THE country’s teetering health sector, reeling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and an economic crunch as with all other areas of the economy, came to a grinding halt last week after doctors, nurses and other health workers downed tools demanding better remuneration. Health workers rejected in toto the government review of civil servants’…
Tafadzwa Manhungo THE Covid-19 pandemic has brought untold suffering to the world population. Some would like to liken it to a black swan crisis whilst other business leaders argue that such a pandemic was a foreseen phenomenon hence business should have been better equipped to handle the effects. One big discussion that arises from the…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw HARARE lawyer Everson Samukange, who is locked in a vicious war with his fellow lawyer and uncle Jonathan for allegedly embezzling nearly US$286 000, has petitioned the State to withdraw its criminal charges against him, arguing that the allegations did not amount to an offence. Through his lawyers Taona Nyamakura…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE man has been arrested on allegations of conniving in breaking into Jet stores in the capital and stealing various clothes worth over $1million, a court heard. Robert Mhandu, according to the state, was caught wearing some of the alleged stolen clothes. Mhandu appeared before Harare magistrate Barbra Mateko…
THE government has given filling stations the green light to operate around the clock in a bid to ease the shortage of the commodity in the country. In a statement last night, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the national taskforce on Covid-19 agreed that service stations must not be treated like other entities. “Following reports…
THE government is targeting to remove all foreigners who are operating as Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) saying the sector is reserved for locals, the Daily News can report. Small to Medium Enterprises minister Sithembiso Nyoni told the National Assembly last week that most foreigners are occupying bigger space at the expense of locals who…
ZIMBABWE’S consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, has resumed the issuance of Temporary Travel Documents (TTDs) and repatriation certificates which had been suspended owing to a coronavirus (Covid-19) suspected case at the consulate’s offices. This comes as over 13 000 Zimbabweans have returned home from abroad as many have lost their sources of income due to…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw TWO more coronavirus (Covid-19) positive people have escaped from a Beitbridge quarantine centre, bringing the total number of escapees to 184, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), confirmed. In a statement ZRP spokesperson Paul Nyathi, said the two are from Malawi. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police arrested 914 people throughout the…
A CHINESE national, Zhang Xuelin, has been arrested after he reportedly shot and injured two of his employees in Gweru over a salary dispute. In a statement, the Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe yesterday said they were concerned about the 41-year-old’s actions. “We are highly concerned about the case in which a Chinese employee of a…
A COMPANY, which was initially awarded a US$19 million contract to supply maize to the country before the government terminated the deal, is seeking a High Court interdict to overturn the invalidation of the agreement. Blue Chip, trading as Tbacha (Pvt) Ltd (Tbacha), want the respondents, Finance ministry, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and the Grain…
