Mugove Tafirenyika and Nokuthaba Nkomo STAFF WRITERS©️ THE government warned yesterday that more people could contract the lethal coronavirus in the country due to the huge number of Zimbabweans returning from abroad, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe has recorded four deaths from the 56 positive cases of the disease that have been…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw ©️ A BINDURA magistrate has sentenced businessman Fradreck Utsiwegota to an effective seven years in jail after finding him guilty of swindling his Singaporean partner of mining equipment worth over US$500 000. Magistrate Tinashe Ndokera initially sentenced Utsiwegota to 10 years in prison, before suspending three years of the…
Vasco Chaya STAFF WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw ©️ AT LEAST 118 people disappeared from various isolation centres throughout the country since the onset of the lockdown, the police have said. This comes as the government said it is concerned about the number of returnees fleeing the centres in a development that may increase infections. “The Zimbabwe Republic…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE late MDC founding father Morgan Tsvangirai’s son, Vincent, defied Nelson Chamisa’s directive after he attended the National Assembly sitting yesterday. This comes after the Chamisa faction directed their legislators not to attend Parliament sittings amid a bitter battle for the control of MPs between reinstated MDC-T acting president…
AFRICA has been formally independent for over 60 years now, but most of its inhabitants still struggle to earn a living as a result of autocratic rule across the continent. As we marked Africa Day yesterday, it is sad that the continent is still saddled by serious underdevelopment, war and famine — most of the…
By Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa I woke up this morning to my phone buzzing at the news of today’s Google Doodle focusing on mbira. Thank you to everyone who recognizes that this music is my calling and respects my voice in this discourse. With that great responsibility at heart, I do want to share why today feels…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE man who allegedly stole a Toyota Lexus from a motorist at a fuel queue on Saturday after promising him that he could skip the line and refuel his car appeared in court yesterday. Prosper Makono, 28, was charged with theft of a motor vehicle when he appeared before…
Caroline Chiimba STAFF WRITER chiimbac@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council’s efforts to switch water sources from Lake Chivero to Manyame Dam has been delayed by the global coronavirus (Covid-19)-induced lockdown whereby the authority is failing to ship in the needed equipment for the process, an official said. This comes six months after the government resolved to switch…
Nokuthaba Nkomo, Jeffrey Muvundusi STAFF WRITERS TEACHERS’ unions in the country have said the government should first allow other public gatherings of more than 50 such as churches before opening schools and putting the lives of children at risk. This comes as the government has announced that schools — which were closed in the wake…
Helen Kadirire STAFF WRITER kadirireh@dailynews.co.zw DEPUTY minister of Finance Clemence Chiduwa has advised that local authorities should use the money they receive from Treasury wisely when dealing with water issues. Chiduwa, who was addressing Bulawayo residents recently, said there were disturbing allegations that the funds are not being utilised well. His statement comes as various…
