STAFF WRITER chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw DRUG and substance abuse in the country has reached alarming levels, with more and more young people being exposed…
Brighton Muronzereyi and Stella Madzivanyika THE country’s workers have demanded to be treated with respect and honour when they discuss conditions of service with employers in order to ensure improved productivity and enhanced economic development. Speaking to the Daily News at the side-lines of Workers Day commemorations event held at Allan Wilson High School in…
STAFF WRITER chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have launched a second comprehensive fumigation campaign in Mbare’s Matererini flats to tackle the bed bug epidemic that has plagued residents for over two years. The initiative, dubbed Operation Harare Hygiene Blitz, aims to eliminate the menace before public schools reopen on May 12. Speaking in Mbare on Wednesday, the minister…
Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT has introduced a soft data form to make title deeds accessible to farmers easily. The permanent secretary in the ministry of Agriculture Obert Jiri said the data forms were accessible online. “We have seen the need to decentralise the onestop centre and ensure that access has been made as easy as…
Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi AS THE world commemorates Labour Day today, representatives of workers, business and the government all agree on the urgent need to fix the country’s ailing economy. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the key stakeholders observed glumly yesterday that the current dire economic situation…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday implored citizens and the nation at large to maintain unity in order for the country to realise its full potential. Speaking at the burial of two national heroes — brigadier general (retired) Victor Rungani and director presidential department (retired) Walter Basopo, Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe’s future was bright….
By Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw THE World Health Organisation (WHO) will launch a clinical research study to assess the safety and efficacy of a new HIV vaccine in Zimbabwe and neighbouring South Africa this month. The vaccine, GRAD HIV-NE1, is said to spur a very strong immune response in people living with HIV/Aids — which could…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has issued a chilling warning that stray dogs will be shot on sight from May to June. This drastic measure comes as the city grapples with an alarming surge in dog bites, with a staggering 8 572 cases reported since the start of the year. Town clerk Christopher Dube yesterday…
By Rutendo Ngara ONE of the alleged protesters who were chanting anti-President Emmerson Mnangagwa slogans on March 31 was yesterday granted bail by Harare High Court judge Phillipa Phillips. This followed calls for protests on the day by expelled former Zanu PF central committee member, Blessed Geza, to oust Mnangagwa. The court ruled that Munyaradzi…
POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw IT HAS come to light that a new political party is on the agenda of many opposition stalwarts, to take on the ruling Zanu PF in the country’s next harmonised elections slated for 2028. Well-placed sources who spoke to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — confirmed the plans…
