A coronavirus testing project by Google has been thrown into confusion over comments made by US President Donald Trump. He said the company was developing a website for all Americans to check whether they should get tested. However, Google’s sister company Verily had actually been working on a pilot limited to California’s Bay Area. Two…
Workers at Amazon’s UK warehouses are being told to work overtime to tackle huge demand due to the coronavirus pandemic, despite government calls to restrict social contact. The GMB union says that workers across at least four different sites were informed that they had to work “compulsory overtime” from Monday. National officer Mick Rix said…
The brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi has been found guilty of murdering 22 people. Hashem Abedi had denied helping to plan the “sudden and lethal” blast which killed or injured “nearly 1,000”. The Old Bailey heard the pair worked together to source materials used in the suicide blast after an Ariana Grande show…
The UK’s mobile networks are experiencing problems with their services. EE told the BBC it is something “that is affecting all operators and we are working closely to fix it”. The problem is being blamed on “interconnect issues” stemming from one operator, O2. “We don’t believe it is connected to the rise in home working…
LINGERING health concerns forced Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, pictured, to abandon his State duties last week, compelling his doctors to order him to rest at home, the Daily News can reveal. This comes as speculation and conspiracy theories swelled last week after the powerful VP failed to attend a field day that was hosted at…
THE government is not contemplating closing Zimbabwe’s borders for now, as the lethal coronavirus continues to spread and to create havoc around the world, the Daily News reports. This comes as many countries are taking drastic measures ranging from closing their borders and banning big public gatherings, as part of desperate efforts to halt the…
THIEVES recently pounced on Mt Darwin Hospital and stole two computers. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi at the weekend appealed to anyone with information to assist in investigations. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) in Mt Darwin is investigating a case of unlawful entry and theft which occurred on March 10 at Mt Darwin Hospital where…
STANDARD Chartered Bank Zimbabwe has launched its flagship corporate social responsibility initiative — Futuremakers, by unveiling a partnership with local entity Junior Achievement Zimbabwe (JAZ). The launch took place at Churchill Boys High in Harare with Alan Wilson Boys High School and Harare Girls High School students also in attendance. As part of the launch,…
MORE than half of the 35 winners crowned at a ceremony held in Harare recently by the Zimbabwe Business Awards were women. The list of winners included Women’s Bank chief executive, Mandas Marikanda (businesswoman of the year), founder and director of Ruwa-based Rose of Sharon Welfare Organisation Fatima Maruta (community leader of the year), Business…
SUNGURA musician Alick Macheso on Wednesday broke down when he sang the song Kudzwai during the commissioning of a classroom block he helped built at his former school, Enterprise Primary School in Shamva. Our LIFESTYLE WRITER Blessing Masakadza spoke with him on the side-lines of the handover ceremony for him to explain a number of…
