MORE than 300 people have been tested for the coronavirus, while another 18, who were in contact with the only diagnosed South African, have been quarantined, SA Health minister Zweli Mkhize said yesterday. He was speaking at the Cowan House Preparatory School in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal, where government officials and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases…
MDC legislator for Harare West Johanna Mamombe’s further remand refusal bid was dismissed yesterday after a court ruled that there is no excessive delay in prosecuting her treason case. Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa said Mamombe faced a complex charge which required more time on investigations. Mamombe is accused of attempting to overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s…
SUSPENDED NetOne Cellular (Private) Limited (NetOne) chief executive officer Lazarus Muchenje has approached the High Court seeking to be reinstated back at work, arguing that the board which decided his fate was improperly constituted. In the application, Muchenje cited Susan Mutangadura, Winston Makamure, Ranganai Mavhunga, Paradzai Chakona, Douglas Mamvura and NetOne, as respondents. The court…
OLD Mutual Zimbabwe Limited has partnered with Easy Power Limited to install a ground-mounted solar system at its Mutual Gardens which will be commissioned in August, this year. The solar plant will have an installed capacity of 650kW — which is enough to cover all the electricity needs for the entire office complex at any…
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has extended the United States of America(USA)’s sanctions against Zimbabwe after accusing Harare of accelerating its human rights violations and failing to implement needed political reforms, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe’s re-engagement efforts with Western powers appear to be floundering, following growing criticism of Harare’s alleged failure to break…
GRAIN millers are in the habit of hoarding government’s subsidised maize meal to sell on the black market, a development that has led to serious shortages of the product, Parliament heard yesterday. This was said by minister of Industry Sekai Nzenza in the Senate while responding to a question by MDC Senator for Bulawayo Gideon…
INDEPENDENT power producers (IPPS), who are courting foreign investors, have told Parliament the financiers are demanding power purchasing agreements (PPA)s which stipulate that payment be denominated in US$, but payable in local currency so that shareholders are not shortchanged on their dividends. Appearing before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Energy and Power Development to give…
MENTAL health centres are being weighed down by serious impediments, which include severe shortage of staff and medicine in addition to poor infrastructure, the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health and Child Care has said. In a report tabled in the National Assembly on Tuesday, the committee laid bare deep-rooted inadequacies undermining mental health institutions. “The…
MALE sex workers have complained that the stigmatisation and criminalisation of their profession is derailing the country’s progress in reducing the spread of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) as it is hindering them from accessing essential health services. This comes as the world on Tuesday commemorated International Sex Workers’ Rights Day, with efforts aimed at demanding recognition…
ZIMBABWE will remain in recession averaging real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of -1,2 percent over the next three years, a regional think tank has said. In a quarterly update on Zimbabwe, NKC African Economics said the southern African nation faces a set of complex economic issues, as political fragilities have seen the economy come undone…
