Loyd Matare RWANDAIR has announced the suspension of its flights to Zimbabwe and three other southern African countries amid global concerns of a new Covid-19 variant in the region. In a statement yesterday, RwandAir said it had suspended the flights in a bid to curb the spread of the lethal virus. “In view of…
THE imposition of a lockdown in March last year to curb and mitigate the spread of coronavirus has had a negative impact on the lives of ordinary Zimbabweans. The majority of citizens are battling to eke out a living under the lockdown and harsh economic realities. In fact, life is getting worse for ordinary citizens…
ZANU PF chief whip Pupurai Togarepi, has accused opposition MPs of sleeping on the job as they only raise issues to do with electoral reforms when elections are just around the corner or over. “The 9th Parliament came and may go without any motions for those so-called reforms. Then after losing the 2023 elections,…
OPPOSITION MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora and his party are struggling to shake off the Zanu PF tag that is stalking them since the ouster of Nelson Chamisa as the party’s president. Since the Supreme Court stripped Chamisa of the MDC presidency and conferred it on Thokozani Khupe on an interim basis before Mwonzora was elected…
Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo arrested people who were holding a vuzu party in Emganwini suburb in the city at the weekend, the Daily News reports. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said officers on patrol in the suburb arrested 10 people holding a party and seized a cooler box and empty bottles…
Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO ZIMBABWE United Passenger Company (Zupco) buses in Bulawayo are losing business to pirate taxis who are charging less than the government subsidised fares. In the wake of the lockdown, the government banned private commuter buses from ferrying passengers locally and made Zupco the only mode of transport. Zupco had been…
SAN communities in Tsholotsho and some parts of Plumtree are bitter that they are not receiving enough information on the Covid-19 vaccine rollout plans. The San have over the years complained of being overlooked in major government programmes, which has been attributed to their remoteness from urban areas. Last year, the Zimbabwe Human Rights…
SUNGURA musician Peter Moyo has roped in Zimdancehall chanter Freeman on a new album titled Maricho KwaMoyo. The album is expected in April and the HKD Boss, as Freeman is affectionately known in showbiz, features on the track Rufu. This comes as Moyo released the track Chinokanganwa Idemo last month, which is part of…
Anesu Mirisawu LIFESTYLE WRITER mirisawua@dailynews.co.zw HIP-HOP gospel singer Mudiwa Mutandwa aka Mudiwa Hood has pledged to give Valentine’s Day gifts to single female junior doctors to thank the frontline workers for the work they are doing in the Covid-19 era. The gifts are only for junior doctors who are not in relationships: “I am willing…
Anesu Mirisawu UNICEF in collaboration with GOAL Zimbabwe has embarked on an outdoor media campaign using art murals to promote positive health behaviours in Manicaland, Mashonaland East and Masvingo provinces. The project will benefit through the World Bank-funded Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Programme (ZIRP), The campaign targets nearly 2,5 million people, including 400 000 children and…
