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SOUTH Korea has provided Zimbabwe with US$1 million to meet the nutrition needs of 22 000 people adversely affected by the El Niño induced drought. The assistance will be provided through the World Food Programme (WFP)’s Lean Season Assistance (LSA) programme, which complements Zimbabwe’s Food Deficit Mitigation Strategy. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared…

BY RUTENDO NGARA MARONDERA businessman Francesco Marconati was yesterday issued with a warrant of arrest by a Harare magistrate after failing to show up in court for sentencing. He was last week convicted on two counts of fraud and forgery by magistrate Donald Ndirowei and was supposed to appear in court yesterday for a pre-sentencing…

By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE 2024 Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism expo edition kicked off today in Bulawayo with 408 companies drawn from seven countries exhibiting. Addressing the media yesterday, deputy minister of Tourism Tongai Mnangagwa said the three-day 17th edition was prioritising business-to-business meetings. “This highly-anticipated event is set to be the largest gathering of…

THE government says it is actively working to empower women with financial resources, enabling them to take on leadership roles in politics and contribute to national decision-making processes. Speaking at a business stakeholders meeting in Bulawayo yesterday, minister of Women Affairs Monica Mutsvangwa said women were reluctant to join politics due to lack of resources.“We…

BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) yesterday said women are the biggest victims of climate change effects, including the current drought spell that has been exacerbated by the El Nino phenomenon. This comes as a significant percentage of the country’s population has been deemed food insecure after President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared this year…

By Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE Organisation for Public Health Interventions and Development (OPHID) says they are committed to continue partnering with the government as the country moves to achieve HIV/Aids epidemic control levels. This comes after Zimbabwe has achieved the UNAids 95-95-95 target which denotes that 95 percent of people on treatment have their…

Masimba Makwembere makwembere@dailynews.co.zw THE chairperson of the Harare City Council human resources committee, George Mujajati, yesterday admitted before a commission of inquiry investigating the affairs of the municipality that councillors and senior officials were involved in rampant corruption. Retired Justice Maphios Cheda’s five-member commission was established early this year by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to look…

By Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.comVENDORS in Harare have called for a stakeholders meeting to come up with solutions on how to solve the impasse between them and authorities. This comes as the vendors have, since the run up to the Sadc summit the country hosted in Harare last month, been playing cat and mouse games with…