Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw THE World Food Programme (WFP) says 5,6 million people in urban and rural areas are still in need of food assistance before the bumper 2021 harvest comes in. This comes as the United Nations agency already delivers monthly cash transfers to 326 000 Zimbabweans and plans to scale up…
Nyasha Dube STAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw HIGH Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi has dismissed an application by the prosecutor-general’s office that sought to revoke bail granted to suspected notorious armed robber Musa Taj Abdul. Abdul, who had been on the run from police for nearly two decades, was arrested on August 24 last year following a…
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw POLITICAL analysts yesterday urged the country’s leaders to stop posturing and to also embrace a common position on dialogue if the mooted national talks are to formally take off. This comes as there is a growing consensus among Zimbabwe’s key stakeholders — including major political parties — on the urgent…
NELSON Chamisa and the MDC Alliance demonstrated on Tuesday that they are capable of rising to the occasion when they don’t allow themselves to be misled by a few know-it-alls, among them Twitter lawyers and academics. While his critics will chide Chamisa for some of the things that he said during his virtual address to…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO POLICE here fired shots in the air to disperse members of the radical Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) who staged a flash demo at the city’s central police station yesterday over the alleged harassment of their leader. The rowdy secessionist group members accused suspected security agents of leading an onslaught on their…
Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO SIX armed robbers fired gunshots at security guards, hijacked their car before getting away with an undisclosed amount of foreign currency from Access Bureau De-change in Bulawayo yesterday. National police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said the gang pounced on the guards outside the outlet located at Parkade Centre along 9th Avenue and…
Godknows Matarutse SENIOR WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw POLITICAL parties hope to play a significant role when the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) finally commences the delimitation of constituencies ahead of the 2023 general elections. This comes as Zec last week revealed it will soon begin preparations for the exercise which will determine boundaries, number of polling stations and…
THE Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) has challenged the government to review the Parks and Wildlife Act to enhance the management of the country’s variety of wildlife. In a statement to commemorate World Wildlife Day, which ran concurrently with the 2021 Africa Environment Day last week, Zela said there was need to establish a clear…
COVID-19 prevention measures have been boosted at Beitbridge Border Post following provision of hygiene facilities by the United Nations and the Swedish embassy. This comes after the Beitbridge Municipality has been provided with 150 street bins and assisted with installation of five 5 000-litre water tanks, while the Department of Immigration was supported with the…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw TERTIARY students, who were supposed to commence on the job education and training or teaching practice (TP) in January 2020, will now commence their attachments this month. There was confusion on the way forward since Zimbabwe spent the whole of 2020 under lockdown in a bid to combat the…
