Sindiso Mhlope

THE government has, through Statutory Instrument (SI) 223 of 2020, gazetted regulations for the resumption of inter-city travel, which will see operators applying for the routes they want to service to the Commissioner of Road Motor…

THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that failure to manage the environment and natural resources threatens the country’s vision towards achieving sustainable development and an upper middle-income economy by 2030.

VICE PRESIDENT and Health minister Constantino Chiwenga, pictured, yesterday said his ministry is working on amending the Public Health Services Act in a bid to improve adolescents’ access to reproductive health, the Daily News reports.

THE government has announced a phased reopening of all school grades starting on Monday amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Daily News reports.

THE ruling Zanu PF has threatened to crack the whip on party bigwigs interfering with processes of the impending party district coordinating committees (DCC) elections, the Daily News reports.

ZIMBABWE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) says it is more than ready to receive tourists after government recently gave the tourism sector the green light to reopen since the imposition of coronavirus (Covid-19) national…

AN AGRICULTURAL expert says the government must ensure food security to avoid compromising national security and must deal harshly with parasitic side marketers fleecing farmers, the Daily News reports.

THE African Union (AU) has partnered with Unicef in a campaign aimed at improving birth registration amid declining figures owing to various factors, chief among them the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Daily News on Sunday reports.

AS ZIMBABWE bids to end years of food imports, bullish agriculture experts said yesterday that it was possible for the country to regain its lost “bread basket of Africa” status if authorities implemented policies that would increase…

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on governments across the globe, including Zimbabwe, to address persistent threats to the health and safety of patients, the Daily News reports.

CIVIL society organisations have expressed concern over government’s failure to provide promised coronavirus (Covid-19) cushioning allowances and social safety nets, a development which has left many vulnerable members of the community…

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a raft of measures it says governments must follow before and after they reopen schools for face-to-face learning, the Daily News reports.

ZIMBABWE yesterday joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Ozone Day, with Environment minister Mangaliso Ndhlovu, saying  the government is committed to aligning legislation with international laws to protect the depleting…

SUSPENDED Zesa Holdings(Zesa) executive chairperson Sydney Gata, has bounced back at the power utility after a directive from President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Daily News reports.

THE United Nations (UN) and other health development partners, including the World Bank and World Health Organisation (WHO), have expressed hope over Vice President and Health minister Constantino Chiwenga’s new health restructuring…

POVERTY has reached unprecedented levels in Zimbabwe, with more than 76 percent of children in rural areas living in abject poverty, a Unicef study has said.

THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has described the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) as a monumental failure and a disappointment which has left workers reeling from poor remuneration, the Daily News reports.

THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has expressed concern over the recurrent demolition of houses in Harare, calling on local authorities to curtail the issue of land barons preying on vulnerable home seekers.

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, yesterday launched the first edition of the Africa Factbook, describing it as a tool that will dispel myths and beliefs that the African continent is always in conflict and crisis.

DOMESTIC and international flights are set to resume on Thursday and October 1  respectively after Cabinet’s approval yesterday, the Daily News reports.

THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has, in partnership with various stakeholders including Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ), launched an online whistle-blower platform to encourage citizens to report corrupt activities.

THE country’s national payment switch, ZimSwitch, has launched a Zipit Smart application, which enables consumers to pay for goods and services through merchants instantly, the Daily News reports.

THE United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has revealed that psychological abuse ranks high among cases of gender-based violence (GBV) recorded in the country since the beginning of the coronavirus…

MANY Zimbabweans and outsiders alike will be watching closely, and waiting to see what happens during and after this week’s visit to Harare by a delegation of the top brass of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC).

THE United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has revealed that over one million women and children in Zimbabwe are suffering from malnutrition and are in urgent need of food assistance.