©️ FORMER MDC Alliance secretary for local government Elias Mudzuri has belted the party’s warring leaders for allegedly failing their supporters with the manner they are handling the opposition outfit’s succession dispute. This comes as interim MDC president Thokozani Khupe has announced July 31 as the date for the extra-ordinary congress to choose the successor…
POLICE recently recovered a double-barrel shotgun from a Harare woman who had allegedly hid it in a hole at her residence after the arrest of her boyfriend for armed robbery. Hazvinei Kashanga, 33, of Hatfield, Harare, appeared before Harare magistrate Richard Ramaboa charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. The recovered firearm has since been…
THE Community Newspapers Association of Zimbabwe (CNAZ) has called on the government to come up with a media policy aimed at empowering community newspapers through the devolution programme. This comes as Zimbabwe recently joined the rest of the world in celebrating the World Press Freedom Day under the theme “Journalism without fear or favour.” CNAZ…
A HARARE man, who allegedly bashed his wife after she sent pictures of his health card with his HIV status to his girlfriend, has appeared in court. Kudzanayi Kativhu, 32, was charged with physical abuse in contravention of the Domestic Violence Act when he appeared before Harare magistrate Richard Ramaboa at the weekend. When he…
Caroline Chiimba STAFF WRITER chiimbac@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company Limited (Zupco) has invited private commuter omnibus operators to join its franchise arrangement to carry passengers in urban areas to meet demand under the current coronavirus lockdown. This comes as Zupco acting divisional head Tito Chirawu said the company had few buses to cater for…
ZIMBABWE’S export promotion body, ZimTrade, says the country’s floriculture industry has been negatively affected by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic as exports have been affected in the short-to-medium-term. Flower exports used to be, at the height of production, one of Zimbabwe’s biggest foreign currency earners. By 2001, Zimbabwean flower exports ranked as the second…
Tendai Kamhungira and Blessings Mashaya STAFF WRITERS ©️ INTERIM MDC president Thokozani Khupe has announced the date for the party’s eagerly anticipated extra-ordinary congress which will choose the party’s substantive new leader as directed by the courts, the Daily News reports. This comes as Chamisa has dispatched his close allies to all the party’s structures…
Nokuthaba Nkomo STAFF WRITER nkomon@dailynews.co.zw ABOUT 40 nurses have been placed on quarantine at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals after exposure to a Covid-19 patient who was admitted under the impression that he had malaria. This comes as the patient had been receiving malaria treatment at the central hospital only to test positive for Covid-19…
Nokuthaba Nkomo STAFF WRITER nkomon@dailynews.co.zw ©️ HEALTH experts warned yesterday that some frontline workers are still ill-prepared to identify and manage cases of the lethal coronavirus in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe recorded its 36th Covid-19 case at the weekend, amid revelations that one of the victims, case 35, tested…
Blessings Mashaya STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE government is facing a headache over the high numbers of Zimbabwean returnees from abroad who are now stretching available resources, the Daily News can report. This comes as many Zimbabweans are now returning from neighbouring countries, such as South Africa and Botswana, due to the current Covid-19 pandemic…
