THE Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority (ZimParks) has recorded 842 poacher incursions into the country for the first half of this year, with 629 poachers having been arrested, the Daily News on Sunday reports. ZimParks spokesperson Tinashe Farawo, pictured, said out of the 629 arrests, there were 13 cases of armed conflict that resulted…
Four days after learning that her novel, This Mournable Body, had been longlisted for the Booker prize, Tsitsi Dangarembga found herself sitting on the concrete floor of a police cell. The 61-year-old author and film-maker had been arrested with a friend in the Zimbabwean capital of Harare for protesting about government corruption. “There had been…
FRIENDS, family and fellow coaches came out in their thousands to bid farewell to Prince “Pipi” Kadewere, who was buried here yesterday. Prince, 40, an elder brother to Warriors and Lyon forward Tino, passed away in the capital last week Wednesday morning after a short illness. Although large gatherings are still banned due to the…
Mono Mukundu We live in a country that is a dream killer when it comes to the arts. The real moment of truth comes when one falls sick or finances really goes down south and you can’t afford the basics. In such cases I think calling out for help on social media or conventional media…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw IN A move that caught many by surprise, President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday fired Energy and Power Development minister Fortune Chasi, pictured, and also appointed two new ministers, the Daily News reports. The unexpected sacking of Chasi came amid ongoing chaos at Zesa Holdings, where the former minister was…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa will soon dispatch his special envoys to Harare again — to meet with key local stakeholders, including the opposition, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government has come under renewed pressure internally and internationally for alleged gross human rights breaches by authorities. It also…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO THE government will open more information centres in rural areas as it endeavours to boost access to reliable information on the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This comes at a time when there has been a lot of misinformation around the pandemic, which has claimed almost 130 lives and infected close to 5…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE government should abandon the use of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) and revisit its testing strategy in order to improve the country’s response to the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19), senior doctors have said. In a letter dated August 11 and addressed to the Health and Child Care ministry in possession…
THE Women’s Coalition in Zimbabwe (Wcoz) has called on the government to improve psychosocial and counselling support for people diagnosed with the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19) as many are currently grappling with societal stigmatisation. This comes as the country’s confirmed Covid-19 cases are nearing 5 000, including 128 deaths and 1 927 recoveries. In its latest…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw KOMBIS and vendors are back in town in defiance of the lockdown imposed by the government to contain the spread of Covid-19, which has claimed almost 130 lives from close to 5 000 confirmed infections. The kombis and vendors, which were first banned on March 30 when President Emmerson Mnangagwa…
