Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF-aligned Zimbabwe Citizens Forum (the Forum) has called for the auditing of civil society organisations (CSOs) operating in Zimbabwe to establish where they are getting their funding among other things, saying that some of them are being funded to fuel anarchy in the country, the Daily News…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO THE Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) is concerned over the poor working conditions of nurses which it attributed to the sudden spike in numbers of its members who have been exposed to the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This comes after 13 more Mpilo Central Hospital nurses tested positive to Covid-19, bringing to…
45 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ventilator suites that were donated by businessman and Econet founder Strive Masiyiwa are now in the country and ready to be distributed to public hospitals in Zimbabwe. The telecommunications mogul acquired the ventilator suites from the United Kingdom through his Higher Life Foundation Zimbabwe and in partnership with some donors….
The electoral management body of a country is regarded as one of the most important essentials to a credible and acceptable election. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is perpetually under spotlight as electoral contestants continue to be blighted by disputes emanating from real and perceived questions over the degree of independence of its electoral administration…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw HARARE lawyer Everson Samukange, who is locked in a vicious war with his fellow lawyer and uncle Jonathan for allegedly embezzling nearly US$286 000, has petitioned the State to withdraw its criminal charges against him, arguing that the allegations did not amount to an offence. Through his lawyers Taona Nyamakura…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE man has been arrested on allegations of conniving in breaking into Jet stores in the capital and stealing various clothes worth over $1million, a court heard. Robert Mhandu, according to the state, was caught wearing some of the alleged stolen clothes. Mhandu appeared before Harare magistrate Barbra Mateko…
THE government has given filling stations the green light to operate around the clock in a bid to ease the shortage of the commodity in the country. In a statement last night, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the national taskforce on Covid-19 agreed that service stations must not be treated like other entities. “Following reports…
THE government is targeting to remove all foreigners who are operating as Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) saying the sector is reserved for locals, the Daily News can report. Small to Medium Enterprises minister Sithembiso Nyoni told the National Assembly last week that most foreigners are occupying bigger space at the expense of locals who…
ZIMBABWE’S consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, has resumed the issuance of Temporary Travel Documents (TTDs) and repatriation certificates which had been suspended owing to a coronavirus (Covid-19) suspected case at the consulate’s offices. This comes as over 13 000 Zimbabweans have returned home from abroad as many have lost their sources of income due to…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw TWO more coronavirus (Covid-19) positive people have escaped from a Beitbridge quarantine centre, bringing the total number of escapees to 184, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), confirmed. In a statement ZRP spokesperson Paul Nyathi, said the two are from Malawi. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police arrested 914 people throughout the…
