By Regis ChingawoSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) has banned all learners who were caught with leaked examination papers from sitting for this year’s Ordinary Level finals. In taking the far-reaching measures, Zimsec also says the banned learners, most of whom were arrested following recent examination paper leaks, have also been barred…
ZIMBABWE representatives in foreign countries yesterday signed performance-based contracts, as the government pursues economic diplomacy to drive its development agenda of attaining…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat POLICE have enlisted the help of the military and other security agents as authorities escalate their crackdown on armed robbers, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Kazembe said the move was meant to stem the rising cases of armed robberies in the…
By Brandon Josphat THE proposed Health Service Amendment Bill will dissolve the Health Service Board (HSB) and replace it with the Health Service Commission and the latter will have an oversight role to guarantee that citizens have access to public health care, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, says. The VP, who doubles as the Health minister,…
By Nyasha Dube HIGH Court on Wednesday ruled that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) secretary, Walter Chikwanha had a right to file an application contesting the legality for fired judge Erica Ndewere to remain in the possession of a government vehicle issued to her during her course of employment. The JSC approached the High Court…
By Hazel Marimbiza HEALTH authorities in Bulawayo say public hospitals in the city are facing blood shortages with some patients dying due to haemorrhage, while those with anaemia cannot undergo lifesaving surgical procedures. Bulawayo provincial medical director Maphios Siamuchembu told the Daily News yesterday that 2022 had been a bad year for patients in need…
By Nyasha Dube CHITUNGWIZA North MP Godfrey Sithole who was arrested earlier this year for allegedly inciting violence, was yesterday granted bail at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts’ after spending 149 days in remand prison. Sithole was arrested last June together with fellow Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MP Job Sikhala and 13 other party activists…
THE country’s major political parties with parliamentary representation — Zanu PF, the MDC and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) — have been engaging in low-key talks in a bid to ensure dispute-free elections next year, the Daily News can report exclusively. According to a draft electoral reforms Bill seen by the newspaper yesterday, which…
By Brandon Josphat CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator for Mbare constituency Starman Chamisa is seeking a stakeholders meeting with the police, vendors and residents to find a lasting solution to the on-going turf wars pitting the police and the local community over the control of Mupedzanhamo Flea Market. The popular flea market is under…
By Ketty Nyoni ZIMBABWE on Tuesday recorded its first confirmed case of cholera in Chiredzi, Masvingo province, as neighbouring Malawi and Mozambique are battling with what has been described as climate change-induced outbreaks of the communicable disease. Chiredzi is along the Mozambique/Zimbabwe border.Masvingo provincial medical director Amadeus Shamhu yesterday confirmed to the Daily News that…
