AFRICA will have to wait “weeks if not months” before receiving Covid-19 vaccines approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO), according to various officials working towards getting doses for the continent. Close to 900 million doses have been secured so far through various initiatives, enough to inoculate about 30 percent of the continent’s 1,3 billion…
Nigel Matongorere DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR matongoreren@dailynews.co.zw TRANSPORT and Infrastructure Development minister, Joel Biggie Matiza, pictured, yesterday became Zimbabwe’s fourth minister to die from coronavirus. Matiza, 60, succumbed to complications brought about by the deadly disease at a Harare hospital last night. He had been in hospital for the past two weeks. Information ministry permanent secretary,…
Tarisai Machakaire SENIOR STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw INCARCERATED MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala will have to endure more time in prison after his bail appeal hearing was postponed to next week when he appeared before the High Court yesterday. Sikhala was represented by Jeremiah Bamu, Harrison Nkomo and Paidamoyo Saurombe when he appeared before High…
Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO TWO Bulawayo men appeared in court yesterday for allegedly gang raping a 15-year-old girl, who was on her way back from school. The men, whose names cannot be mentioned in order to protect the victim, appeared before Bulawayo Provincial magistrate Linear Khumalo facing rape charges. They were not asked to plead…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO TWO Bulawayo women are demanding US$40 000 and an apology from a local pharmacy after they were implicated in a shoplifting syndicate that had stolen from the outlet. Gamuchirai Chikobvu and Perpetual Tigere alleged that Emergency 24 Pharmacy circulated their pictures together with those of two other women, who were caught…
Anesu Mirisawu LIFESTYLE WRITER mirisawua@dailynews.co.zw URBAN grooves sensation Enock Guni aka Nox is set to perform during the United States and Canada virtual awards ceremony titled Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (Zaa) tonight. Zaa seeks to recognise Zimbabweans based in diaspora for outstanding and notable achievements. It is an internationally-recognised awards brand which recognises, celebrates and promotes…
Austin Karonga SENIOR SPORTS WRITER karongaa@dailynews.co.zw RODWELL Chinyengetere has completed his permanent return to FC Platinum after signing a year-long contract, the Daily News has learnt. Chinyengetere returned to FC Platinum on a loan deal from SA side Baroka FC where his game time was limited. The forward defied a career- threatening injury to emerge as…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw RENOWNED historian and former Cabinet minister, Aeneas Chigwedere, and businessman-cum-politician, Christopher Chigumba, have died of Covid-19-related complications. Chigwedere, 81, died at his Wedza rural home yesterday, while Chigumba passed on in the capital after his health deteriorated. Deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, David Musabayana, who is also the legislator…
Mashaya & Godknows Matarutse SENIOR STAFF WRITERS PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, yesterday pleaded with Zimbabweans to maintain their coronavirus discipline, while also encouraging the public not to lose hope as the country battles a deadlier second wave of the global pandemic. The 78-year-old Zanu PF leader also urged citizens to remain united as authorities fight…
Blessing Masakadza SENIOR STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have stepped up their clampdown on people violating the current dusk-to-dawn curfew — warning that only those providing essential services would be allowed passage at roadblocks during curfew hours. This comes as the authorities have arrested more than 300 000 lockdown violators since Zimbabwe first introduced the…
