By Kudzai Chikiwa POLICE are increasingly concerned about the continued violation of Covid-19 regulations by the public and have vowed to step up patrols during this festive season. This comes as Zimbabwe has slipped into a second wave of the deadly virus, with fatalities breaching the 300-mark after nine more deaths in the last 24…
THE desperate state of affairs within the country’s unravelling opposition has once again been thrust into the spotlight after the MDC Alliance ordered its feuding officials this week to stop discussing party issues on WhatsApp and other social media platforms, the Daily News reports. While the alliance argued that social media platforms were toxic, and…
By Emmerson Njanjamangezi THE recent increase in the price of diesel by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulation Authority (Zera) looks set to negatively affect farmers in the ongoing 2020/21 cropping season, the Daily News can report. Zera recently announced a 19 percent price increase for diesel in a new fuel prices notice. The price of diesel…
By Nyasha Dube THE High Court has suspended the appointment of five CAPS Private Limited (CAPS) board members by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce after the firm’s majority shareholder objected. Caps Pharmaceutical Trust (CPT), who are the major shareholders in the drug manufacturing company, approached the court on November 10 after they were made…
ZIMBABWE’S largest mobile network operator, Econet Wireless, has increased its voice, data and SMS bundle prices by an average 20 percent. The mobile operator incurred exchange losses of $10,3 billion in the half-year to August 2020 as a result of exposure in foreign currency denominated obligations. “The business continuously reviews its pricing in line with…
By Emmerson Njanjamangezi THE government yesterday announced a new set of charges to be paid in forex for ex-Japanese vehicle imports in the form of radiation contamination inspection fees with immediate effect. In a notice to vehicle importers, the Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe (RPAZ) said it was now a requirement for importers to…
By Emmerson Njanjamangezi SESAME seed contract grower’s firm, CFS Agro, yesterday launched the 2020/21 out-growers’ programme, to provide an alternative cash crop to cotton in the country’s arid and semi-arid regions. The seed’s main product is cooking oil while its by-products can be used to make livestock feeds. The scheme’s distribution of inputs for the…
SIX people, who were arrested on allegations of mopping up foreign currency from the public in Mutare using mobile money in transactions involving $5 billion, will stay in remand prison for a further 21 days before they can make a bail application. Simbarashe Charamba, Felix Tafadzwa Chikuse and their companies Family First Choice Supermarket and…
By Anesu Mirisawu NATIONAL Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) is calling on creative designers to design trophies for the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) that honour living legends who have illuminated the sector in the past 40 years. “The deadline for submission of designs is December 21, 2020 and the contest is open…
ZIMBABWE born former international rugby player Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira has been named in the World Rugby Team of the Decade. The Beast, as he is affectionately known in rugby circles, called time on his international career in style after winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup with South Africa. The former Peterhouse and Churchill schoolboy rep…
