©️ IN A surprising development which will rattle President Emmerson Mnangagwa, his government and the ruling Zanu PF, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, pictured, has openly admitted that his policies have failed and that Zimbabwe is on the brink of implosion. This has prompted many Zimbabweans who spoke to the Daily News yesterday to say that…
©️ PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday extended Zimbabwe’s national coronavirus lockdown — which was due to end tomorrow — by another two weeks, the Daily News reports. At the same time, Mnangagwa will allow more businesses to re-open — as he moved to balance people’s health needs and the country’s economic interests. Crucially, the president also…
©️ THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) and Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) yesterday called on the country’s leadership to engage in inclusive and broad-based dialogue in efforts to address the country’s socio-economic crisis, in wake of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19). This comes as the Covid-19 pandemic has further deteriorated the country’s ailing economy,…
©️ ZIMBABWE is expecting 3 500 citizens returning from South Africa and Mozambique, Labour and Social Welfare deputy minister Lovemore Matuke said. Matuke told the Daily News yesterday that 3 000 people will troop from South Africa while 500 more will come from Mozambique. “The returnees are going to be quarantined in their different home…
©️ THE African Institute of Ending Bullying, Violence and Depression and Suicide (AFRIBS) have said there is need to increase awareness campaigns focused on mental illness as more cases are likely to be reported due to the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19)-influenced lockdown, it has been established. Ever since the outbreak of the disease that has ravaged…
©️ ZIMBABWE’s Health Services Board — mandated with representing the interests of employees in the entire health sector — has been in the eye of a storm following revelations that they have been pocketing hefty allowances, at a time the country is battling the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The virus, which was first detected in Wuhan,…
©️ A CHITUNGWIZA woman is facing murder charges after she allegedly killed her co-tenant over a dispute involving the parties’ children, police have said. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident, urging members of the public to shun all forms of violence. “A 32-year-old Chitungwiza woman has been arrested for murder after she allegedly…
©️ TWO Penhalonga gold mine employees have appeared before a magistrate charged with robbery and rape. Enwork Semhu, 38, and Ethridge Gombedza, 42, of Guruve and Rusape respectively were not asked to plead when they appeared before magistrate Notebulgar Muchineripi. The two Ngirandi Mine employees were remanded to May 12. The duo is alleged to…
©️ A SAKUBVA man has been brought to court for bashing his wife and destroying family property worth $5 000 after he was asked for money to buy a $5 bundle of vegetables for relish. Boniface Ndamuka had been drinking beer at home with a friend when his wife requested for the money. He was…
Zimbabwe Election Support Network ON 16 April 2020, the Malawi High Court ruled that Presidential elections will go ahead on 2 July, with the initial date set at 19 May 2020, a development which has brewed heated debates as this will happen amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. This opinion highlights briefly presents deliberations that were…
