Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO MPILO Central Hospital has indefinitely banned relatives from visiting patients who are admitted to the hospital, in a move aimed at stemming the spread of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19). This comes after four people, including a nurse at the hospital and a patient who went to the health institution for treatment…
FOUR Zimbabweans who illegally skipped the border from South Africa to attend a funeral in Umzingwane District in Matabeleland South Province have been placed in mandatory quarantine after the community sold them out. This comes after more than a hundred Zimbabweans have escaped from quarantine centres dotted around the country, while some have reportedly used…
AT LEAST 23 people have been arrested for escaping from various quarantine centres across the country, the police have said. This comes after over a hundred people fled from quarantine centres across the country at a time the number of confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) cases has doubled with the new infections coming from Zimbabweans returning from…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw FORMER Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere has approached the High Court seeking to evict a group of people, who invaded his farm in Mazowe on May 6, this year. In the application, Kasukuwere and Sea Flower Investments (Private) Limited, cited Efanos Mudzimunyi, Kudakwashe Moyana, Kenneth Mudzimunyi and Akim Mudzimunyi,…
Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarisem@dailynews.co.zw DIVERSIFIED digital services group Cassava Smartech has launched Akello Digital Classroom, a platform that offers Zimbabwean students, from primary level to high school, access to online Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) curriculum lessons for all subjects. Cassava Smartech recently announced that all interested Zimbabwean students will have free access to…
Caroline Chiimba STAFF WRITER chiimbac@dailynews.co.zw DRAMA unfolded yesterday in Mabvuku and Tafara after residents tried to resist the demolition of illegal structures by Harare City Council(HCC), prompting the city fathers to enlist the help of police and soldiers. When the Daily News crew arrived in Tafara, a few residents who tried to resist the demolitions…
©️ THINGS appear to be going from bad to worse for Nelson Chamisa, pictured, and his allies, with the High Court ruling yesterday that the MDC Alliance does not have an independent right of existence under the law — effectively muting the raging public debate that it is a duly constituted political party, the Daily…
Fungi Kwaramba POLITICAL EDITOR kwarambaf@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE government said yesterday it would further tighten the ongoing national coronavirus lockdown, in a bid to contain the spread of the lethal disease in the country — following a dramatic recent surge in infections, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country has now recorded 149 positive…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE Southern African Development Community (Sadc) yesterday warned against the discrimination of trans-border truck drivers, saying this has negatively affected the smooth flow of essential goods at a time the region is reeling from the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This comes as many countries in the…
©️ DESPITE the continued rise in water levels in the Kariba Dam, the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) will not allow Zambia and Zimbabwe to use more water for electricity generation. This comes as current levels have surpassed 2019 levels by more than three percent. “The Kariba is designed to operate between levels 475,50m and 488,50m…
