chayav@dailynews.co.zw RHUMBA musician and dancer Lady Storm also known as Eriza has hit hard times as the Covid-19 national lockdown takes its toll on the arts sector. Real name Lyn Magodo, the musician earned the moniker Eriza after featuring in Jah Prayzah’s video Eriza off the blockbuster studio album Jerusarema. “Things are really tight for…
By Nyasha Dube FORMER Principal Immigration Officer Munyaradzi Mushimbo has approached the High Court seeking to have the Zimbabwe Financial Clearing Association (ZFCA) remove his name from the roll of blacklisted people. In the application, he cited Portcullis Financial Clearing Bureau (PFCB), an affiliate of ZFCA, as the respondent. Mushimbo was arrested last February on…
By Tamary Chikiwa MUSICIANS in the City of Kings are advocating for a Bulawayo version of ‘Nash TV’ saying the Harare television station has greatly assisted artists in the capital during the Covid-19 lockdown. The musicians said there is a need for a Bulawayo-based online music promoter who can help them showcase their talents during…
By Tariro Sajeni sajenit@dailynews.co.zw PHARMACIES have been given the green light to operate beyond business times set under the current hard Covid-19 lockdown introduced last week, the Daily News reports. In a bid to slow down rising Covid-19 infections and deaths, the government introduced the new strict regulations that have seen businesses offering essential services…
By Emmerson Njanjamangezi THE Zimbabwe national statistics agency (Zimstat) has revised the food poverty line (FPL) upwards to $4 670 to register a six-and-a-half percentage increase over the November 2020 figure of $3 279.41. In a statement yesterday, Zimstat said the food poverty line represents the amount of money that an individual requires to…
By Emmerson Njanjamangezi njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) wants to switch from manual collection of toll fees to an electronic tolling collection (ETC) method that allows vehicles to pass through a toll gate without requiring any action or stopping by the driver. In a notice in the Government Gazette yesterday, the road authority…
By Nyasha Dube duben@dailynews.co.zw FORTY-FIVE suspended police officers have approached the High Court seeking an order to be released from Chikurubi Detention Barracks (DB) where they have been committed since January 4. The officers, through their lawyer Tafadzwa Muvhami, have filed an urgent chamber application citing police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga, Assistant Commissioner (Harare province)…
By Anesu Mirisawu mirisawua@dailynews.co.zw AS COVID-19 continues to ravage the world, the local sculpture industry has been hit hard by the absence of international tourists, who make up the bulk of its customers. Since March last year, Zimbabwe has not been receiving international tourists and local stone sculptors have been producing pieces without any buyers….
Anesu Mirisawu LIFESTYLE WRITER mirisawua@dailynews.co.zw THE Covid-19 lockdown has come as a blessing for poet Misheck Jaravaza who together with his close friend Thabo Quedani have had time to put together a collection of their poems. The duo has come up with an amazing poem book titled The Virtuous Demon. “The book serves as an…
EDITOR — Cleaning and disinfecting high-touch surfaces in your home regularly is an important precaution to lower the risk of infection. Follow cleaning product instructions for safe and effective use, including precautions you should take when applying the product, such as wearing gloves and making sure you have good ventilation. Some national authorities have made…
