AFRICAN Union (AU) Special Envoy for Covid-19 and businessman Strive Masiyiwa, pictured, has called on community leaders — including chiefs, religious leaders, councillors and members of Parliament — to lead in arresting the spread of Covid-19 at the local level. Masiyiwa at the weekend said some traditional and cultural rites have to be suspended in…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is pleased with the progress they have made in the renovations at Barbourfields Stadium in order for the venue to meet the Confederation of African Football (Caf) requirements. Barbourfields has been going through renovations since the start of the year after it was condemned by Caf…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has moved to enhance e-learning at all its schools in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid -19) outbreak. This comes as the government has been pushing for digital learning platforms during the Covid-19-induced national lockdown. The government recently advised schools to develop material for online lectures…
SPORTS WRITER Bafana Bafana star Percy Tau has been handed Warriors captain Knowledge Musona’s former squad number at Belgian side Anderlecht. Tau completed a season-long loan move to the record 34-time Belgian champions last Wednesday, extending his stay in the country to a third consecutive season following previous loans at Union Saint-Gilloise and Club Brugge. …
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti’s lawyer Nqobizitha Mahole Mlilo and aides Clever Rambanepasi and Tawanda Blessing are each claiming $1 million from Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and police commissioner-general Godwin Matanga for wrongful arrest, detention and malicious prosecution. The three were arrested together with Biti for an…
SECURITY forces and the municipal police will continue to pounce on vendors operating illegally and the operation must not be viewed as a crackdown, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi has said. This comes after outcries from vendors who believe they were being targeted for harassment by security agencies. Some have claimed council officials were demanding bribes…
Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarisem@dailynews.co.zw CASSAVA Fintech International (CFI) and the Liquid Telecom Group (LTG) have announced the launch of Sasai Wi-Fi Finder, a game-changer in driving digital and financial inclusion in Africa. Sasai Wi-Fi which will be offered across the continent was announced yesterday and is set to be rolled at thousands of…
EDITOR —The teaching and learning in local languages in early learning classes is a good method that needs to be pursued and strengthened for the benefit of our children especially in this E- learning that has been fast tracked by the Covid-19 outbreak. The idea of teaching in local languages generally enhances children’s early learning…
EDITOR — It is sad that the city fathers together with the security forces and the municipal police will continue to pounce on vendors operating illegally. It is disheartening to note that the city fathers as well as the security forces do not seem to realise that life is hard for most people in…
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa’s special envoys arrived in Zimbabwe yesterday and immediately went to work — meeting President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other key stakeholders in the country, the Daily News reports. Interestingly, Ramaphosa’s two initial envoys — former South African vice president Baleka Mbete and ex-minister Sydney Mufamadi — were accompanied by another former minister, Ngoako…
