Brandon Josphatjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have deployed surveillance teams to schools around the country as Zimbabwe continues to witness rising cases of coronavirus. This comes as some boarding schools have temporarily suspended visits by parents, in the wake of the fresh spike in new Covid cases in the country.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the chief coordinator…
ZANU PF says it will intensify its cell verification exercise starting this week to do away with dubious structures created along factional lines. In a statement yesterday, the Zanu PF political commissar, Mike Bimha directed all provinces to start preparing for the exercise, adding the ruling party’s Politburo members will superintend the process.Zanu PF’s cells…
POLICE have arrested four suspects for stealing US$65 000 from a motorist who had offered them a lift from Harare to Banket in Mashonaland West province last month. The national police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said one of the four suspects stole the cash after spotting it in the boot of the complaint’s vehicle.The…
By Black Edward THE phrase “This is Zimbabwe,” more commonly abbreviated as TIZ, used to annoy me. I thought it was insulting when it excused incompetence and social ills like corruption. However, now that I am aware of our unique characteristics, that is no longer the case for me. We possess many amazing traits that…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) says it is concerned over the proliferation of bogus lawyers and law firms in the country. For one to be a registered lawyer, they have to be registered with the LSZ. Speaking to the media yesterday in Harare, the newly-appointed LSZ president Rumbidzai Matambo said the…
BULAWAYO model, Jemima Mandemwa landed the first runner-up position at the Miss Planet International 2023 held recently at the Koh Pich Theatre, Phnom Penh in Cambodia. The international pageant is an annual beauty pageant for single women held as part of efforts to promote the fulfilment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.Maria Luisa Varela…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERS BOTH consumers and business have welcomed the latest measures by authorities to stabilise the economy, but fear that these efforts will come to nought in the face of the country’s relentless power cuts and soaring prices of fuel. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, after the governor of the…
TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona yesterday lifted Rimbi Tours’ licence suspension. Rimbi Tours and Zebra Kiss were banned from operating last month after two of their buses were captured racing along the Harare-Nyamapanda highway. However, Rimbi Tours has been barred from operating along the Harare-Nyamapanda highway. The Rimbi Tours bus later rammed into a truck, resulting…
Rutendo Ngarangarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it has addressed all concerns that were raised about its draft delimitation report by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Parliament. Addressing the media yesterday, after handing over the final Zec delimitation report to Mnangagwa at State House in Harare, the chairperson of the elections management body, Priscilla Chigumba,…
By Brandon Josphat THE High Court has ruled that the suspension of seven MDC members by party leader Douglas Mwonzora is void. The judgment was ruled by High Court judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi after the seven applicants filed an urgent application on Wednesday to challenge the suspension. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Takudzwa Mudzuri…
