Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw JITTERY authorities have once again warned the opposition and civil society groups planning to hold unsanctioned mass demonstrations on July 31 that they will be treated like terrorists and likely end up being jailed, the Daily News reports. This comes as the organisers of the protests have vowed to…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council housing director Admore Nhekairo appeared in court on Saturday on allegations of corruptly offering housing stands to public officials, among them a magistrate, prosecutor, senior and junior cops. The State alleged the public officials who were offered stands were undeserving and not on the housing waiting list….
Sindiso Mhlophe STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THOUSANDS of Zimbabweans based in neighbouring countries and who are on anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment are in limbo after the current coronavirus travel restrictions in the region cut off their access to the critical medicines. This comes as Zimbabwe itself is also currently experiencing ARV shortages due to the slow movement…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE United Nations (UN) has warned that global hunger is likely to increase by 80 percent before the end of this year, with Southern African countries accounting for over 19 percent of the food insecure population. Currently, Zimbabwe has over eight million people facing starvation while the global population…
AS THE economy continues to tank amid rampant public sector corruption, opposition parties have upped the ante by mobilising for July 31 anti-government protests. Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, pictured, however, has warned that government will introduce new measures, including a law which treats organisers of demonstrations as terrorists. He speaks to Daily News’ Senior Staff…
A BRITISH think-tank has warned that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s continued hold on power faces significant challenges unless his government acts to end the country’s worsening political and economic crises, the Daily News on Sunday reports. In addition, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) also says that the government will use security forces to repel the restive…
THE Transforming Zimbabwe’s Dairy Value Chain for the Future (TranZDVC) project, which aims to address the root causes of under-performance in Zimbabwe’s dairy value chain, has so far handed over 105 in-calf heifers imported from South Africa to boost local milk production. TranZDVC, which seeks to improve the quantity and quality of the national dairy…
PREMIER Soccer League (PSL) clubs have made it clear to Zifa they will only accept being paid their Covid-19 relief aid in United States dollars. The majority of the 18 top flights teams said this in a heated emergency meeting in the capital yesterday with the association to discuss the payment modalities of the stimulus…
OPINION BLACK EDWARD Poverty-weary Zimbabwean youths are very bitter. The bitterness stems from lack of opportunities to lead minimally decent lives because of inept leadership. And the underperforming leaders further inflame this bitterness by bleeding the economy through looting and amassing obscene wealth. However, the youths must not feel doomed — there’s hope as some…
THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) has reported no further coronavirus (Covid-19) cases at its Bulawayo prison after four inmates and one prison officer recently tested positive for the deadly pandemic. This ZPCS has embarked on a mass testing exercise for everyone at the prison and disinfecting the complex as it scaled up measures…
