THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has cut down on the number of refuse collection days in low density areas and in the Central Business District (CBD) due to low revenue inflows. BCC has been collecting refuse in all residential areas once a week and every day in the CBD. But due to reduced cash inflows…
IN A joint statement released on Monday, more than 20 associations said they are concerned about the delays in the payments of the cushioning grants that were supposed to help vendors and informal traders. “… We call on government through its relevant ministries to immediately release the cushioning fund as the situation is dire for…
A 19-YEAR-OLD Harare man was allegedly caught red-handed attempting to rape an 85-year-old woman on Saturday. Panashe Officer, 19, was granted $2 000 bail and ordered not to interfere with witnesses when he appeared before Harare magistrate Richard Ramaboa charged with attempted rape. He as remanded to May 11. The complainant resides in Waterfalls, Harare….
MORE returnees arrived in Victoria Falls, bringing the total number of people quarantined at Mosi-oa-Tunya High School to 60. Mosi-oa-Tunya High School was identified as one of the isolation centres in Matabeleland North Province and accommodates Zimbabweans returning to the country through Victoria Falls. Permanent secretary in the Information ministry Nick Mangwana said the returnees…
AS FRONTLINE workers in the health delivery system are complaining over measly salaries and incentives, the lack of Personal Protective Clothing (PPEs) in order to be able to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic among other things, it has emerged that members of the Health Services Board have controversially awarded themselves hefty additional allowances. For example,…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is considering giving rental and mortgage relief to both tenants and landlords during lockdown, which was introduced to mitigate the spread of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19). Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa told journalists during a post-Cabinet media briefing held in Harare yesterday Mnangagwa would soon announce presidential regulations to give the relief to…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Nokuthaba Nkomo STAFF WRITERS ©️ PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, faces the tough choice of balancing the health of Zimbabweans against the country’s economic interests when he reviews the current national lockdown this week, the Daily News reports. This comes as health experts are urging Mnangagwa not to relax his extended stay-at-home order…
©️ IN MORE bad news for the country, a joint report by relief agencies and the government says about a third of Zimbabweans living in rural areas need food aid due to the country’s worsening economic rot and the coronavirus pandemic, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe has been ranked among the countries…
©️ THE Tobacco Marketing season commences today with Covid-19 preventive measures put in place to curb the spread of the deadly pandemic which has claimed thousands of lives across the globe. Selling of tobacco through auction floors will be followed by the auction system tomorrow, while bookings and deliveries began yesterday. Boka Tobacco Floors (BTF)…
©️ TEACHERS have written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the government setting tough conditions for the re-opening of schools. The Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association (Zimta) wrote to Mnangagwa while Progressive Teachers Union (PTUZ) submitted their position paper to the Primary and Secondary Education ministry. The teachers demanded Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) for all teachers and learners….
