THE demand for Covid-19 vaccinations, especially the third jab, has since Wednesday increased with people now queuing at health facilities to get vaccinated. This comes after authorities scrapped the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors by fully vaccinated people, as the Covid-19 situation in the country continues to improve. Before the announcement on Tuesday, only…
Tanyaradzwa MarabadaENTERTAINMENT WRITERmarabadat@dailynews.co.zw GOSPEL musician Sabastian Magacha will officially unveil his seventh career album — I am Favoured — tomorrow at Harare International Conference Centre. The high-profile launch will include cameo performances by Jah Prayzah, Gemma Griffiths, Herman and Madam Boss as part of efforts to bring a big crowd to the 4 500-seater venue.“I…
CABINET on Tuesday announced the scrapping of mandatory wearing of masks outdoors by people who would have received third or fourth vaccination jabs against Covid-19 — a move that was considered long overdue. The wearing of masks was one of the several measures the government decreed over three years ago when the rampaging coronavirus reached…
THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has set October 13 to 15 as the dates for the 15th edition of Sanganai/Hlanganani — World Travel Expo to be held at Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre in Bulawayo. Sanganai/Hlanganani — World Tourism Expo is an annual tourism trade fair organised by the ZTA.It showcases the widest variety of Africa’s…
THE ongoing elections for Zanu PF’s war veterans league are exacerbating the ruling party’s factional fights, with the polls almost turning violent in Mashonaland Central last weekend. This comes as the former liberation movement is currently constituting its newly formed ex-combatants’ league, ahead of Zanu PF’s elective congress which is scheduled for October 26 to…
GOKWE Nembudziya MP Justice Mayor Wadyajena who was arrested together with Cottco executives, in an alleged scandal that saw over US$5 million being siphoned from the firm, has been granted $200 000 bail and ordered to surrender title deeds as surety. Wadyajena is alleged to have acquired 25 trucks from Cottco money that was sent…
ACTING president Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said the re-opened Cold Storage Company (CSC) Boustead Beef plant is set to benefit small holder farmers the most through provision of a competitive market. Speaking at the official pre-launch of the revamped CSC plant in Bulawayo, Chiwenga said the company, which had been lying idle, was back for good…
Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have admitted that the recruitment and deployment of teachers in the country is riddled with corrupt tendencies by unscrupulous government officials. Giving oral evidence before the joint sitting of Primary and Secondary Education and the Public Service parliamentary committees in Harare yesterday, Public Service ministry permanent secretary Simon Masanga said the…
THE police have warned local motorists against using their vehicles in supporting illegal immigrants after arresting 171 foreign nationals without travelling documents in three days this week alone. The immigrants were allegedly helped by locals to gain entry into the country. “Motorists are warned against using vehicles in human trafficking episodes in connivance with foreign…
Melisa ChatikoboSTAFF WRITERchatikobom@dailynews.co.zw THE government has pledged to act as the loans guarantor for frustrated farmers who are struggling to get funding for their ventures in order to ensure no land is idle, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka has said. This comes as some resettled farmers are under-utilising land as they have no capital and no…
