adminTobacco deliveries surpass target
Tobacco deliveries have surpassed the national projected production target of 185,7 million kilogrammes, with farmers having delivered 211 million kilogrammes since the marketing season started in March.
Council to adopt new lease system
Harare City Council is in the process of migrating to a new lease management system for all its properties to plug revenue leakages.
Witness cornered in Mangoma case
THE second witness in the trial of former Energy Minister Elton Mangoma was yesterday taken to task by the accused’s lawyers on why he was in court after previously claiming to be a stranger to the case.
Social media, disability exclusion
Incredible, but true! Despite a multitude of challenges people with disabilities (PWDs) face in accessing social media and the social trappings associated with it, findings by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) Accessibility Report 2012, following a survey in 52 countries, revealed that social media has the greatest impact in promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities (PWDs) in social, economic, political and cultural processes.
Govt works on strengthening dialysis services
Government is working on strengthening dialysis services in public health institutions amid concerns that available services were overwhelmed, forcing patients to seek assistance from the private sector where costs are beyond the reach of many.
Sharing data can help prevent public health emergencies in Africa
Global collaboration and sharing data on public health emergencies is important to fight the spread of infectious diseases. If scientists and health workers can openly share their data across regions and organisations, countries can be better prepared and respond faster to disease outbreaks.
Warriors to know AFCON foes
THE inquest into the Warriors’ doomed 2019 AFCON finals campaign might only be beginning but by next week the country will already know the opposition it will face to try and qualify, for the first time in its history, to three straight editions of this tournament.
Women take Sadc building industry by storm
Pamela Nyamuruswa (32), a mother of three children, keeps her eyes glued on the production line. One by one, floor tiles either pass through her or are removed if she notices a defect.
Audit report brews trouble for council
Karoi residents are up in arms against their local authority which they are accusing of gross incompetence after Auditor-General Mrs Mildred Chiri raised a red flag on the town council’s operations.
DRC-bound diesel tanker overturns
A haulage truck transporting 30 000 litres of diesel from Beira to the Democratic Republic of Congo overturned along the Christmas Pass in Mutare yesterday morning.