DYNAMOS chairperson Isaiah Mupfurutsa has lauded his team’s supporters after they came up with a fund-raising initiative aimed at mobilising funds to help settle captain Partson Jaure’s medical bills. Jaure is currently admitted at Parirenyatwa Hospital after he was involved in a car crash in Harare, last Sunday. The central defender, who re-signed for the…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, last night announced that the country would go on a 21-day total shutdown as part of measures to combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) which has so far killed one Zimbabwean, the Daily News reports. Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa immediately welcomed the lockdown, saying it was “necessary, wise and…
HARARE municipal police were given temporary arresting powers through the SI 77 of 2020 as the fight against Covid-19 intensifies in the country with local authorities shutting down vending markets as a way to decongest and curb the spread of the deadly virus. Statutory Instrument (SI) 77 of 2020 authorises any local authority to…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday gazetted conditions of a presidential pardon that is meant to benefit thousands of prisoners across the country as government moves to decongest prisons. This comes after Cabinet recently approved a proposal to have a general amnesty to decongest the country’s prisons, which currently house 22 000 prisoners against a carrying capacity…
CIVIL society organisations, the National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (Nango) and Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) have shut their offices down as they intensify efforts to help contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. This comes as some financial institutions have shut some of their branches across the country, while others have…
MUTARE residents are over the moon after Tenax FC were readmitted back into the Castle Lager Premiership despite missing the deadline to pay affiliation fees. Tenax were promoted into the top flight after they won the 2019 Zifa Eastern Region Division One title but their dream of playing in the top flight was hampered after…
The recent banning of entertainment, recreational activities and public gatherings by President Emmerson Mnangagwa has put leaders of local music groups in a quandary over how to cater for the welfare of their bands. Among a range of measures meant to halt the spread of coronavirus, Mnangagwa banned entertainment and recreational activities in addition to…
HIGH Court Judge Garainesu Mawadze’s son Munyaradzi, 21, — who is facing murder charges — has been asked to apply for bail before the High Court after being remanded in custody to April 14. Munyaradzi, who is jointly charged with Elvin Dongo Saungweme, 22, and Dylon Balani, 22, was not asked to plead when the…
EDITOR — If you’re overwhelmed by the amount of information relating to the coronavirus (Covid-19) and how to stay safe, here is a quick, easy-to-follow guide on how to protect yourself, your loved ones, your community and others. The following information has been put together using the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and the…
THE roping in of private hospitals by the under pressure government to fight the spread of the deadly coronavirus is commendable and must be expanded to marshal other material resources in this must-win or perish war against the pandemic. Health minister Obadiah Moyo on Wednesday said they had identified at least 20 health institutions across…
