BY RUTENDO NGARAStaff Writer NEARLY 5 million children have so far received the first dose of the polio vaccine, surpassing its 4 million target since the onset of the country’s polio vaccination programme last month. On Tuesday, the government and development partners will start rolling out the second dose of the polio vaccine. In its…
A MAJOR shake-up is looming in the ruling Zanu PF, amid growing calls for the former liberation movement to do more to resolve the country’s Zim dollar, prices and salaries crisis. Well-placed sources who spoke to the Daily News yesterday confirmed that sweeping changes were in the offing in the party, which would likely see…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has exhorted cabinet ministers and other government officials to up their game in executing their mandates after a marginal decline in their overall performances last year compared to 2022. Speaking during the announcement of the 2023 performance evaluation results and the signing ceremony of 2024 performance contracts for ministers…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has embarked on a campaign to raise awareness against graft in schools countrywide targeting both teaching and non-teaching staff as well as learners. Speaking to the Daily News in an interview yesterday, Zacc spokesperson Thandiwe Mlobane said the initiative was meant to empower students, parents and school staff…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has added seven more State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) under the Mutapa Sovereign Wealth Fund. The state-owned investment fund was established from the balance of payment surpluses, official foreign currency operations, the proceeds of privatisation, government transfer payments, fiscal surpluses and resource earnings. According to the Statutory Instrument (SI)…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has recorded 111 percent uptake in the first round polio vaccine outreach surpassing its expected target by 16 percent. Bulawayo town clerk Christopher Dubs said the local authority will begin round two on Tuesday next week and encouraged all parents and guardians to get their children vaccinated…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS LEGISLATORS demanded answers from authorities on Wednesday on the country’s worsening Zim dollar slide, which has spawned a prices and salaries crisis in the country. This comes as the prices of basic goods in the country continue to shoot up, as the local currency keeps on plunging…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government will make a decision on whether to allow Starlink to operate in the country or not by the end of July this year. Speaking on the sidelines of the Annual Telecommunications Conference in Harare yesterday, Information Communication Technology minister, Tatenda Mavetera, confirmed that Starlink was interested in extending its…
By Shamaine Chirimujiri THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) has implored the electronic sector to focus more on producing alternative sources of energy to deal with crippling power outages in the country. This comes after the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) announced last week that water levels at Lake Kariba have decreased compared to levels…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Medical Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has revoked 19 licences for pharmacies, wholesalers and individuals for various trading offences. Some of the offences which led to the licences cancellation are selling of unregistered drugs, purchasing medicines from unauthorised sources and selling expired drugs, among other things. Pharmacies that had their licences…
