adminEnding the scourge of NTDs
THE recent launch of a book on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and a discussion by health experts on NTDs has helped the country to scale up efforts to raise awareness of this group of diseases which cause long-term suffering for millions worldwide.
S. Korea to launch world’s first national 5G networks
SEOUL. – South Korea launches the world’s first fully-fledged 5G mobile networks Friday, a transformational leap that already has superpowers sparring for control of an innovation that could potentially change the day-to-day lives of billions of people.
Boeing software engaged repeatedly before crash: Sources
It was not immediately clear whether the crew had chosen to re-deploy the system, which pushes the nose of the Boeing 737 MAX downwards, but one person with knowledge of the matter said investigators were studying the possibility that the software had kicked in again without human intervention.
Masvingo to name streets after war vets
Masvingo City Council and the Infrastructural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) intend to honour liberation war luminaries from the province by naming streets in the new suburb of Clipsham Views after them, as the country readies to commemorate its 39th independence anniversary.
ZPC boss disowns Chivayo
FORMER Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) chairperson Stanley Nyasha Kazhanje yesterday pleaded not guilty to charges that he concealed a personal interest in a transaction from his principal after he allegedly received a $10 000 bribe from controversial businessperson Wicknell Chivayo.
Cholera vaccination drive starts in Mozambique
BEIRA. – A cholera vaccination campaign is kicking off to reach nearly 900 000 cyclone survivors in Mozambique as officials rush to contain an outbreak of the disease.
Liquid Telecom receives US$180 million
Liquid Telecom has completed the US$180 million sale of an 8 percent stake to the British government Sovereign Wealth Fund for developing countries known as Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC).
All set for Mutasa Central Ward 10 by-election
ALL is set for the Mutasa Central Ward 10 council by-election slated for next month, with nomination of candidates having been completed on Tuesday.
XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS: STATEMENT ON “RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN NATIONALS”
The recent tensions that flared up in one of the Provinces in South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal that resulted in the temporary displacement of some foreign nationals is regrettable.
Embattled Algerian president quits
ALGIERS. – Algeria’s state news agency APS reported that embattled President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has quit, informing the country’s constitutional council of his decision to stand down.