FOLLOWING the completion of the Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment (PVO) Bill committee stage in the National Assembly last week, the Parliamentary Legal Committee is now seized with it to give its opinion. This comes as amendments proposed by the minister of Justice, Ziyambi Ziyambi, were all adopted by the committee, while amendments proposed by opposition…
NEW York the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) has announced its line up and programme for its annual two-day event on the…
DEPUTY minister of Agriculture Vangelis Haritatos says the government is courting smart agriculture development partners in Central Asia to boost agricultural productivity through climate proofing . This comes as Zimbabwe has failed to produce enough food for the country in the 2023/24 summer cropping season owing to drought despite the promotion of pfumvudza/intwasa programme. Speaking to…
PARLIAMENT has expressed satisfaction with work at Geo Pomona Waste Management project site in particular and the Harare City Council subsidiaries in general. This comes as the parliamentary portfolio committee on Public Accounts (Pac) on Friday toured council’s business arms, including City Parking, Harare Quarry and Rufaro Marketing. Addressing the media in Harare during the…
BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA AGRICULTURE and Rural Development Authority of Zimbabwe (Arda) is leading the continent after winning the Africa Food Prize that celebrates Africans who are in control of the agriculture agenda. The prize spotlights the bold initiatives and technical innovations that can be replicated across the continent to create a new era of food…
ZIMBABWE is leading the fight against Mpox in the region with Health minister Douglas Mombeshora urging other countries to start mobilising financial and human resources. This comes after Sadc convened a virtual extraordinary meeting of ministers of Health on Thursday to discuss coordinated regional response to the Mpox epidemiological situation. In that regard Mombeshora who…
THE Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) has petitioned Mpilo Central Hospital over a worrying increase in the health institution’s child mortality rate. This comes after it emerged that the health facility had recorded 280 child deaths between January and April 2024 with neonatal deaths accounting for many of these. In a formal complaint submitted to…
DRUG abuse is a serious issue in society, and everyone should take part in combating this growing menace, a popular preacher has urged . This call to action by cleric Miracle Paul comes after several teenagers struggling with drug addiction were brought to his church service on Sunday— at Unit L Community Hall in Chitungwiza…
AN ARMED robber, Ashton Siziva, 26, has been sentenced to an effective 84 years in jail for robbing Blue Circle Bus passengers travelling from Harare to Beitbridge in July this year. He appeared before the Chiredzi Magistrates Court together with his colleagues, Talent Mlaudzi, 20, Saul Dadirai, 23, and Pheneas Shumba, 25. Mlaudzi, Dadirai, Shumba…
Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.com THE United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and its partners have constructed a chlorinator building and installed a regulator and a dispenser for Kuwadzana Reservoir in Harare to ensure residents get potable water. This comes amid fears that the health of Harare residents in general was in danger because of their exposure to…
