A LOCAL non-governmental organisation, National Environment Awareness Trust (Neat), has called for more education on Covid-19 in mining towns. This followed a report of a positive Covid-19 case in the mining town of Chegutu which has sparked fears of the spread of the deadly pandemic in other ill-prepared Zimbabwean mining towns. Environmentalist Timothy Chizuzu, the…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw A 38-year-old Harare man who allegedly raped his landlord’s five-year-old daughter has appeared in court. Shakil Muchemeni, 38, appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa charged with rape and was advised to apply to the High Court for bail. He was remanded to June 5. The court heard that Muchemeni was…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO HEALTH experts have warned of a spike in new HIV infections in Zimbabwe and other sub-Saharan countries due to disruptions of other health services as most resources are now being channelled towards fighting the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. According to a recent research titled: “Estimation of the Potential Impact of Covid-19 Responses…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw HARARE Ward 23 councillor Stanley Manyenga, who is also the opposition MDC Alliance Harare provincial chairperson, was freed on $1 000 bail on Friday after he appeared in court on public violence charges and breaching lockdown regulations last week. Manyenga was represented by Gift Mtisi of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWEANS are being denied full enjoyment of basic human rights because of the unwillingness of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government to urgently implement outstanding legislative reforms and harmonise laws to the Constitution, human rights lawyers have said. The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), which has been at the…
Caroline Chiimba STAFF WRITER chiimbac@dailynews.co.zw A just-released report by the Centre for Natural Resources Governance (CNRG) has revealed that 20 people died as a result of human-wildlife conflict while seven elephants and two white rhinos were killed by poachers since March 30, when President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared a national lockdown in a bid to contain…
CELEBRATED Afro-Jazz musician Selmor Mtukudzi joins renowned African musicians today for a two-hour concert celebrating Africa Day and raising awareness on the impact of Covid-19 on the continent. Dubbed the “WAN Show”, the concert features a host of other African musicians based in the continent and the diaspora. Some of the artistes in the line-up…
POINT Black Africa, a digital content and marketing company, has partnered with Goethe-Zentrum Harare/ Zimbabwe German Society on a new collaborative project set to promote Zimbabwean artistes and change the landscape of popular music in the country. The project dubbed “Pungwe Sessions Vol. 2” will feature 13 songs from over a dozen Zimbabwean artistes such…
As a further support mechanism in the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19), MultiChoice has partnered with the One Africa Global Foundation to host a continent-wide broadcast of the Covid-19 Hope For Africa Concert later this month, an event that will feature Zimbabwean participation. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said the concert…
Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw DYNAMOS utility player Godknows Murwira says he is now relieved after undergoing successful knee surgery last week. Murwira injured his knee late last year before it aggravated during pre-season training, bringing about disruptions to his virtual ever-present status under Tonderai Ndiraya, having arrived on loan from FC Platinum. The 26-year-old…
