March 2020

Bernard Chiketo in MUTARE CHIPINGE and Chimanimani residents were jolted from their sleep by a 4.0 earthquake that rattled the seismologically active region early morning yesterday, the Daily News can report. The moderate tremor’s epicentre was in Mozambique. Meteorological Services Department’s seismologist Kwangwari Marimira confirmed the earthquake. “An earthquake was felt in Chipinge, Chimanimani and…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday set up an 11-member inter-ministerial taskforce to deal with the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19). This comes as Zimbabwe has recorded its first death from the two confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus, amid growing concerns that the country is ill-prepared to deal with the disease. Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa yesterday told…

Tinashe Nekati STAFF WRITER nekatit@dailynews.co.zw PEACE remains the bedrock for the creation of a conducive environment leading to sustainable development, a local civil society organisation has said. The Wedza Residents Development Initiative Trust (WERDIT), which is rolling out peace building and conflict management initiatives in Wedza, Mashonaland East Province, says this will be achieved by…

BUSINESSMAN Frank Buyanga has petitioned Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and police commissioner-general (CG) Godwin Matanga to act on his “contempt of court, and kidnapping cases” against Chantelle Muteswa. The development comes as the High Court has annulled a common law practice favouring mothers with the sole custodianship of children and the government is also…