THE government must do more to stop domestic violence during the current lockdown, legal watchdog, Veritas has said. This comes as countries throughout the world are recording spikes in the incidences of domestic violence during the lockdown as the world is grappling to contain the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). Veritas said there is need for…
THE government yesterday said it was considering turning some of the country’s idle hotels into isolation centres for coronavirus (Covid-19) patients. This comes as the country anticipates a surge in infections by the lethal virus, which has so far killed one person in the country. Zimbabwe has so far recorded just 10 cases of people…
A HARARE couple who claimed they went on a robbery spree during the lockdown period to sustain their family has been jailed for one year, the Daily News reports. Rodrick Muchaka, 27, and his wife Shalom Mulauzi, 22, of Retreat, Waterfalls pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful entry when they appeared before Harare magistrate…
Nigel Matongorere SPORTS EDITOR matongoreren@dailynews.co.zw IT IS safe to say that Kaitano Tembo, can have the SuperSport United job for life judging by what the Super Diski club’s boss Stanley Matthews has to say about the Zimbabwean gaffer. Since hanging up his boots in 2006, the former Warriors defender has been part of the…
VETERAN filmmaker and actor Ben Mahaka, says working with budding filmmakers is an opportunity to learn and those shutting them out are only hurting themselves. This follows his role in the popular series Wadiwa Wepamoyo which centres on “ghetto youths” directed by Derby Bheta, which has won the hearts of many. Mahaka is in the…
©️ SITTING MDC legislators and councillors are facing a tough choice after the party group which has embraced the recent Supreme Court ruling that dethroned Nelson Chamisa, pictured, from power warned yesterday that it would not hesitate to cut loose all those who disobey the interim party leadership. This comes as both the group loyal…
©️ THE Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) yesterday approached the High Court to compel the government to urgently implement measures to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes after the government admitted at the weekend that some of the rapid testing kits in its…
CIVIL society organisations in Zimbabwe are piling pressure on the government to move in line with global standards by joining the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), to safeguard the country’s resources and curb illicit financial flows. The EITI was launched in 2002 at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa to improve…
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has attributed the serious water problems being experienced by Lupane residents to maintenance work being carried out in the Matabeleland North capital. The national water authority said this is part of its quick fixes to normalise the crisis amid coronavirus outbreak fears. This comes after Lupane Residents and Ratepayers…
MASVINGO residents have filed an urgent chamber application with the High Court which seeks to compel the government to provide potable and consistent water in the city during a government imposed 21-day lockdown period to combat the spread of coronavirus. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Masvingo United Ratepayers and Residents Alliance (Murra) spokesperson Godfrey…
