CASES of the deadly coronavirus in the country continue to go up. As of Sunday, the country had recorded 4 818 cases, including 104 deaths and 1 544 recoveries. Medical experts have since warned that the situation will worsen as winter comes to an end. Recently, there has been an influx of illegal street vendors…
A HARARE woman claiming to be possessed by the spirit of Mbuya Nehanda, pictured, found herself in court yesterday accused of disorderly conduct. Lilian Chimonyo, 36, was allegedly nabbed while holding a placard inscribed “President ED Mnangagwa ndipei musoro wangu ndizorore”. She was not asked to plead to the allegations when she appeared before Harare…
STANBIC Bank has stepped up functionality of Foreign Currency Accounts (FCAs) on their digital banking platforms, to enable its customers to take full advantage of the interbank rates being implemented through the introduction of the forex auction system. Following the Reserve Bank’s pronouncement which allows the use of foreign currency for local transactions, the bank…
SEVEN human rights activists who were accused of plotting to topple the government after attending a workshop in Maldives were freed yesterday. They were removed from remand after the State failed to provide them with a trial date. George Makoni, Tatenda Mombeyarara, Gamuchirai Mukura, Nyasha Mpahlo, Farirayi Gumbonzvanda, Sithabile Dewa and Beauty Rita Nyampinga were…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw THE $10 million Covid-19 relief fund for artists unveiled last month by government to cushion them against the effects of the national lockdown is still to reach the beneficiaries, the Daily News reports. This comes as the deadline for the Arts Relief Fund applications was July 31. On July 10,…
OPINION AND ANALYSIS by Bruce Mutsvairo EXACTLY four years ago, in an opinion piece run by The Guardian, I argued that social media activists in Zimbabwe faced an uphill struggle finding momentum to steer themselves towards the path of democratisation. My position hasn’t changed. On the ground in Zimbabwe, plenty has changed though. Emmerson…
ARTS promotion company Team Big Family has launched a lockdown photo competition called Face of Lockdown where four winners will walk away with US$200. The contest is open to people aged 17 and above and, will run until August 23. “The event is part of our corporate social responsibility. We will give US$200 to four…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw MDC-T acting president Thokozani Khupe will tomorrow replace 15 proportional representation MPs as well as senators she recalled from Parliament recently for siding with her rival, Nelson Chamisa’s faction, the Daily News reports. Last week, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) gazetted 15 proportional representation (party list) seats that were…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw INTERNATIONAL labour organisations continue to pile pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government demanding that it respects workers’ rights. This follows the recent characterisation of the country’s largest labour unions, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, by the ruling Zanu PF party as a terrorist organisation. Southern Africa Trade Union…
LIFESTYLE WRITER ZUVVA, a studio and retail operation at Sam Levy’s Village in Borrowdale, Harare is proud to have dressed celebrities who include Victor Kunonga, Prudence Katomeni-Mbofana, the late Chiwoniso Maraire and Brenda Fassie. It has also dressed contestants in Miss World/Zimbabwe, Miss Universe/ Zimbabwe, Miss World Tourism/ Zimbabwe, Miss Malaika/ Zimbabwe, Miss World Deaf/…
