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Oil held near a four-month high as a stronger dollar capped a rally spurred by a bigger-than-expected drain from US stockpiles.
Idai: Bikita victims get humanitarian assistance
Thousands of Cyclone Idai flood victims here yesterday started receiving humanitarian assistance from Government and well-wishers, with Zanu-PF National Political Commissar Lieutenant-General Engelbert Rugeje (Retired) appealing to donors to prioritise infrastructural development.
Zim to pay its US$6m contribution
GOVERNMENT says it will urgently release its US$6 million contribution to the Global Fund to ensure that it does not lose US$400 million for medicine and other health programmes for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.
MSU students exposed to diseases
MIDLANDS State University (MSU)’s inability to provide accommodation for all students has resulted in the unfortunate students seeking off campus accommodation, exposing them to diseases such as tuberculosis, Gweru City Council director of health services Mr Samson Sekenhamo has said.
Handbags thieves thrown behind bars
TWO women who stole handbags during a Salvation Army service in Mabelreign, Harare, have each been sentenced to an effective 15-month jail term.
Global Fund avails $14m
Eight neighbouring countries, known as Elimination 8, from Southern Africa yesterday signed a US$14,2 million grant from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria meant to sustain efforts towards eliminating malaria in the region.
Cyclone victims need counselling: WHO
Victims of Cyclone Idai might need psychosocial support following the devastating effects the natural disaster caused mainly in Manicaland Province, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.
Health staff shortage hits Zvimba RDC
Zvimba Rural District Council is on the hunt for health personnel to cover critical posts at its health centres which have been hit by staff shortages.
Tobacco farmers reject low prices
Flue-cured tobacco sales have remained depressed at the auction floors, with the first day of the marketing season being hampered by farmers who withdrew 98 percent of the crop from the floors in protest over low prices offered by buyers.
Wetlands: Stronger policy in the pipeline
The Ministry of Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry is working on synchronising statutory instruments to come up with a stronger policy to put an end to construction on wetlands, as this is threatening the environment, especially in Harare.