ZIMBABWE’S severe shortage of US dollars is set to worsen as the coronavirus threatens the start of sales of tobacco, its second-biggest source of foreign exchange. “It’s the cash flow that’s the biggest concern for everyone,” Ben Gilpin, executive director of the Commercial Farmers Union, said by phone from the capital, Harare, on Tuesday. “The…
©️ POLICE have threatened to impound vehicles and arrest drivers who flout lockdown measures meant to contain the spread of coronavirus. This followed the continued defiance of the measures as shown by the volume of traffic that found its way into the capital’s central business district (CBD) yesterday. The trend was reportedly the same in…
©️ THE Harare City Council (HCC) has applied for $41 million from central government for the optimisation of Morton Jaffray treatment plant to increase water production and supply to residents amid the global scourge of coronavirus (Covid-19). This comes after the city was successfully sued by residents who demanded availability of potable water in the…
BULAWAYO-BASED 22-year-old Ebenezer Cliff Madamba has dropped a single featuring Nigerian artist Ademokun Oluwafemi Daniel, otherwise known as Femceed. Madamba, known in music circles as E-Mad dropped a fire-packed track titled The One, a musical cocktail of Nigerian musical sentiments blended with that of Zimbabwe. The project, which is likely to see the two youngsters…
NEWLY-PROMOTED Whawha have swooped on players with Premiership experience as they look to bolster their squad ahead of the upcoming season, completing loan deals for Lameck Nhamo and Simon Shoko from FC Platinum. The prison wardens won promotion into the Castle Lager Premiership after winning the Zifa Central Region Division One League last year. However,…
GOSPEL music outfit Vabati VaJehova is bringing hope to the people at a time the country is facing the coronavirus (Covid-19) threat. The group has come up with a new song titled Zvichanaka which is a message to all the troubled souls affected by various situations, coronavirus included. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the…
OUTSPOKEN singer Hosiah Chipanga believes the current lockdown will soon fail if nothing is done to address the food situation in the country. He says lockdown works for the rich who have surplus and can store food in their houses unlike the poor who live hand to mouth. Chipanga says leaders should consider things from…
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe(UZ) lecturers are up in arms with the institution’s administration for allegedly seeking to scrap several programmes and replacing them unilaterally without consulting the academics, the Daily News reports. Following a recent curriculum review process, the UZ administration led by vice chancellor Paul Mapfumo resolved to scrap several programmes such as Sociology from…
THE High Court has ordered Chitungwiza Municipality to ensure uninterrupted supply of water to their residents as part of efforts to contain the spread of the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19). The order delivered on Tuesday by High Court judge Owen Tagu, followed an urgent chamber application by the Chitungwiza Residents Trust (Chitrest) to compel the municipality…
HWANGE residents have approached the High Court seeking an order compelling Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) and the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) to provide constant and regular supply of water during the lockdown period. HCCL and Zinwa supply water to Hwange Township, Lwendulu, Cinderella, Madumabisa, Lusumbami, Ngumija and Makwika which are the hardest hit….
