India has formally approved the emergency use of two coronavirus vaccines as it prepares for one of the world’s biggest inoculation drives. The drugs regulatory authority gave the green light to the jabs developed by AstraZeneca with Oxford University and by local firm Bharat Biotech. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it “a decisive turning…
SOME of South Africa’s most senior medical leaders and academics have called for President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire government officials over delays in procuring Covid-19 vaccines, saying their actions will cause thousands of deaths and untold economic damage. The demand was made in an opinion piece run by News24, the country’s biggest Internet news site,…
TWO men convicted over the assassination of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Laurent Kabila 20 years ago have been pardoned. Although Mr Kabila was shot by his bodyguard, two of his senior officials, Col Eddy Kapend and Georges Leta, were implicated in the killing. President Félix Tshisekedi commuted their death sentences last June.The…
SOUTH Africa is considering reinstating a total ban on liquor sales as the number of Covid-19 infections surge over the summer holiday season, a person familiar with the discussions said. Restrictions on alcohol sales have been implemented to various degrees since one of the world’s most stringent lockdowns was imposed in March, in part to…
THE New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) said it will delist three Chinese telecommunications firms based on claimed links with its military. China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom Hong Kong have all been targeted by the Trump administration. Shares in the telecoms giants will be suspended on the NYSE next week while proceedings to delist…
IMPALA Car Rental chief executive officer(CEO) and music promoter Thompson Dondo has died. He was 48. In a statement, Impala Car Rental said the businessman succumbed to kidney failure at a Harare hospital in the early hours of yesterday, leaving behind his wife Matirasa and three children. “It is with great sadness that Impala Car…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw AMID soaring deaths and numbers of people infected by the lethal coronavirus, concerned health experts warned anew yesterday that the country was facing a Covid-19 storm which could have devastating consequences for the nation and its people. In addition, the experts also told the Daily News that authorities now needed to move…
Tarisai Machakaire SENIOR STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) says its capacity to meet service delivery as the new year starts has been paralysed after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) garnished $115 million from its bank accounts for tax arrears. In a statement, the HCC said it was already struggling to make payments…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw The suspension of duty on public service buses for Zupco is valid for 12 months with effect from yesterday. According to the latest Government Gazette, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube in consultation with the minister of Local Government July Moyo said public service buses that enjoy the rebate have a sitting capacity…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO THE resort city of Victoria Falls has of late been recording a surge in Covid-19 cases since the beginning of the festive season with increased tourism activities being cited as the major cause. This was revealed by Matabeleland North provincial medical director, Munekayi Padingani who said all efforts were being put…
