Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO AUTHORITIES at Mpilo Central Hospital, the southern region’s biggest referral hospital, are stuck with hundreds of unclaimed bodies at their mortuary — which they are now contemplating giving paupers’ burials, the Daily News reports. The hospital — which services the whole of Matabeleland, Masvingo and Midlands — has a mortuary with a…
Tariro Sajeni STAFF WRITER sajenit@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL health experts have warned the government to be on the lookout for a new Covid-19 variant which is causing new cases to surge in neighbouring South Africa, the Daily News reports. This comes at a time when the experts are concerned with the Zimbabwe health delivery system’s capacity to adequately deal…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO THE government yesterday unveiled the Filabusi Community Information Centre as it continues with its drive to bridge the digital gap among communities, the Daily News reports. This comes as authorities are currently on a drive to improve e-participation in the digital economy which is critical in improving the quality of life for all…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered police to tighten lockdown restrictions during the festive season, as authorities strive to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country, the Daily News reports. At the same time, Mnangagwa revealed that Zimbabwe was preparing to roll out the coronavirus vaccine, with the country among the…
Blessings Mashaya THE government has once again snubbed the MDC Alliance, after it disbursed a total of $76 million to the ruling Zanu PF and Thokozani Khupe’s MDC interim leadership, the Daily News reports. Of this amount, Zanu PF received $61 million — while the MDC got nearly $15 million under the Political Parties (Finance) Act, which…
HEALTH minister Zweli Mkhize has sent a stern warning to young people to shape up after local scientists discovered a new Covid-19 variant which is driving South Africa’s second wave. The new Covid-19 strain, which is called the 501.V2 variant, first emerged in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, but scientists say they do not know…
Nyasha Dube STAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw A MEMBER of the Zimbabwe National Army is demanding US$15 000 in damages from a man he is accusing of destroying his marriage to his wife of 21 years. Charles Mawere also wants the High Court to order DNA tests for his children as he no longer believes he is the…
THE prime minister will chair a meeting of the government’s emergency committee later after France closed its border with the UK for 48 hours. The move, announced on Sunday, means no lorries or ferry passengers will be able to sail from the port of Dover. France said the action was necessary because of the prevalence…
WITH Uganda’s elections due in January, there’s plenty of misinformation being shared in a heated campaign which has seen serious violence. President Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, is facing a challenge from 11 candidates, amongst them a young musician known as Bobi Wine. Some of the misinformation about the campaign involves fabricated content, and…
SOCIALITE Mitchelle Amuli’s mother Yolanda Kuvaoga is organising a ‘befitting’ memorial service for her late daughter as she claims the diva was ‘buried like a dog,’ the Daily News on Sunday reports. Popularly known as Moana, Mitchelle died on November 8 in a horrific crash along Borrowdale Road together with fellow socialite and businessman Genius ‘Ginimbi’…
