All News

Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT-OWNED fuel retailer Petrotrade has called on authorities to liberalise the country’s fuel industry to allow players to procure and sell fuel in foreign currency, the Daily News reports.  This comes as the government admitted last week that the fuel crisis would persist as it was facing challenges securing…

Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THERE are renewed calls for authorities to reimpose a tighter national coronavirus lockdown following a worrying surge in the number of locally-transmitted cases in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe recorded 98 new cases of people infected with the disease on Wednesday — its single…

Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw  THE government has received a major boost in its fight against the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19) following donations of over 134 oxygen concentrators by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), the Daily News reports. Unicef further availed 968 solar-driven refrigerators in support of Zimbabwe’s Expanded Programme on Immunisation to strengthen…

Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE funeral of Nelson Chamisa’s mother in Gutu yesterday failed to discourage some misguided yobs from harassing and trying to beat up MDC interim leader Thokozani Khupe, inset, — thereby besmirching the sombre occasion, the Daily News reports. The disgraceful scenes — which once again laid bare the MDC’s…

PUBLIC sector workers have reacted angrily to glaring discrepancies in their salaries, amid claims that the security sector is getting more than the other government employees, the Daily News reports. However, Public Service minister Paul Mavima says the money that has been received by all civil servants this week is part of a “compassionate gesture”…

SOCIAL Welfare minister Paul Mavima has revealed that government has only managed to pay about 202 000 vulnerable people out of the targeted one million the monthly $180 cushioning allowance, saying Treasury is yet to release the needed funds to support the programme. This comes as in May this year Mavima told the Daily News,…

Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Zimbabwe yesterday made an urgent call for the nation to channel resources to put to an end soaring cases of gender-based violence (GBV) and child abuse, amid the growing threat of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This comes as the UNFPA State of the…

Blessings Mashaya and Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITERSJITTERY Zanu PF officials are sweating over the planned July 31 mass protests, which they claim are meant to topple President Emmerson Mnangagwa from power, the Daily News reports. This comes as worried observers have warned that the planned demonstrations will likely be met with stiff State resistance…

Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last night fired embattled Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo for inappropriate conduct, the Daily News reports. This comes after Moyo’s recent arrest on allegations of corruption in connection with the awarding of US$60 million worth of tenders to Drax International — for the supply…

Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw INFORMATION minister Monica Mutsvangwa, pictured, yesterday said the government had adopted the Comprehensive National Agricultural Land Audit which will see 225 abandoned land units being reallocated, while 24 farms under multiple farm ownership will be withdrawn and reallocated to deserving applicants. This comes as the government recently set up…