In yet another milestone, CBZ Bank has launched a student smart-debit card that combines a university student ID card with a student account-linked debit card that is enabled for financial transactions and access control. In this regard, the card consolidates multiple functionalities, which simplifies and
By Tendai Makaripe In Hwange’s Chachachunda village, tucked in western Zimbabwe, 14-year-old Amina has to trek long distances in search of water because rising temperatures and unpredictable rainfall patterns, hallmarks of climate change, have led to drought-induced water scarcity. On these treks, Amina and her peers from
Hwange Colliery Company (HCCL) has distances itself from burning fossil fuels that causes air pollution which has been causing respiratory diseases in several villages close to mining areas, as the effects of climate change take their toll. Dr Beauty Mutombe, HCCL cooperations manager told this publication
The Zimbabwean government has accelerated its borehole drilling programme in Manicaland province's Marange district to provide safe and clean water for the communities affected by a recent cholera outbreak. The programme is also being extended to urban areas hit by water shortages, as well as
Health and Child Care Minister, Dr. Douglas Mombeshora says the Government has put in measures to combat a new cholera outbreak that has been reported in Manicaland’s Buhera district. According to the Minister, the outbreak, which began in late August 2023, has raised concerns with a
The Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe (MSD) has issued a warning to the public, urging caution as thunderstorms and lightning strikes are forecasted to impact various regions of the country from September 26 to 29. In an official statement shared on their verified social media account,
A group of road construction workers engaged in the upgrading of the Harare-Beitbridge highway near Ngundu have made an accidental discovery of substantial lithium deposits, a local publication confirmed. During the widening of the road between Ngundu and Runde, workers from Bitumen, one of the contracted
Stanbic Bank has handed over two haemodialysis machines worth US$50 000 to Marondera Provincial Hospital in Mashonaland East expected to ease the burden faced by renal patients within the province. Prior to this, the hospital only had two haemodialysis machines and was only servicing a maximum
The Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Zimbabwe has announced dates the upcoming 2023 National Seed Festival, an annual extravaganza set to honor and advance food and seed sovereignty in the country. In a statement, PELUM Zimbabwe said the festival will take place amidst the lush
In a fervent appeal to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, former Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) national chairman Morgen Komichi has called for the immediate intervention in the case of former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala. Sikhala has spent over a year in
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