President Donald Trump has announced he is banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok in the US. He told reporters he could sign an executive order as early as Saturday. US security officials have expressed concern that the app, owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, could be used to collect the personal data of Americans. TikTok has…
Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarisem@dailynews.co.zw All the main telecommunication companies (telcos) – both mobile and fixed – are set to adjust their tariff upwards today (the beginning of August) or have already done so. This follows their regulator Potraz’s consent that they charge for their services in both local and foreign currency at a…
The coronavirus crisis might be causing widespread economic upheaval around the world, but the world’s biggest tech firms are thriving. Amazon sales soared 40% in the three months ending June, while Apple saw a surge in purchases of its iPhones and other hardware. At Facebook, the number of people on its platforms, which include WhatsApp…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Jeffrey Muvundusi STAFF WRITERS SECURITY forces yesterday cleared the central business districts (CBDs) of Harare and Bulawayo — in the process preventing tens of thousands of people from reporting for work, the Daily News reports. The major operation came ahead of today’s planned mass protests against the government, and as the global…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE government has warned public hospitals turning away patients who do not have certificates or results to prove that they are coronavirus (Covid-19) negative. This comes as the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has raised concern over citizens who are being turned away for not having…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw SENIOR doctors working in public hospitals have downed tools over the government’s failure to address their grievances, including poor remuneration and lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) in the wake of the lethal coronavirus. This comes despite the government’s plea to doctors to reconsider their threat to go…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE Zanu PF youth league has abandoned its plans to celebrate the second anniversary of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory in the 2018 elections amid fears the event will be hijacked by protesters today, the Daily News reports. This comes as the ruling party youths had planned to celebrate the…
Blessings Mashaya and Sindiso Mhlope SENIOR STAFF WRITERS LANDS, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement minister Perrance Shiri, pictured, died in the wee hours of yesterday, days after his driver succumbed to the lethal coronavirus that is fast getting out of control in the country. The Daily News understands that the stricken war veteran and former…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw AHEAD of tomorrow’s planned mass demonstrations, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned that security forces will deal robustly with all unsanctioned protests, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zanu PF has suspended politburo member Cleveria Chizema for allegedly being involved in organising the demos and trying to drive a…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw SECURITY forces are united and will come in full force to crush any insurrection, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe said yesterday as he warned organisers of tomorrow’s anti-corruption demonstration. This comes as the government has maintained its position that the planned July 31 anti-corruption protest is “foreign”-funded and aimed…
