Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE’S confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) cases shot up to 51 yesterday as three more people, including a woman from Harare without a travel history, tested positive for the disease. This comes as health experts are calling on the government to ramp up testing, contact tracing, build more isolation and quarantine…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO CONTROVERSIAL Bulawayo-based author-cum-poet Philani Nyoni, pictured, has been forced by the uncertainty brought about by coronavirus (Covid-19) to make his work available to the world via global retail giant Amazon. Amazon’s profits have lately been surging so much that founder and primary shareholder Jeff Bezos is tipped to become one of…
Blessing Masakadza LIFESTYLE WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw A group of singers from the resort town of Victoria Falls will on Saturday converge for an online musical session aimed at reminding people of the city’s touristic attractions. The brain child of Paul Shambare of Express Entertainment, the concert will bring together Muffia King, Jah Mercy, Terra Firm…
Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw ©️ WHILE it’s no secret that the coronavirus (Covid-19) has plunged the global economy into meltdown, recent donations to local teams CAPS United and Highlanders have exposed the two giants of Zimbabwean football as charity cases. The pandemic has caused chaos on the global stage with most local football clubs…
MULTICHOICE will increase DStv subscriptions with effect from June 1 after the government in January introduced value added tax (Vat) on externally sourced pay-TV services. In a statement last night, MultiChoice said although the Vat became effective on January 1, it had absorbed it for the first five months. “The business will start charging Vat…
Fungi Kwaramba POLITICAL EDITOR kwarambaf@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE battle for the control of the MDC took a new twist yesterday after Nelson Chamisa’s allies convened a meeting in Harare that was attended by many of the party’s 2014 members, the Daily News reports. The gathering proceeded to petition the party’s interim leadership led by Thokozani Khupe…
Caroline Chiimba STAFF WRITER chiimbac@dailynews.co.zw ©️ CHITUNGWIZA Municipality yesterday ordered philanthropist Samantha Murozoki, who was feeding thousands of people daily through her Kuchengetana Relief Kitchen, to close down citing health hazards and contravention of town by-laws. Murozoki’s coronavirus lockdown relief kitchen started off feeding 47 people for free daily and the number ballooned to 2…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THERE was drama in Parliament yesterday when Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (Gmaz) chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara clashed with the portfolio committee on Agriculture after it denied him the right to legal representation while presenting evidence. Musarara had been petitioned to give evidence to the Justice Mayor Wadyajena-chaired committee…
EDITOR — I believe it is the duty of each and every person in this country to pray for Zimbabwe. Looking at what is happening, we need to all come together and pray that God guides our leaders so that they take the country forward. It is sad that during the run-up to the elections…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday launched a thinly-veiled attack on the MDC — warning the country’s main opposition party against staging protests aimed at attracting international attention, the Daily News reports. This comes as political tensions are rising in the country over claims that three MDC youth leaders, who led a flash…
