February 2021

ANGRY authorities vowed yesterday that they would hammer perpetrators of violent crime in the country, while also dealing ruthlessly with rogue police officers caught participating in criminal activities. In addition, police also warned ordinary citizens against undermining and acting violently towards law enforcement agents going about their duties. This comes after police gunned down four…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, has urged Zimbabweans to embrace the ongoing Covid-19 national inoculation programme, saying the vaccines are completely safe. This comes after the country commenced its vaccination campaign on Thursday, with Vice President Constantino Chiwenga — who is also Zimbabwe’s Health minister — becoming the first local to take the available SinoPharm jabs….

VASCO CHAYA AND ANESU MIRISAWU Staff Writers ONCE again, the police had a torrid time in enforcing Covid-19 regulations as scores of people thronged Warren Hills Cemetery for the burial of the much-loved Zimdancehall star Soul Jah Love. With the country still in a nationwide lockdown to help combat the  virus, only 30 people are…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared war on land barons and councils that duped desperate home seekers to settle and develop on illegal land, saying the government would bring them to book. Addressing mourners during the burial of the late national hero, Moses Mpofu, at the National Heroes Acre yesterday, Mnangagwa said corrective measures were being…

Tariro Sajeni STAFF WRITER sajenit@dailynews.co.zw VICE President Constantino Chiwenga says Zimbabweans need to accept being vaccinated against Covid-19 for the country to combat the deadly pandemic. Chiwenga, who is also the Health minister, became the first Zimbabwean to receive the Sinopharm jab yesterday in the capital to mark the commencement of the national rollout programme….