©️ THE government said yesterday that it was being held back by the global shortage of reagents needed to conduct coronavirus tests, in its quest to expand its testing programme, the Daily News reports. This comes as doctors have implored the government to conduct more tests for Covid-19, warning that failure to do this could…
Blessings Mashaya and Shamiso Dzingire ©️ THE government has raised concerns over the number of returnees who are fleeing from quarantine centres, saying most of them are suspected criminals who fled to neighbouring countries. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, deputy Labour minister Lovemore Matuke said the government had received reports from various…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has demoted Health ministry permanent secretary Agnes Mahomva to the position of chief coordinator of the National Response to Covid-19 pandemic in the Office of the President and Cabinet. In a statement last night, chief secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda said the post was…
EDITOR — The Yellow Vest (Gilets Jaunes) Zimbabwe, which is a pressure group that seeks to decentralise a citizen engaged democratic struggle in Zimbabwe using peaceful non-violent resistance in the face of Zanu PF dictatorship, welcomes the MDC Alliance’s decision to broaden the demand for institutional reforms in the country. The Yellow Vest Zimbabwe applauds…
ZESA Holdings (Zesa) subsidiary, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), has appealed to whistle blowers with information regarding theft and vandalism of electricity equipment to come forward as high scale of theft and vandalism is impacting negatively on its bid to provide uninterrupted power supply. This comes as domestic consumers have received continuous power…
A Transport ministry employee has appeared in court for allegedly disclosing the positive status of a coronavirus (Covid-19) patient in a Whatsapp group. Jimmy Mhlanga, 40, appeared before Harare magistrate Barbra Mateko charged with contravening sections of the Public Health Act which criminalise disclosing of information relating to one’s health status, treatment or stay in…
THE Judicial Services Commission (JSC) has commenced coronavirus (Covid-19) testing of its employees beginning with judges and has also installed a sanitising booth at the Harare Magistrate’s Courts as part of measures to contain the spread of the deadly virus after resuming full operations yesterday. Speaking during an assessment of the readiness of the Harare…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw ©️ TWO brothers who allegedly duped people through a mobile money pyramid scheme have been busted. Romeo, 25, and Tinashe Samhungu, 29, of Helensvale, Harare, appeared in court on Tuesday before Harare magistrate Barbra Mateko charged with fraud and were released on $500 bail each. The case was remanded to…
Blessings Mashaya STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE government has warned the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC against taking to the streets in their fight against reinstated party leader Thokozani Khupe over the control of the country’s biggest opposition outfit. This comes after a number of opposition leaders have threatened to take President Emmerson Mnangagwa head-on, accusing him of…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw PROCHEM (Pvt) Ltd has been fined $3 000 for manufacturing substandard sanitisers that were being sold on the market. Prochem was represented by John Nhari the head of sales and marketing who appeared before Harare magistrate Barbra Mateko. The company pleaded guilty to charges of contravening statutory instrument 92/2020 which…
