A SOLDIER was yesterday slapped with a 10-month prison term for stealing eight bags of cement at Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo’s residence. Naboth Muzvare, 28, pleaded guilty to theft charges when he appeared before Harare magistrate Sheunesu Matova yesterday. He was ordered to pay $2 000 fine or spend five months in jail, the…
STAFF WRITERS ©️ THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) wants the government to deploy more security forces in high density suburbs to enforce the current national lockdown — saying some people there are now treating the stay-at-home order like a holiday, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government quarantined 30 Zimbabweans who flew…
©️ Government says it is compiling the statistics of Zimbabweans who have perished due to the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom, the Daily News reports. Zimbabwe’s deputy ambassador to the UK, Elisha Karodza, told the Daily News yesterday that a number of locals had succumbed to the pandemic in the UK — which has…
©️ MEMBERS of Parliament have berated government for its alleged failure to provide food support to vulnerable people who have no source of income during the 21-day Covid-19 lockdown, the Daily News reports. In an interview, MDC MP for Zengeza East constituency in Chitungwiza, Goodrich Chimbaira said the majority of his constituents are on the…
©️ SOUTH Africa (SA)says it will deploy soldiers and also step up surveillance measures — including setting up alarms along the Beitbridge border to ensure that Zimbabweans do not cross into its territory during the fight against the deadly coronavirus, the Daily News can report. This comes as the SA has, just like most African…
©️ WOMEN’s organisations — Musasa Project and the Anti-Domestic Violence Council of Zimbabwe (ADVCZ) have called on the government to declare gender response services as essential as cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) continue increasing during the country’s lockdown period. This comes as women’s organisations have recorded over 764 cases of GBV since the beginning of…
Music star Jah Prayzah said he will continue using online platforms to engage with his followers during this current national lockdown as a measure to contain coronavirus (Covid-19) which is threatening the nation. This comes as other entertainers that include singers Munya Mataruse, Mathias Mhere, Victor Kunonga and Mambo Dhuterere among others have adopted online…
©️ SUNDAY “Mhofu” Chidzambwa believes the standard of local football is now deteriorating due to the fact that most players are now leaving for greener pastures early thereby depriving the domestic premiership. Chidzambwa, who is considered one of the best coaches to emerge from Zimbabwe, last month announced his retirement from the game as a…
MASVINGO City Council has relaxed water rationing in the city to ensure residents and businesses have access to the precious liquid during the ongoing 21-day national lockdown aimed at fighting the spread of coronavirus. Residents used to receive water two days a week for two hours only, resulting in them spending hours in borehole queues…
ZIMBABWE and the rest of the world are currently battling the coronavirus pandemic and EcoCash has moved to remove all processing fees for cash transfers designated as Covid-19 relief, to enable the government, non-governmental organisations (NGO)s and any other relief organisations to freely give support to vulnerable groups and communities at no extra cost for…
