February 2021

STAFF WRITER ASSOCIATED Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) — the  publishers of the inimitable Daily News and the Daily News On Sunday — yesterday paid a moving tribute to the company’s much-loved Assistant Editor, Maxwell Sibanda, who died in Harare late on Sunday. Sibanda succumbed to renal-related complications at Avenues Clinic, having complained of unbearable stomach aches in recent weeks….

Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw WHILE health experts have welcomed the country’s declining Covid-19 deaths and infections, they are urging continuing national vigilance and observance of all public management measures of the lethal disease. In addition, the experts have also advised authorities to further ramp up their awareness campaigns for coronavirus vaccines — to engender…

Tarisai Machakaire SENIOR STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw MILLIONS of Zimbabweans, especially those living in rural areas, are facing hunger and starvation, a new report by relief agencies says. The report by the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (Zimvac) — a grouping of representatives from the government, United Nations, civil society organisations and technical agencies working in collaboration…

STAFF WRITER THE Daily News webinar on the Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) is set for tomorrow, amid calls by the organisers for participants to register early to avoid disappointment. To be officiated by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya, the webinar is meant to provide the central bank chief with a platform to get feedback…

Godknows Matarutse and Jeffrey Muvundusi SENIOR STAFF WRITERS THE Covid-19 vaccination drive will move a gear up today following the delivery of doses to all the provinces and districts at the weekend.  This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday urged Zimbabweans to embrace the ongoing inoculation programme, saying the vaccines are completely safe. The…