Caroline Chiimba, Jeffrey Muvundusi and Bernard Chiketo STAFF WRITERS LOCAL authorities are pushing for the closure of informal markets to curb the spread of coronavirus which has claimed one from the three confirmed cases recorded so far in Zimbabwe. This comes as the killer virus has ravaged the world, forcing governments to enforce lockdowns as…
Caroline Chiimba and Bernard Chiketo COMPANIES continue to close, while banks are opting for temporary closure of some branches as part of measures to mitigate against the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) which is ravaging the world. In public notices to clients, financial institutions including CBZ, First Capital Bank, Stanbic and Old Mutual outlined bold steps…
©️ AS THE deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) sweeps across the globe with confirmed cases in Zimbabwe, Western countries like the United States are preparing to evacuate their citizens who are stuck in the country, the Daily News can report. This comes as the Zimbabwe government has taken a raft of measures in order to combat the…
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has warned defiant churches that are ignoring the government’s directive to stop holding mass gatherings in light of the coronavirus pandemic, saying that they should take the call seriously to save lives. This comes as some churches continue holding large services despite the government’s directive that there should not…
ROADPORT, a transport hub in the capital, has dismissed reports that an afflicted passenger had collapsed at the terminus due to Covid-19. Since its outbreak in China late last year, Covid-19 has claimed at least 15 000 lives across the globe and more than 350 000 people have been infected by the virus. “Information on…
THE Zion Christian Church (ZCC) led by Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi has announced that it will be celebrating and commemorating Easter 2020 from decentralised locations across the world in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement, the church said the annual Easter celebrations will not be held at Mbungo as usual. Instead, all Easter liturgical…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned businesses involved in the manufacture of essential materials for the fight against Covid-19 against profiteering and taking advantage of the situation to milk hard-pressed citizens. Addressing the media on Monday on the coronavirus outbreak, Mnangagwa said any evidence of irresponsible corporate misbehaviour will prompt the government to punish the offenders….
THE High Court has set aside Mines minister Winston Chitando’s decision to cancel a Mutoko granite mining firm’s registration certificate, following a long-running ownership wrangle with another company. This comes after the two mining firms approached the court with separate applications, seeking confirmation of ownership of the claim. In the first application, Quarrying Enterprises (Private)…
Fungi Kwaramba and Caroline Chiimba THE Zimbabwe Medical Association (Zima) has called for a 14-day lockdown and self-isolation for individuals with a compromised immune system to mitigate the effects of Covid-19. Zima secretary-general Sacrifice Chirisa said there is need for a minimum 14-day lockdown, adding that it ought to be implemented sooner rather than later….
IN AN unprecedented development, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, and his ministers held their weekly Cabinet meeting in a tent at State House yesterday, after it emerged that the late broadcaster Zororo Makamba visited the president’s Harare city centre offices last week, the Daily News reports. This came as petrified staff at the Ministry of Finance’s…
