THE World Obesity Atlas has expressed concern over the increasing number of children getting obese, projecting that by 2035, 41 percent of children in Zimbabwe will suffer from the condition. According to its report yesterday, the World Obesity Atlas said the increasing levels of obesity in children had to be urgently curbed. “The prevalence of…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has been consulting all key stakeholders ahead of its pending new policy interventions to address the country’s currency and prices quandary. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, the outgoing governor of the RBZ, John Mangudya, said the forthcoming monetary policy statement (MPS)…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT THE government has gazetted a revised Private Voluntary Organisations (Amendment) Bill, with an added provision that seeks to prevent money laundering disguised as philanthropy. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa sent the Bill back to Parliament last year in the light of some reservations about certain aspects of the proposed law —…
By Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw GOROMONZI Rural District Council (RDC) has given a seven-day ultimatum to illegal settlers to demolish their structures and vacate the area. This comes despite the government announcing last week that it had temporarily halted its countrywide evictions, ostensibly to resume in a more humane manner. In a statement yesterday,…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government says the cholera outbreak is still in the country despite a decrease in the number of cases that has been experienced in the past few weeks. This comes as the country as of February 29 2024, had recorded 26 708 suspected cholera cases, 2 723 confirmed cases, 25 928…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Wildlife Conservation Coalition (WCC) has warned of the spectre of an escalation of human wildlife conflict this year over water as the country is staring at a devastating El Nino induced drought. This comes as the country is expected to receive below normal rainfall with the cropping season having already…
BY RUTENDO NGARAStaff Writer THE country’s strife-torn opposition is crying for a leader in the mould of the late founding MDC president, Morgan Tsvangirai, to give it much needed gravitas and the capacity to once again give the ruling Zanu PF a run for its money. So says prominent opposition big wheel, Morgen Komichi, who…
BY BRANDON JOSPHATSenior Staff Writer PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday honoured two young boys who heroically saved their mother from the jaws of a massive crocodile earlier this year. In this regard, Mnangagwa gave nine year-old Peace Magaya and his 12-year-old elder brother, Luckmore, US$5 000 each in recognition of their courage — in addition to…
BY RUTENDO NGARA SLAIN Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Moreblessing Ali’s burial was marred by chaos yesterday as the opposition party’s factions sought to outdo each other at Zororo Memorial Park in Harare. Ali died in May 2022 in Nyatsime area and her body was found dismembered at his killer, Pius Jamba’s disused toilet…
CIVIL servants have warned the government that the quality of service delivery could soon plummet to undesirable levels as workers have become incapacitated owing to poor remuneration. This comes as prices of basic consumer goods in the country continue to skyrocket largely due to the relentless slump of the hapless Zimbabwe dollar trading at between…
