WE do not believe in the economics of protectionism, neither are we disciples of price controls, but we feel strongly that the pricing regime on basic commodities now obtaining in this country is unacceptable and exploitative. Recently we published an article highlighting how prices of basic goods have been going up since the coronavirus lockdown…
Tinashe Sibanda Lifestyle Writer sibandat@dailynews.co.zw A RECENTLY held online concert dubbed Africa is Mother by Ngoda TV saw top notch performances by Mokoomba, Hope Masike and Prudence Katomeni Mbofana. The concert was held online in celebration of the mbira musical instrument performers in a lockdown Africa Day event. In a post on his official Facebook…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has dragged government to the High Court demanding that returning residents are tested thrice for the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) before releasing them. They also said that all quarantine centres must have running water, are regularly disinfected and are suitable for…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw FORMER vice president Phelekezela Mphoko yesterday had his reporting conditions scrapped after submitting that he feared contracting coronavirus following reports of positive cases in Plumtree last week. Mphoko was represented by Zibusiso Ncube when he appeared before Harare regional magistrate Trynois Utahwashe for continuation of his corruption case. Mphoko is…
BULAWAYO High Court judge Maxwell Takuva has ruled that prominent businessman James Makamba’s company Kestrel Corporation (Private) Limited (Kestrel Corporation) was improperly placed under judicial management after a court application by another businessman George Manyere, who sought to recover a US$2,7 million debt claim. The ruling comes after Makamba went to court citing Kestrel Corporation,…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw POLICE on Sunday exchanged fire with a gang of armed robbers at a company in Chitungwiza they had caught red-handed blasting a strong-room in a foiled attempt to steal the firm’s money, a court was told yesterday. The court heard that around 2am on Sunday, Golden Kambama, 32, Norman Marasha,…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) has availed an additional US$2 million towards strengthening Zimbabwe’s coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic response. This comes as the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) recently revealed that US$32 million was required to enhance the country’s coronavirus response management…
Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarisem@dailynews.co.zw The “Strengthening Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management and Climate-Smart Landscapes in the Mid to Lower Zambezi Region of Zimbabwe” project received a donation of Global Environment Facility (GEF) Vehicles in Harare yesterday. The minister of environment and climate, Mangaliso Ndlovu, commissioned the handover of the vehicles at the Zimbabwe Parks and…
Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw AT A time most local clubs are struggling to cope with the devastating effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Dynamos chairperson Isiah Mupfurutsa has praised their sponsors for bringing stability to the Harare giants. The pandemic has devastated the global economy and most local clubs are reeling from the meltdown,…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THERE is growing pressure on the government to ditch the collapsing Zim dollar and reinstate the multi-currency system, anchored by either the United States dollar or the South African rand, to stem the country’s looming economic implosion, the Daily News reports. This comes as prices of basic consumer…
