By Mugove Tafirenyika and Sindiso Mhlophe THE government has set strict conditions for the resumption of face-to-face schooling and the sitting of end-of-year examinations, the Daily News reports. However, a showdown still looms between authorities and school heads who are demanding that fees be paid in foreign currency or the equivalent in local currency to…
HARARE City Council has said it is working hard to ensure that all health workers at its institutions return to work. Health personnel in the country, including government workers, have downed tools in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, demanding better remuneration and personal protective equipment (PPE). The city closed several of its clinics…
THE United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has revealed that over one million women and children in Zimbabwe are suffering from malnutrition and are in urgent need of food assistance. This comes as the World Food Programme Zimbabwe (WFP) recently appealed for US$250 million to boost food assistance in the country,…
One of the clear takeaways from Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold2 5G is that this is a product made by a company at the top of its game. The phone is not only a major improvement on the original model, it’s also a good phone. I’m typically reticent when it comes to heaping praise on an experimental…
AS THE local and regional push to end Zimbabwe’s decades-long political and economic crises gathers pace, South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) will dispatch a high-powered delegation to Harare this week to see how Pretoria can assist the country. Zanu PF secretary for administration, Obert Mpofu, confirmed to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday…
AMERICA’S ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols, pictured, urged the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) to be more proactive in helping resolve the challenges faced by the country. The regional bloc should assist in “promoting national dialogue,” Nichols said in an interview on Friday with Johannesburg-based broadcaster eNCA. “The country is facing yet another drought and…
OVER 30 000 voters have responded to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)’s call to send in objections to MDCT leader Thokozani Khupe’s intention to replace MPs she recalled with nominees of her choice, the Daily News on Sunday reports. This comes as Khupe has sent Zec names of 15 nominees to replace some of the…
THREE weeks ago, President Emmerson Mnangagwa unveiled the National Tourism Recovery and Growth Strategy, which targets to raise $600 million in rescue packages to prop up firms affected by Covid-19’s national lockdown and grow the industry to a US$5 billion sector by 2025. In an interview with our correspondent Shame Makoshori, Tourism minister Mangaliso Ndhlovu…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has once again reached out to MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and other opposition leaders for dialogue to end the country’s myriad crises, the Daily News reports. In addition, the 77-year-old Zanu PF leader also said the country’s deepening challenges required unity of purpose among all…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw REELING from vandalism of its infrastructure, Zesa Holdings subsidiary — the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) — now plans to spend US$13,5 million on high-tech equipment to curb the scourge, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country’s electricity crisis is worsening, following continuing breakdowns…
