had been unearthed and immediately made a dramatic…
HARARE – Homelux Property Development (Homelux) is seeking permission to exhume human remains at farms on the outskirts of Harare in order to establish a residential settlement. In a notice published in a Government Gazette last Friday, the property developer advised of the intention to exhume the remains at Philadelphia and Gurlyn Burton farms. “Notice…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC)’s project to install 100 000 plus prepaid water meters hangs in the balance as the local authority still awaits determination of the tender’s winner by the State Procurement Board (SPB). In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, HCC spokesperson Michael Chideme said the project will only commence once…
HARARE – More than 16 000 families have unilaterally resettled themselves in the Save Conservancy, the capacious wildlife sanctuary which tracks either side of Save River, triggering a potentially deadly human-wildlife conflict. The stunning revelations were made by Environment, Water and Climate minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri while addressing a pass-out parade of 106 game rangers who…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Mugg and Bean (M&B) franchise owner Shingi Munyeza, has shut down one of the exclusive restaurant’s joints — Avondale branch — following non-renewal of its lease. Munyeza — who also holds the seafood-themed Ocean Basket and pub-restaurant News Café franchises — told the Daily News that they were looking around for a…
HARARE – The Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ) has called for foreign-trained medical students to register with the body, so that the professionals get familiarised with the local health system. This comes as Zimbabweans are increasingly seeking medical training in other countries. In a statement, the Council said: “It has come to…
HARARE – The health sector’s $520 million 2018 budget allocation remains too low, despite Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa having increased it from $454 million, Health minister David Parirenyatwa said. He said there was a lot of damage, wear and tear at the hospitals that needs to be fixed. “Our target was $1,1 billion, it’s still…
HARARE – The number of cholera cases in Chegutu has risen to 73 from 18 recorded on January 19, this year. A recent visit by the Daily News to the town last Friday, led by the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society, revealed that health officials have escalated intervention efforts, with several organisations working day and night…
