THE government says there are critical gaps in infrastructure provision in the health sector as only three out of eight provincial hospitals across the country have working Intensive Care Units (ICU). This was revealed by the permanent secretary in the ministry of Health Aspect Maunganidze in the latest resource mapping report where the National Surgical…
Blessings Mashaya and Jeffrey Muvundusi AN INSISTENT Zanu PF youth league says it is up to Zimbabweans and not President Emmerson Mnangagwa to decide whether he should continue in office beyond 2028. Speaking at a Mashonaland East inter-district meeting in Marondera at the weekend, youth league leaders took turns to make the point that Mnangagwa had…
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has partnered Wetskills Foundation, a Netherlands organisation, to equip academic experts and young professionals with skills meant to assist in tackling water challenges in the country. This comes as the country’s second largest city has been perennially struggling to supply adequate potable water—exposing residents to waterborne diseases. According to a recent…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE HIGH Court yesterday overturned the conviction of opposition political activist Job Sikhala on charges of publishing falsehoods and incitement to commit public violence by a Harare magistrate. The quashing of the falsehoods case was heard in chambers whilst the incitement to commit public violence conviction was heard in court….
FORMER deputy prime minister and opposition legislator, Thokozani Khupe, says the government should speed up the establishment of a cancer levy. A cancer survivor and prominent campaigner, Khupe told Parliament last week that this was critical as the treatment costs for the disease were well beyond the reach of many in the country. “There is…
THE government says it is committed to ensuring that all schools get computerised as part of its relentless drive to ensure every learner acquires digital skills at a tender age. This comes after the Postal and Telecommunication Regulation Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), through the ministry of Information Communication Technology (ICT), donated 60 computers, printers and…
Jeffrey Muvundusi and Blessings Mashaya FORMER Cabinet minister and MDC stalwart, Samuel Sipepa Nkomo, has become the latest top politician to fear for the worst for the country’s troubled opposition ahead of the 2028 elections. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, the candid Nkomo said “nothing good” was expected from the current crop…
THE government has gazetted the Medical Services Amendment Bill, which — among other things — proposes criminalising parents or guardians who stop minors from receiving medical attention. In addition, the bill also seeks to compel private health institutions to admit patients suffering from life-threatening conditions for at least 48 hours before transferring them to government…
PARLIAMENT has invited the public to nominate eight commissioners to serve under the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) following the expiry of term of the current office bearers. According to Parliament’s Committee on Standing Rules and Orders (CSRO), the august house is mandated to invite the public to nominate candidates for possible appointment by President Emmerson…
GERMANY’S Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) has implored the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to lease informal markets to various associations in-order to provide vendors with a sense of ownership. In its study released yesterday, which is aimed to identify requirements, prospects, and deficiencies in BCC’s urban planning efforts related to the informal sector, the FES said…
