NAC takes HIV, TB and NCDs sensitisation drive to Southern region

  Herald Correspondent The National AIDS Council (NAC) has taken its HIV, tuberculosis and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) sensitisation drive to the Southern region as part of efforts to curb misinformation…

Headman Mukoroverwa installed in Chikomba as Government warns against illegal land sales

Victor Maphosa in Chikomba Thousands gathered at Zinatsa Secondary School in ward 20, Chikomba District for the installation of Mr Chitanda Nyevero as substantive Headman Mukoroverwa. The installation was held…

Zimbabwe moves to legalise intersex recognition following crucial gaps in law

Yeukai Karengezeka THE Government has begun taking steps towards ensuring that intersex persons are recognised within the country’s legal framework and that the challenges affecting them are addressed through policy…

ZIMSEC fees: Government explains private school subsidy exclusion, promises future relief

Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter Government will consider extending financial subsidy on examination fees to private schools once resources become available, considering that some learners are enrolled at those schools owing…

Harare confronts HIV surge as youth account for over half of new infections

  Yeukai Karengezeka Herald Correspondent Government and the National AIDS Council (NAC) are intensifying efforts to curb the rising number of new HIV infections among adolescents and young people in…

28 Zimbabwean women gemstone miners undergo beneficiation training in Zambia

Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau TWENTY-EIGHT Zimbabwean women involved in gemstone mining are undergoing specialised cutting and polishing training in Ndola, Zambia, in a Government-backed initiative whose aim is to…

INMATES APPEAL FOR MORE SPACE, CLAIM THERE IS OVERCROWDING AT CHIKURUBI MAXIMUM PRISON

Arron Nyamayaro INMATES at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison are appealing for more space at the complex, saying this will ease overcrowding. They also claim there are unnecessary delays in the…

‘SEZs fast lanes to industrialisation’ . . . President commissions manufacturing plants, hails Zim skills

Wallace Ruzvidzo Herald Reporter SPECIAL Economic Zones are increasingly serving as the “fast lane” for accelerated industrialisation and economic growth, President Mnangagwa has said. Commissioning the Davipel Holdings headquarters, agrimilling,…

ED-UNZA Trust transforms lives: Nkala

Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter THE ED-UNZA Scholarship Trust has transformed the lives of many disadvantaged, but talented rural pupils through the provision of educational support being spearheaded by President Mnangagwa.…

Mono currency: Govt reassures USD holders

Oliver Kazunga Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT has ruled out the compulsory conversion of United States dollar deposits into local currency when Zimbabwe eventually adopts a mono-currency, offering a major policy assurance…