AUTHORITIES need to ramp up awareness and educational campaigns on dementia in the country. So says the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Association (ZARDA), Kudzai Mpunzwana, who adds that the country is witnessing a significant rise in people suffering from dementia. “In many communities, dementia is not well understood, and its symptoms…
POLITICAL EDITOR PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday once again implored young people to remain disciplined, avoid drug abuse, and use new technologies responsibly to prevent cultural erosion. Speaking in Zvishavane at the Munhumutapa Day celebrations—a day used to celebrate his birthday—Mnangagwa said discipline is crucial for any nation’s development. “The youth of yesteryear fought against the…
Takudzwa Dhambu ZIMBABWE has renewed its call for the removal of unilateral sanctions, warning that the measures are crippling the economy, undermining labour rights, and eroding social progress. Speaking in Geneva, Switzerland, at the weekend, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Vimbai Nyemba, said the Unilateral Coercive Measures (UCMs)…
LOCAL sex workers have called on the government to create a conducive environment and enact legal frameworks that recognise their labour as legitimate work. This appeal comes as Zimbabwe recently joined the world in commemorating International Sex Worker Pride Day. Director of the sex-worker-led organisation Springs of Life Zimbabwe, Precious Musindo, yesterday condemned the arrest…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat OPPOSITION political parties should unite in boycotting the 2028 national elections if the country does not implement needed reforms by then to level the playing field. So say opposition stalwarts, who told the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — that any election held under the current conditions…
THE government has now sanctioned the placement of mobile toilets along the country’s highways. This is part of national efforts to promote public health and enhance the convenience of travellers. A local company, the Zimbabwe Mobile Sanitation Association (ZMSA), will provide the toilets. The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Joy Makumbe, said ZMSA…
AUTHORITIES say the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B is on course to end Aids as a public health threat. Addressing the National Validation Committee meeting in Harare rat the weekend, Health minister Douglas Mombeshora said the country now stands at a 6.4 percent mother-to-child transmission rate, just a step away…
BULAWAYO THE Embassy of South Korea has handed over medical equipment and a vehicle to Bulawayo, a contribution expected to improve maternal and primary healthcare delivery in the province. Speaking during a ceremony that coincided with the 2025 Korea Festival at the weekend, the minister of State for Bulawayo, Judith Ncube, expressed appreciation on behalf…
Tapiwa Chirume ZVISHAVANE Town Council has decommissioned its main burial grounds, Mandava and Town cemeteries, after running out of space, leaving residents to bury their loved ones at Mabhula Four Miles Cemetery. The move comes as the council is grappling with a shortage of burial space, highlighting the urgent need for alternative cemetery sites to…
MANY Zimbabweans — both men and women — are strongly opposed to the idea of husbands assuming their wives’ surnames. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, the overwhelming majority of interviewees said it was “taboo”, allegedly “ungodly” and “alien” to all local cultures to do that. This comes after South Africa’s Constitutional Court…
