THE Roman Catholic Church has suspended all services and programmes to avoid the spread of the coronavirus. In a statement by the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC) yesterday, the church encourages its members to stay at home and pray. “In response to the coronavirus pandemic, so many aspects of our lives must change in order…
THE United Kingdom (UK) has ordered its citizens to leave Zimbabwe in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, the Daily News can report. Posting on its Twitter account, the UK embassy said citizens who are on temporary visits must go home immediately. “If you are a UK short-term visitor to #Zimbabwe you…
Bernard Chiketo in MUTARE CHIPINGE and Chimanimani residents were jolted from their sleep by a 4.0 earthquake that rattled the seismologically active region early morning yesterday, the Daily News can report. The moderate tremor’s epicentre was in Mozambique. Meteorological Services Department’s seismologist Kwangwari Marimira confirmed the earthquake. “An earthquake was felt in Chipinge, Chimanimani and…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday set up an 11-member inter-ministerial taskforce to deal with the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19). This comes as Zimbabwe has recorded its first death from the two confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus, amid growing concerns that the country is ill-prepared to deal with the disease. Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa yesterday told…
Tinashe Nekati STAFF WRITER nekatit@dailynews.co.zw PEACE remains the bedrock for the creation of a conducive environment leading to sustainable development, a local civil society organisation has said. The Wedza Residents Development Initiative Trust (WERDIT), which is rolling out peace building and conflict management initiatives in Wedza, Mashonaland East Province, says this will be achieved by…
BUSINESSMAN Frank Buyanga has petitioned Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and police commissioner-general (CG) Godwin Matanga to act on his “contempt of court, and kidnapping cases” against Chantelle Muteswa. The development comes as the High Court has annulled a common law practice favouring mothers with the sole custodianship of children and the government is also…
©️ BROADCASTER Zororo Makamba — who became the first publicly known person in the country this week to succumb to coronavirus — was buried at the family’s farm yesterday, just outside Harare, the Daily News reports. The talented television personality — who was the youngest son of telecommunications tycoon and former broadcaster James Makamba —…
©️ DARK clouds are hanging over Zimbabwe following stunning revelations by the family of the late Zororo Makamba, the first Covid-19 victim, that the country’s health sector is ill-prepared to deal with the pandemic. Zororo, who died on Monday, was the son of businessman James Makamba. After his death, his brother Tawanda revealed in heart-wrenching…
©️ ZIMBABWE yesterday recorded its third case of the deadly coronavirus after one of the people who came into contact with the late Zororo Makamba, who died of the disease on Monday, tested positive for the virus. The Health and Child Care ministry yesterday said that one person out of the 15 individuals who presented…
©️ ZIMBABWE yesterday received its first batch of Covid-19 protective supplies to assist the nation fight against the killer virus that has claimed thousands of lives globally. This comes after a cargo flight containing more than six million medical items arrived in Ethiopia’s capital on Sunday for distribution to all African countries, courtesy of Chinese…
