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Fears of return to 2008 chaos. . . as new price moratorium threatens availability of basic goods in Zim

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Sindiso Mhlophe STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️  ECONOMIC experts have criticised yesterday’s move by authorities which effectively brought back price controls — amid fears this could result in debilitating shortages of basic goods in the country, as was experienced a decade ago. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, after the government announced an immediate price moratorium…

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Zim lockdown defiance soars

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©️ THE government said yesterday it would take stern measures to enforce the current lockdown, following a further slip in discipline by many Zimbabweans who are defying the stay-at-home order, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country has registered its fourth death from the lethal coronavirus pandemic — amid rising national infections. It…

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193 returnees test negative for Covid-19

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©️ ONE hundred and ninety three Zimbabweans who returned home from Botswana and were quarantined in Bulawayo have tested negative for coronavirus (Covid-19), a senior government official has said. Currently, Bulawayo Polytechnic College is housing 256 men, while 200 women and children are quarantined at the United College of Education (UCE). Addressing journalists yesterday after…

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Premature to demand 2nd term school fees, says govt

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©️ Government has said it is premature for schools to direct parents to pay school fees for the second term as the opening dates are not yet clear. This comes as most private schools are sending letters to parents demanding payment of fees for term two. Primary and Secondary Education permanent secretary Tumisang Thabela told…

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Phiri laid to rest  

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THE late Daily News Assistant Editor Gift Phiri was laid to rest at Athlone Cemetery in Bulawayo yesterday with scores of people defying lockdown rules to bid farewell to the much-loved veteran journalist. Phiri, 44, died in Harare on Sunday morning at a private hospital. He is survived by his wife and daughter. A church…

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Huawei Zim donates 30 000 COVID-19 face masks

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Huawei Technologies Zimbabwe Private Limited yesterday donated 30 000 face masks through the Angel of Hope Foundation, in effort to help protect Zimbabwe’s front line health staff in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Huawei’s managing director Shao Jie presented the donation to First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa at state house yesterday. “We are grateful for the donation you…

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Stan Chart commits Covid-19 Personal Protective Equipment

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Amid the global pandemic of COVID-19 and with Zimbabwe presently on lockdown, Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe donated 14 000 masks to Zimbabwe Red Cross Society as they commit to help fight pandemic. The Bank is responding to the need for Protective Equipment for health workers dealing with COVID-19 cases across the country. The bank’s chief…

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Mpilo solves water woes

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MPILO Central Hospital has moved to address perennial water shortages owing to power outages that have been bedevilling the institution by resorting to the use of a generator. The water woes presented a health hazard not only to patients, but also to staff at the hospital, especially at a time when the country is battling…

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Homeless people back on the streets

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HOMELESS people who were relocated from Harare’s streets to rehabilitation centres around the capital in a bid to combat the coronavirus (Covid-19) are trickling back in search of drugs, the government has said. The government had accommodated them in Ruwa and Mt Hampden. “Most of them are drug addicts, hence they try all means to…

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Covid-19: Mutare closes Sakubva market

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MUTARE City Council has closed Sakubva produce market as traders failed to adhere to World Health Organisation recommended social distancing protocols. This follows an earlier decision to decentralise farm produce wholesaling to Dangamvura, Hobhouse and Chikanga beginning on Monday. The decision was made to decongest Sakubva. The market had been opening between 6am and 9am,…

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