FARMER’S organisations have expressed concerns over the incessant rains that have pounded the country for the past few days as they have the potential of ruin their crops. Most parts of Mashonaland Central — Mt Darwin and Bindura — Mashonaland West and Midlands have been receiving large amounts of rainfall. A recent update from the…
WhatsApp has extended the deadline by which its two billion users must either accept its updated terms and conditions or stop using the service. The original cut-off date was 8 February, but users now have until 15 May to take action. The firm was criticised for sending the notification, which seemed to suggest changes…
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has urged Zimbabweans not to panic, but to be even more vigilant in their daily lives as the country reels from the second wave of the lethal coronavirus. This comes after Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister, Ellen Gwaradzimba, became the latest high-profile Zimbabwean yesterday to succumb to…
Godknows Matarutse SENIOR STAFF WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has insisted that the government is not overwhelmed by the current Covid-19 pandemic despite an alarming rise in new infections and deaths. This comes as Chiwenga also assured citizens that the government would not force people to take the Covid-19 vaccine. It also comes as…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw Helcraw Electrical, a company owned by Harare businessman Farai Jere, has scooped a deal worth $348 million to supply the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) with pre-paid water meters. In a notification of competitive bidding contract awards in the Government Gazette yesterday, Zinwa announced that the supply of the…
Blessing Masakadza SENIOR STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala has been denied bail after the Magistrates Court ruled that he has a propensity to commit more offences. The Zengeza West legislator had boasted during his bail application that he had been arrested over 65 times and had no reason to abscond from…
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw WITH Zimbabwe now reeling from the second wave of the lethal coronavirus — putting serious pressure on medical oxygen stocks in the country — authorities have moved to make it easier for suppliers to procure and avail the critical commodity. This comes as both the government and medical experts say…
By Tariro Sajeni and Perpetua Rojasi PARIRENYATWA Group of Hospitals and the Chitungwiza Health Department have been forced to scale down on their operations after their staff members were infected by Covid-19 in recent weeks. This comes as the country is experiencing a resurgence of the pandemic and 589 people have lost their lives…
By Tariro Sajeni sajenit@dailynews.co.zw PHARMACIES have been given the green light to operate beyond business times set under the current hard Covid-19 lockdown introduced last week, the Daily News reports. In a bid to slow down rising Covid-19 infections and deaths, the government introduced the new strict regulations that have seen businesses offering essential services…
By Emmerson Njanjamangezi THE Zimbabwe national statistics agency (Zimstat) has revised the food poverty line (FPL) upwards to $4 670 to register a six-and-a-half percentage increase over the November 2020 figure of $3 279.41. In a statement yesterday, Zimstat said the food poverty line represents the amount of money that an individual requires to…
