THE African Union Special Envoy on the Covid-19 crisis, Strive Masiyiwa, has said that Africa will get more than one billion doses of vaccines by December 2021. He said international donors had already pledged “700 million free doses this year, using a global finance initiative called Covax”. This would be enough to vaccinate at…
A BULAWAYO man, who was recently arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife to death, was yesterday remanded in custody after appearing at Bulawayo Magistrates’ Court this week. Bulawayo magistrate Stephen Ndlovu remanded Craig Walters, 44, to March 3 and advised him to seek bail at the High Court after he was charged for allegedly murdering…
TWO Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operatives Stephen Tserai and Raphios Mufandauya, arrested together with Henrietta Rushwaya for allegedly trying to smuggle 6kg of gold out of Zimbabwe, have been granted $30 000 bail each. Also freed is Zimbabwe Miners Federation staffer Gift Karanda, who was also granted $30 000 bail after a successful application on…
LAWYERS representing an official with the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) have accused the police of trying to destroy the criminal justice system with their arrests of prosecutors. NPA principal public prosecutor, Arthur Bosha, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube yesterday accused of consenting to bail of members of suspected notorious armed robber Musa Taj…
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE ruling Zanu PF and opposition parties continue to reach out to each other, raising further hope that the necessary and much-talked about formal national dialogue involving all key stakeholders will finally take place soon, to help move the country forward. This comes after opposition leader Douglas Mwonzora, as well…
Tariro Sajeni STAFF WRITER sajenit@dailynews.co.zw SOME doctors are warning that it could be dangerous to use a drug that has just been cleared by authorities to fight Covid-19, while others say it is worth trying — as more locals succumb to the lethal disease. This comes after Zimbabwe on Wednesday granted the College of Primary…
Nyasha Dube STAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw HIGH Court judge Justice Esther Muremba has dismissed an application by axed NetOne chief executive officer Lazarus Muchenje seeking a provisional order to render his termination of contract null and void. In his application, Muchenje had cited the telecommunications giant’s board members Susan Mutangadura, Paul Mupfiga, Tendero Dzvetero, Beulah Chirume,…
Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO TWO Bulawayo men have pleaded guilty for duping a woman of her $90 000 in a botched foreign currency deal. John Ndaba and Nhlanhla Nkiwane appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Sherphard Munjanja and were remanded to February 17 for sentencing. Prosecutors said Ndaba, Nkiwane and their accomplice Denzel Phiri, who is still…
By Black Edward LET’S face it. Nobody likes to talk about death all the time. That’s why sometimes Covid-19 has to take a back seat to jokes about other issues as a way of relieving stress. One such issue that we should take a lighter look at is incompetence. If you think about it, incompetence…
POLICE are now deploying senior officers at all roadblocks and security checkpoints as the law enforcement agency moves to tighten screws in the fight against public indiscipline during this Covid-19 lockdown. In a memorandum to district police commanders, the force expressed concern over the continued violations of lockdown regulations by nonessential service businesses as well…
