Bernard Chiketo in MUTARE ©️ THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) wants to evict 100 villagers in Wengezi, Manicaland, saying they were illegally resettled 36 years ago in a military cantonment. In a letter to the villagers in possession of the Daily News, 3 Brigade commander, Brigadier General George Chitsva, gave the Rufuka Village 14B residents…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw JUSTICE, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has called for collaboration between the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to ensure conviction of corruption suspects. Ziyambi told Parliament last week that Zacc and NPA must adequately do their job before arresting people in order…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZHLR) says the government will be violating the country’s Constitution if it goes ahead with its controversial plan to make public the names of people infected with the lethal coronavirus. This comes after Health minister Obadiah Moyo announced in the National Assembly last week…
ZIMBABWE should use the opportunity presented by the Covid-19 pandemic to use information and communication technologies (ICTs) to drive economic growth, experts have said. This comes as ICTs have been identified as drivers for economic growth as well as a facilitator for business continuity in these challenging times. Never Ncube, Dandemutande chief executive, said Zimbabwe…
STANBIC Bank (Stanbic) has completed the distribution of US$200 000 worth of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to six major health institutions throughout the country over the last week. The leading financial services institution distributed five ventilators, 32 500, suits, masks, face shields and goggles, 2 400 PCR tests, 3 000 sanitizers for frontline workers to…
Honda, the Japanese car manufacturer, is investigating a suspected cyber attack that underlines multinationals’ growing vulnerability to such incidents amid the surge in home-based working during the coronavirus pandemic. Sky News has learnt that Honda began experiencing issues with its IT network in Japan and Europe on Monday, with technology sources saying that the company…
Maxwell Sibanda LOCAL politicians should put aside partisan politics so they deal with the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic that is killing thousands of people every day, a Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) Zoom conference heard recently. This came amid fears that the fight for control of opposition MDC which has already seen Thokozani Khupe led MDC-T…
OIL Castor one of the leading lubricant processing company in Zimbabwe has embarked on a initiative to empower the girl child though confidence building by holding the Miss Rural modelling pageant. According to officials, the Miss Rural Africa modelling pageant, is also meant to encourage rural women to get involved in the production of the…
ZIMBABWE is experiencing one of its worst economic crises since independence characterised by cash and foreign currency shortages, fuel scarcities, rampant prices hikes, hyperinflation and increased vulnerability to starvation. With the global pandemic, coronavirus (Covid-19), Zimbabwe’s economic situation has worsened as many, particularly those in the informal economy, have been left without sources of income…
VERY few people in Zimbabwe have heard of a place called Maharashtra. It is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Strangely, our government shares similar thoughts with Maharashtra ― people infected with the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19) must be named publicly ― very strange indeed….
