©️ DANCEHALL music star Winky D charmed many on Wednesday night during the online Gara Mumba Iwe Concert when he jumped on stage clad in an outfit out of the trending television series, Money Heist. The series traces two carefully-prepared heists led by the Professor (Álvaro Morte) ― the first on the Royal Mint of…
IN THE past week, we have seen Zimbabwe’s national Covid-19 outlook apparently looking gratifying, with infection figures remaining at 34 for at least a week, but more needs to be done. On the ground, we know the country has been struggling to meet its Covid-19 requirements, including personal protective equipment (PPEs) for frontline health workers,…
WITH the wearing of masks in public now a legal requirement, Zimbabweans have become innovative in their bid to avoid paying unnecessary fines during the Covid-19 outbreak. Different types of masks of varying shapes, sizes and materials have flooded the streets in the past week as most businesses opened following the relaxation of the lockdown….
BY now popular contemporary musician Jah Prayzah would have launched his 10th album Hokoyo. It goes without saying that thousands would have attended the launch, but night life in Zimbabwe has been silenced by the coronavirus. Clubs are closed and ladies of the night who frequent Harare’s red light zones are obviously feeling the pinch…
AT THEIR peak, commuter omnibus drivers and conductors bragged about netting double the salary of teachers within a month, but the lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) has pauperised and silenced the raucous individuals. Their story mirrors the larger image of society, where many people who survive on “less than…
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) says a suspected bomb exploded in Tsholotsho last week, seriously injuring four people. “Four people were seriously injured from an explosion suspected to be a bomb at Gotshane Village, Chief Mahlathini, Tsholotsho, on May 5, 2020. “The explosion emanated from a metal object that was found in the bush by…
©️ MDC legislators are facing the urgent and difficult decision of choosing between Thokozani Khupe and Nelson Chamisa — in the process risking losing their parliamentary positions and benefits, the Daily News On Sunday reports. This comes as the government has made it clear that if the legislators choose to withdraw from Parliament — as…
©️ THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has accused EcoCash — a subsidiary of Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)-listed Cassava SmarTech — of allegedly engaging in practices that are fuelling the country’s foreign exchange black market. Responding to a High Court application by EcoCash in which the mobile payment solution is seeking a reversal of the…
ZIMBABWE’S embassies across the globe are in a financial mess, says a letter from the Foreign Affairs ministry. According to the letter to heads of mission and consul generals dated April 21, some embassies were facing eviction. The head of the President’s Secretariat in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC), Ambassador Raphael Faranisi,…
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti says the government should call for an audit of all donations made towards curbing the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic to ensure that all those who abused the contributions are brought to book. Although President Emmerson Mnangagwa has assured the nation that all donations will be accounted for, there…
