Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE man allegedly lured his friend to a secluded area in Highlands, stabbed and left him lifeless at the scene following a botched US$1 800 deal. In a bid to conceal the offence, Tapiwa Joseph, 30, drove to Ballatyne Police Station in blood-stained clothes and attempted to file an…
ZIMBABWE now has 42 confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, including four deaths. In a statement on Friday night, the Health ministry said the cases had increased from 38 — two of the patients (one from Harare and the other from Mash East) recently arrived from South Africa. The Ministry said the other two…
ZANU PF politburo member and former youth secretary Absolom Sikhosana has died. He was 71. More details to follow…
Caroline Chiimba STAFF WRITER chiimbac@dailynews.co.zw CHIVI South Member of Parliament Killer Zivhu on Friday donated maize meal and other basic necessities to a woman who is daily feeding over 2 000 hungry people in Chitungwiza during the current coronavirus lockdown. Zivhu donated 100kgs of maize meal and basic necessities to Samantha Murozoki of Lockdown Relief Kitchen that…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THINGS are moving from bad to worse for Nelson Chamisa and his top MDC allies, after more party MPs defied his decree to withdraw their services from Parliament yesterday, the Daily News reports. This comes as political analysts have warned that the charismatic politician’s directive was a “bad”…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE government has buckled under pressure and moved to allow returning residents to book into private quarantine centres if they can afford it, pending approval by health inspectors, the Daily News reports. This comes as over 3 000 returnees have come into the country and are being placed in…
Caroline Chiimba STAFF WRITER chiimbac@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council has re-opened Warren Hills Cemetery to public burials following its closure in 2016 due to space constraints. According to the local authority, the space that was being reserved for the Harare Provincial Heroes’ Cemetery in 2016 will not be affected by the additional 5 000 graves that…
Caroline Chiimba STAFF WRITER chiimbac@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council has resolved to set up water kiosks across the capital as an immediate solution to acute shortages that have seen residents going for months without tap water due to lack of adequate water treatment chemicals and worn-out infrastructure. Working in partnership with Oxfam, the local authority…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw TEACHERS have roundly accused the government of being insensitive to the plight of learners as they are allegedly failing to offer practical solutions to the crisis facing the education sector during the current lockdown. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has indicated that the current situation on the…
Nokuthaba Nkomo STAFF WRITER nkomon@dailynews.co.zw ©️ DOCTORS have implored authorities to isolate Covid-19 patients at hospitals, as part of efforts to curb the disease’s spread in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government has so far allowed people who have contracted the disease without showing life-threatening conditions to self-isolate at their…
