THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revealed that the two Covid-19 main isolation centres in the city have been cleared of patients as the number of those recovering continues to rise. Director of health services Edwin Sibanda on Wednesday told journalists that all of the 14 patients who had been admitted at Elangeni Training Centre…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE Health ministry in partnership with various stakeholders is set to conduct a local research to determine the infection rate of coronavirus (Covid-19) within the community, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe as at August 26, 2020 had recorded 6 251 cases, including 5 001 recoveries and…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO FORMER State Enterprises and Parastatals minister Gorden Moyo has called for the elimination of systemic corruption in parastatals to stop them from being a burden to the fiscus. Speaking in an online Transparency International Zimbabwe interview recently, Moyo said corruption was the major cancer in President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government. “Corruption is…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have warned politicians to desist from circulating unverified statements that cause alarm and jeopardise investigations, especially when criminal cases have been reported. This comes after opposition leaders issued statements on various social media platforms blaming security agents for the death of MDC Alliance councillor for Karoi Urban ward 4,…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday launched an ambitious agriculture revival strategy meant to ensure the country becomes a US$8,2 billion farming sector by 2025. The Agriculture and Food Systems Strategy is part of Mnangagwa’s gigantic plan to create a US$25 billion economy in the next five years. The dream would be underpinned by the US$8,2…
Vasco Chaya GOSPEL musician Argatha Murudzwa-Ndembera is working on a singles’ collection album to be released before end of year. The move is meant to give fresh life to her music. “The Hits Collection will be made up of 10 songs taken from my 12 studio albums which I released between 2004 and 2020,” Murudzwa-Ndembera…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw TOP flight club CAPS United have been dragged to court by LED Travel and Tours (Pvt) Ltd (Led) over an outstanding US$11 000 debt for air tickets issued on credit in 2017. In summons filed in the High Court, Led wants payment of US$10 835, 23 or the equivalent in…
Austin Karonga SPORTS WRITER karongaa@dailynews.co.zw THE National Federation of Zimbabwe Bodybuilding and Fitness (NFZBF) is planning to host a powerlifting competition in order to put an end to a number of arguments currently engulfing the industry. Veteran bodybuilders Collin Mushunje and Prosper Saungweme have in recent weeks challenged the upcoming generation led by Simbarashe Godwin…
INFORMATION Communication Technology (ICT) minister Jenfan Muswere says the government is committed to providing equitable access to digital technologies to all citizens, including those in rural areas. Speaking through his deputy Dingumuzi Phuthi at the commissioning of a communication information centre (CIC) in Hwange yesterday, Muswere said: “My ministry will, through Potraz (Postal and Telecommunications…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw ZIMDANCEHALL chanter Freeman is now fit for the stage after recovering from a recent head operation. Freeman, real name Emergy Chizanga, went under the knife a couple of weeks ago after complaining of a severe headache. “He is now fit for the stage again. Over the past few weeks, we…
