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Emmerson  Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw THE Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services ministry has increased fees for broadcasting licences with effect from November 2020 and approved an additional category for the provision of provincial commercial radio broadcasting. The initial application fee for a free to air national radio broadcasting service has gone up to $205…

Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.z PROFESSOR of World Politics at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, Stephen Chan, says the international community will continue to show a lack of interest in Zimbabwe until Zanu PF and the opposition get their act together. However, the respected academic also observed in an…

Blessings Mashaya THE MDC’s much-talked about extra-ordinary congress degenerated into chaos yesterday, with delegates nearly coming to blows over allegations of manipulation of the voters’ roll. So bad was the situation at a top Harare hotel where the gathering took place, that interim party leader Thokozani Khupe and secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora — who were both…

Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has once again pleaded for divine intervention to end the resurgence of the deadly coronavirus pandemic across the world. This comes at a time when neighbouring South Africa has reported a new Covid-19 variant, known as 501.V2, which has been blamed for the rising infections. Mnangagwa was the…

Vasco Chaya SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw EIGHTEEN people died in road accidents that occurred on Christmas holiday this year compared to 17 deaths which were recorded in the same period last year, the police have confirmed. The police recorded a total of 147 Christmas holidays road accidents this year compared to 276 recorded in the…

Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw AS THE country commemorated Unity Day yesterday, the ruling Zanu PF implored Zimbabweans to shun violence and unite to foster enduring peace and national development, the Daily News reports. At the same time, the former liberation movement  praised the government for stepping up its efforts to bring closure to the highly…

Tariro Sajeni STAFF WRITER sajenit@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they are going to increase the availability of free condoms to the public this festive season, as part of the government’s continuing fight against sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), the Daily News reports. The Blue Panther condoms, popularly referred to as maDembare — due to their packet colour, which resembles that of…

Loyd Matare  STAFF WRITER matarel@dailynews.co.zw LONG distance travellers in Harare were yesterday left stranded as they failed to get transport to their rural homes for the holiday due to a shortage of Zupco buses.  In a survey by the Daily News, many travellers at Mbare Musika said they are struggling to get to their destinations in…