©️ FIREBRAND independent legislator for Norton Temba Mliswa was arrested yesterday for undermining the authority of the police, the Daily News can report. Mliswa was captured on video, which went viral on social media, allegedly shouting at the police in Norton, accusing them of failing to enforce social distancing at a supermarket as a measure…
THE Health and Childcare ministry has raised concerns over private clinics claiming to be Covid-19 health facilities without getting approval from the government, saying they are a danger to society. Health and Childcare permanent secretary Agnes Mahomva told a press conference in Harare yesterday that private practitioners were welcome to support the management of Covid-19…
Price hikes that have been witnessed in the country during the ongoing Covid-19-induced lockdown are threatening the viability of mobile network operators (MNOs) barely a month after the telecommunications sector got a tariff adjustment.In early March, the sector was awarded a 56.64% tariff adjustment by regulator the Postal and Telecommunications Regulator of Zimbabwe (Potraz) after…
IT’S looking increasingly unlikely that the government will meet its ambitious target of testing 33 000 people countrywide for the deadly coronavirus by the end of this month. This has prompted health experts to warn in interviews with the Daily News at the weekend that such a failure could have disastrous consequences for the country,…
DESPITE the uncertainty surrounding the dates for the re-opening of schools due to the coronavirus pandemic, some private institutions have already hiked their fees for the second term, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government is preparing to introduce far-reaching regulations for all schools, including cutting the number of students per class, to…
Maxwell Sibanda Assistant Editor SINCE the national lockdown which commenced on 30 March, the Parliament of Zimbabwe has not performed its oversight role; hence the Executive has been making its own decision regarding the Covid-19 pandemic without the advice of the legislature. Analysts believe Members of Parliament should device ways to meet, even not physically,…
THE Chinese government yesterday said it would be deploying medical experts to Zimbabwe as part of helping authorities combat the spread of the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19), the Daily News reports. This comes as China, from where the first case of Covid-19 was reported — has successfully contained the disease after imposing strict stay-at-home regulations. Minister-counsellor…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has been warned against possible abuse of donations made towards curbing the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country. Last year, the country lost donations worth millions of dollars, which were contributed by well-wishers to help thousands of people who were displaced by cyclone Idai in Chimanimani and Chipinge in…
ZIMBABWE should come up with new policies to ensure that the country is self-sufficient in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, which has seen several countries shutting down their borders to control the virus, analysts have said. The lockdowns being implemented across the world to combat the spread of the virus that has affected over…
PRESSURE is mounting on Nelson Chamisa and his close allies, as more MDC stalwarts start to pull away from the charismatic politician, in the simmering war for the soul of the country’s main opposition party. This comes as the Daily News On Sunday has confirmed that authorities will release $7,5 million due to the MDC…
