CITIZENS risk a five-year jail term for spreading falsehoods on the economic performance of the country on the Internet and on social media, a new Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill says. This comes as Parliament is this week set to conduct public hearings on the Bill, amid concerns from the government that its economic…
THE United Kingdom (UK) has dissociated itself from a letter allegedly written by their former Defence minister Geoffrey William Hoon, which fingers MDC vice president Tendai Biti and treasurer David Coltart for helping the UK draft the European country’s document on sanctions against Zimbabwe. The letter, dated November 12, 2001 and has been circulating on…
OUTSPOKEN son of the revered late veteran nationalist and Vice President Joshua Nkomo, Sibangilizwe, has said the way President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has pushed the country’s economy down the drain has undoubtedly left his father turning in his grave. This comes as the country’s economic crisis continues to deepen, amid growing public disenchantment with the…
As the ads boycott grows, Mark Zuckerberg shows no sign of backing down. “My guess is that all these advertisers will be back on the platform soon enough” the Facebook chief executive has said. Campaigners accuse the tech firm of being too slow and reluctant to remove some hateful content. But Zuckerberg added: “We’re not…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to begin phasing out the use of Chinese tech giant Huawei’s technology in Britain’s 5G network as soon as this year, The Daily Telegraph reported on Saturday. Officials are drawing up proposals to stop installing new Huawei Technologies equipment in the 5G network in as little as six…
Blessings Mashaya and Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITERS THE government has barred interim MDC leader Thokozani Khupe from holding the party’s planned extra-ordinary congress slated for July 31 — until the coronavirus pandemic is under control in the country, the Daily News reports. The decision by authorities to stop the party from going ahead…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw MYSTERY surrounds the fate of graft-accused Health minister Obadiah Moyo, pictured, who was recently arrested in connection with the supply of US$60 million coronavirus materials. This comes as the Daily News has confirmed with well-placed sources that Moyo, 66, has not been attending Cabinet since his arrest two weeks…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw INDEPENDENT Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has dragged Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda to court challenging a decision to suspend him for six sittings on allegations of disorderly conduct. The MP was suspended by Mudenda almost a fortnight ago. Mliswa, in the urgent chamber application, seeks to have the decision set…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE government has admitted that the fuel crisis in the country will persist as it is facing challenges in getting enough foreign currency to purchase the product. This comes as most fuel stations across the country have run dry, with the exception of those that sell the commodity in…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE Chinese embassy in Zimbabwe yesterday availed US$2 million to fund the post-Cyclone Idai recovery project in efforts to rebuild homes and public infrastructure that was destroyed when disaster struck in Manicaland Province in March last year. This comes as over 224 families are living in shelters while 346…
