THIS past weekend, the Daily News On Sunday led its edition with a rather innocuous story on hopes for national dialogue to help resolve Zimbabwe’s decades-long political and economic crises. Boy, did the story get some people’s goat, especially the usual cast of know-it-alls — among them a few feather-brained academics and pseudo journalists. To be clear,…
Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO CITIZENS will be allowed to transport the corpses of their relatives who will have succumbed to Covid-19 provided they adhere to strict health guidelines provided by the government. This comes as the police had earlier issued a declaration banning inter-city transportation of bodies as the country reels from new Covid-19 infections…
By Emmerson Njanjamangezi njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s hydro-electricity generation capacity has received a huge boost as the water levels in Lake Kariba continue to rise due to sustained rainfall activity in the Zambezi catchment area. The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) yesterday said, normally during this period, water levels in the man-made lake should be decreasing, but…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw NATIONAL Housing minister Daniel Garwe says the government is working on modalities to rein in at least 15 land barons believed to be in possession of 80 percent of the country’s residential space. In a recent interview with the Daily News, Garwe said his ministry was putting final touches to a tell-it-all…
By Tamary Chikiwa CITIZENS will be allowed to transport the corpses of their relatives who will have succumbed to Covid-19 provided they adhere to strict health guidelines provided by the government. This comes as the police had earlier issued a declaration banning inter-city transportation of bodies as the country reels from new Covid-19 infections…
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw AS THE country’s coronavirus infections continue to spike alarmingly, authorities have been urged to further tighten the current stay-at-home order — amid growing ill-discipline by ordinary people. Health experts who spoke to the Daily News yesterday also implored the police to restore the security checkpoints that were there during Zimbabwe’s first hard…
Blessing Masakadza SENIOR STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala is expected to appear in court today following his arrest at the weekend for allegedly peddling falsehoods on social media. The garrulous Zengeza West legislator was arrested at the Harare Magistrates’ Court after he allegedly tweeted comments regarding a widely-circulated video of a…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is concerned at the low uptake of female condoms at a time cases of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) are spiking. This comes as National Aids Council (Nac) figures reveal that women are leading in the number of new STI infections as people were indulging in risky sexual…
Blessing Masakadza SENIOR STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw ACTING Local Government minister Jenfan Muswere has called on the public to avoid crossing flooded rivers and bridges following incidents in which numerous people have been swept away while others have been marooned. Some provinces in the country continue to receive incessant rains which have resulted in flooding in…
HOPE is high that Zimbabwe’s much-talked about national dialogue could finally start in earnest this year, following recent political developments and hints to this effect by both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the country’s new opposition leader, Douglas Mwonzora. Analysts who spoke to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday said Mnangagwa and Mwonzora’s pronouncements of the…
