Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO CHIEF Bango of Matobo District in Matabeleland South has become the latest traditional leaders to drive out self-styled traditional healers, popularly known as tsikamutandas, out of his area. The move comes after the recent gruesome murder in Mbembeswana, Matobo, of a person who had been accused by a tsikamutanda group of…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw AIR passengers infected with the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19) will be placed in mandatory detention and isolation for 14 days according to operating procedures recently gazetted by the government. This follows a recent decision by the government to allow for the resumption of domestic and international flights on September 10…
ZIMBABWE’S appetite for loans and the absence of a comprehensive plan to service both foreign and domestic arrears will result in the country being trapped in a debt crisis, a new report has said. The report presented recently at the Zimbabwe Annual Multi-Stakeholder Debt Conference hosted by African Forum and Network on Debt and Development…
FOREIGN Affairs and International Trade minister Sibusiso Moyo says Zimbabwe remains committed to repairing decades of frosty relations with Western countries, the Daily New On Sunday reports. In addition, the retired military bigwig who became an instant celebrity when he announced live on State television the popular November 2017 military coup which led to the…
TEACHERS’ unions say they are open to genuine dialogue with the government to end the current industrial action which has paralysed schools. This comes as teachers continue to stay away from schools to press the government for improved salaries and working conditions. In a joint statement by eight teachers’ unions, they expressed willingness to resolve…
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) are not doing enough to bring perpetrators of violent crimes and human rights violations to book, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has said. This comes as the police are yet to charge seven of its members who were arrested on Monday for throwing…
TWO senior police officers have been arrested on allegations of interfering with the probe on suspended Criminal Investigations Department director, commissioner Crispen Charumbira, who was recently arrested on corruption related charges. Stephen Kuwaza, 42, the officer in charge of CID Theft from Car department and superintendent Alwis Shingirayi Chidziva, who is the superintendent administration…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynew.co.zw CHURCHES have encouraged Zimbabweans to remain hopeful about the country’s future, as they continue to push President Emmerson Mnangagwa to engage MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa — to help resolve the country’s myriad challenges, the Daily News reports. This comes after church leaders met Mnangagwa and Chamisa separately last…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE government is very concerned about the increase in violent crime in the country, as well as the continued abuse of social media, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country has witnessed a spate of armed robberies and murders, including the gruesome killing and decapitation of a…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE government is sweating over the sale of a stockpile of ivory worth US$600 million as it is struggling to unite all African countries to approach the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) with one voice. This comes as Zimbabwe is pushing…
