THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) says it has deployed monitors nationwide to protect the integrity of its tests and to curtail paper leakages. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zimsec spokesperson Nick Dhlamini said the deployment of the monitors at cluster centres would ensure improved security of examination papers. This comes as the credibility…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw DESPITE growing calls for the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) to hold its inaugural congress, the party has insisted against the idea, claiming it is being stampeded by external forces. This comes as political analysts have blamed CCC leader Nelson Chamisa for the shocking carnage taking place within the party…
By Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has a target of collecting 13 370 blood units ahead of the festive season. Addressing journalists during the launch of a festive campaign for blood collections in Harare yesterday, NBSZ chief executive officer Lucy Marowa called for traditional blood and first-time blood donors to…
Yvonne Ncube and Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITERS THE meteorological services department has called on farmers to prioritise water harvesting amid expectations of El Nino-induced droughts. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, meteorological services department spokesperson James Ngoma said farmers should not just rely on rains but also look up to irrigation in cases of emergency….
By Brandon Josphat THE country is continuing to count the cost of the opposition’s internal wars, which authorities say negatively impact both national politics and the government’s coffers. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, amid the Citizens Coalition for Change’s (CCC) deepening infighting — and before that the MDC Alliance’s discord — Justice minister Ziyambi…
Nyasha Kunyiswa SENIOR STAFF WRITER kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s two major referral hospitals, Parirenyatwa and Mpilo, are set to resume radiotherapy treatment for cancer patients after authorities sourced funding for new machines. In addition, Health minister Douglas Mombeshora said at the weekend, funds had also been released for the urgent servicing of in situ cancer machines…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government has accused some players in the livestock sector of short-changing farmers by playing multiple roles in the value chain when they are not supposed to. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, ministry of Agriculture permanent secretary Obert Jiri said some of the players in the sector who own…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatb@dailynews.co.zw THE ruling Zanu PF won the Gutu West constituency in the by-election that was held over the weekend in Masvingo Province, taking its tally to 137 MPs out of the 210 in the National Assembly. This comes as elections in the constituency could not be held simultaneously with the August harmonised…
A SUSPECTED habitual offender allegedly convinced his ex-wife to legally change their son’s name so that he would share Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s surname. Lloyd Matotote, 36, who was previously arrested for masquerading as the vice-president’s close aide, is now facing another charge of falsifying a birth certificate. He was brought before Harare magistrate Dennis…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT & BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI POLITICAL analysts yesterday laid much of the blame for the shocking carnage taking place within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and the country’s opposition generally at the hands of Nelson Chamisa. At the same time, the analysts said Chamisa’s faint hopes of saving the CCC from imploding altogether…
