Leading environmental groups have joined the call from protesters tunnelling under London’s Euston station to review HS2 in the light of the pandemic. The high-speed rail line was planned to accommodate increased passenger numbers over the coming decades, but experts forecast that the home-working revolution may permanently reduce UK travel demand. Now, the government says…
New restrictions designed to make online casino games less intensive and safer have been announced by the Gambling Commission. They include the introduction of limits on spin speeds, as well as a permanent ban on features that speed up play or celebrate losses as wins. Operators must clearly display to the player their total losses…
STAFF WRITER Myles Matarise matarisem@dailynews.co.zw As Zimbabwe battles surging cases and deaths from COVID-19 with fears of a new variant, tropical Cyclone Eloise has devastated COVID-19 mitigation and containment measures. 10,424 COVID-19 cases and 280 deaths that were recorded on 3 December 2020 have since tripled to 33,388 confirmed cases, and 1,217 deaths as of…
Tariro Sajeni and Emmerson Njanjamangezi STAFF WRITERS AUTHORITIES are not yet sure that Ivermectin, the drug that the government recently approved for controlled use on Covid-19 patients, is effective in treating people infected by the lethal disease. This comes after South Africa’s Department of Health discouraged the use of Ivermectin for the management of coronavirus…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw THE government says it is consulting with the Joint Operations Command (JOC) to institute jail sentences or more punitive penalties for farmers abusing, misusing or selling inputs accessed via the Command Agriculture or Presidential schemes. This follows reports that unscrupulous farmers enlisted on the schemes in Binga and Gokwe…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO PROVINCIAL Affairs minister Judith Ncube has said the Ekusileni Medical Centre, which is one of the designated Covid-19 hospitals, will “soon” start admitting patients as payments for major requirements have been processed. Although Ncube could not give the actual timelines as well as shedding light on the actual causes of the…
Tarisai Machakaire SENIOR STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has intensified efforts to boost Zimbabwe’s Covid-19 testing capabilities after completing training of health staffers in remote Beitbridge areas. This comes amid calls for the Health ministry to increase Covid-19 testing across all areas, including in rural areas, to improve management of the spread…
THE charity and developmental organisation entered a synergy with a mining consultancy firm Kromount Technologies, who chipped in with funds to acquire food packs and masks that were distrubuted to villagers. The gesture is the second leg of Triumph Africa’s Covid 19 lockdown relief aid cycle which commenced last year. In an interview with this…
