Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council housing director Admore Nhekairo appeared in court on Saturday on allegations of corruptly offering housing stands to public officials, among them a magistrate, prosecutor, senior and junior cops. The State alleged the public officials who were offered stands were undeserving and not on the housing waiting list….
Sindiso Mhlophe STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THOUSANDS of Zimbabweans based in neighbouring countries and who are on anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment are in limbo after the current coronavirus travel restrictions in the region cut off their access to the critical medicines. This comes as Zimbabwe itself is also currently experiencing ARV shortages due to the slow movement…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE United Nations (UN) has warned that global hunger is likely to increase by 80 percent before the end of this year, with Southern African countries accounting for over 19 percent of the food insecure population. Currently, Zimbabwe has over eight million people facing starvation while the global population…
AS THE economy continues to tank amid rampant public sector corruption, opposition parties have upped the ante by mobilising for July 31 anti-government protests. Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, pictured, however, has warned that government will introduce new measures, including a law which treats organisers of demonstrations as terrorists. He speaks to Daily News’ Senior Staff…
A BRITISH think-tank has warned that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s continued hold on power faces significant challenges unless his government acts to end the country’s worsening political and economic crises, the Daily News on Sunday reports. In addition, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) also says that the government will use security forces to repel the restive…
THE Transforming Zimbabwe’s Dairy Value Chain for the Future (TranZDVC) project, which aims to address the root causes of under-performance in Zimbabwe’s dairy value chain, has so far handed over 105 in-calf heifers imported from South Africa to boost local milk production. TranZDVC, which seeks to improve the quantity and quality of the national dairy…
THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) has reported no further coronavirus (Covid-19) cases at its Bulawayo prison after four inmates and one prison officer recently tested positive for the deadly pandemic. This ZPCS has embarked on a mass testing exercise for everyone at the prison and disinfecting the complex as it scaled up measures…
NATIONAL dam levels have declined to below 50 percent while some rivers have stopped flowing, the Zimbabwe Water Authority has said. The development is attributed to the low rainfall received in the 2019/2020 agricultural season. “Dams continue to decline as the water intensive winter cropping season is now at its peak. “River flows have also…
Sindiso Mlophe and Jeffrey Mvundusi ALARM bells are ringing in government over the rapid surge of coronavirus infections in the country, which health experts warn could soon spiral out of control, the Daily News On Sunday reports. At the same time, there are also growing fears by authorities in Bulawayo that the country’s second city…
MARKETS are watching unfolding events closely after the court issued a surprise order empowering police to seize the data base and financial records of Econet subscribers. This follows yet to be tested accusations against one of the country’s biggest firms and corporate taxpayers that it has allegedly been engaging in money laundering. The court ordered…
