Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER dhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE ministry of Health is aiming to train 7 000 healthcare personnel annually to combat brain drain and strengthen the country’s health delivery system. This initiative seeks to increase the total number of healthcare professionals to 32 000 by 2030. The minister of Health, Douglas Mombeshora, announced the target over…
By Rutendo Ngara FORMER Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono has told Harare regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje that a couple which he had employed to manage his properties swindled him of thousands of dollars. He was testifying against Clark Makoni and his wife Beverly, who are accused of siphoning $137 million from his…
Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER chirumet@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE’S 28 urban councils are teetering on the brink of collapse, choked by unpaid rates and crippling government underfunding. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the acting president of the Councils Association of Zimbabwe (Ucaz) and Harare mayor, Jacob Mafume, said this had resulted in a catastrophic failure in basic service…
THE ruling Zanu PF must carefully manage its divisive succession politics, as any missteps can have dire effects on both the party and the country. So warns liberation struggle stalwart and former Cabinet minister, Rugare Gumbo, who adds that Zanu PF must learn from its history and past mistakes. Speaking to the Daily News On…
IT IS not surprising that shrivelling football powerhouse, Dynamos, is facing the real prospects of being relegated from the Premier Soccer League this season. So says prominent football personality Leslie Gwindi — a former Zifa, PSL, Dynamos and Harare City executive committee member — who firmly places the iconic club’s current woes on its bush-league…
YVONNE NCUBEIn Bulawayo A 49-YEAR-OLD security officer, Sibonginkosi Sibanda, initially at the centre of a sensational US$4 million Ecobank robbery investigation, has seen his charges dramatically altered. Police have admitted they cannot link him to the daring 2024 heist, leading to a swift change to money laundering allegations. Sibanda, employed by Safeguard Security, was brought…
THABISO MUTIRWARAStaff Writer GOVERNMENT is concerned over the neglect of men’s health, particularly its impact on national productivity. The deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Mercy Dinha, told the Daily News On Sunday yesterday that while there is a growing focus on mental well-being, men’s physical health issues were being overshadowed. “Men’s health is a critical…
ZESA executive chairman Sydney Gata, who died after a short illness on Thursday, has been declared a national hero. The long-serving executive’s…
RISING poverty levels and fast-changing cultural norms are spurring a new trend among Zimbabwean men, which has seen more and more of them not settling down. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — commentators said yesterday that the escalating acceptance of Western ways of life, and local men’s fears of…
LAWYER and opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Welshman Ncube, has issued an apology to the Supreme Court after submitting papers containing non-existent legal citations. Ncube attributed the errors to unverified research generated by artificial intelligence (AI) tools used by his legal assistant. Ncube, of Mathonsi Ncube Law Chambers, admitted responsibility for the erroneous…
