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By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL tertiary institutions have applauded the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s 2025 target to eliminate trans fatty acids saying it will reduce cases of non-communicable diseases in the country. Trans fatty acids, is a type of unsaturated fat that occurs in foods. Trace concentrations of trans fats occur naturally, but large amounts…

THE government has called on industry, business and the public to use electricity sparingly as the winter season commences. This comes as the country’s power supply has been improving steadily in the last few weeks with Hwange Power Station generating 989 megawatts, Kariba 625 megawatts while independent power producers were generating 45 megawatts and the…

ALL eyes in Zimbabwe and in other neighbouring countries are on South Africa as the regional powerhouse goes to its most tightly-contested polls tomorrow since 1994. This comes as pre-poll surveys have suggested that support for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s long-governing African National Congress (ANC) could drop to below 50% for the first time since the…

By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw BUSINESSMAN Neville Mutsvangwa and his alleged accomplices will spend more time in remand prison after a High Court judge recused herself from the case. Justice Esther Muremba stepped aside from the court proceedings yesterday citing “personal reasons”. Speaking to the media following the development, the accused’s lawyer — Josephine Sande —…

By Bryn MatongoSTAFF WRITERmatongob@dailynews.co.zw THE United Nations (UN) is seeking to raise over US$400 million to help with food aid for over three million people in Zimbabwe affected by the El Nino induced drought. This comes as the El Nino-induced drought has resulted in high temperatures and erratic rainfall in Zimbabwe and other parts of…

By Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw FUEL giant, Puma Energy, has opened a one million litre airport storage facility in a move hailed by the government as testament to the fact that the country’s economy is in the right direction.  Speaking during the official opening of the facility at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare…

By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw FOUR employees of former first lady Grace Mugabe at her Blue Roof residence in Borrowdale, Harare, yesterday appeared before the courts facing charges of allegedly stealing property worth US$500 000. Mugabe is the widow of the late former President Robert Mugabe. The four accused are Allen Chinamonya, 42, Danmore Chinamonya, 35, Samson Karonga,…

By Brandon Josphat and Bryn Matongo AUTHORITIES have confirmed that they will be implementing more measures in the coming weeks to foster the wider use of the country’s new currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG). Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said further that his midterm statement in July would…

By Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE has recorded 47 deaths from a cumulative of 24 432 cases of malaria since the beginning of this year, the Health ministry has reported. “The Health ministry disease surveillance report as of week ending 12 May 2024, 1 584 malaria cases and two deaths were reported. The deaths were reported…

THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has expressed grave concern over the sharp increase in the number of criminals impersonating its officers and thereby duping many people and organisations. In that regard, the anti-graft body also vehemently dissociated itself from 15 organisations at the weekend that it accuses of being used by fake law enforcement agents…