adminSoldiers prevent lawmakers from entering parly
BAMAKO/ABIDJAN — Soldiers yesterday blocked lawmakers trying to enter the national assembly which had been dissolved by a junta which seized power on March 22, an AFP journalist witnessed.
“We received the order not to allow you to enter,” one of the soldiers said to the members of
Govt to de-commission boreholes
Health ReporterGOVERNMENT is planning to de-commission boreholes that were inappropriately sunk in efforts to curb a raging typhoid outbreak in Harare. The typhoid outbreak has affected more than 3 400 people who have
WHO reviews master plans on neglected diseases
Health ReporterWORLD Health Organisation is reviewing master plans for neglected diseases in Africa. The master plans ensure that strategies to respond to the diseases are sufficiently comprehensive and that they align with
Maternal Mortality funds yet to be disbursed
Herald ReporterABOUT US$100 000 raised under a campaign to end pregnancy related deaths and complications has not been used, 17 months after those responsible for using the money are awaiting legal
Cancer cases, deaths on rise
Cancer cases and deaths are on the rise yet if proper action is taken in time 30 to 40 percent of cancers can be prevented and cured through early diagnosis. Each year over 12,7 million people receive cancer diagnosis and 7,6 million people die from the disease worldwide. In Zimbabwe the
Shamva Gold Mine supervisor reinstated
Labour ReporterTHE Labour Court has ordered Shamva Gold Mine to reinstate a supervisor fired for allegedly allowing illegal gold panners to operate in the premises of the company. George Manyika was employed as a
Cops, health experts raid ‘clinic’
Court ReporterTHOUSANDS of unsuspecting patie-nts could have been administered with wrong and dangerous prescription drugs following revelations that a “bogus” pharmacist has been operating a private clinic at
Mwonzora sued for non-payment of bills
Court ReporterMDC-T spokesperson Mr Douglas Mwonzora is being sued for vacating a house he was renting in Mabelreign, Harare, without clearing electricity and water bills amounting to US$4 820,49. He
Outcry over loans
Agriculture Reporter
FARMERS’ organisations have lamented banks’ decision to charge 45 percent interest rate on all overdue loans repayments. They felt the move will kill agricultural productivity and ultimately the country’s
Witness of Jesus to release second album
Richmore TeraTALENTED gospel music group Witnesses of Jesus have finished working on their second album titled “Muponisi Wangu”. Recorded at Jonathan Mugazi’s MJ Studios, the nine-track album is a follow-up to