Tariro Sajeni STAFF WRITER sajenit@dailynews.co.zw MEMBERS of the white garment apostolic churches have pledged their support for the country’s Covid-19 vaccination programme, adding they too want to be inoculated against the killer disease. This comes as the country is set to roll out the vaccination programme this week after it received its first batch of …
Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO THE heavy rains that the country is experiencing are disrupting food distribution of food aid to vulnerable communities as many roads are flooding, the United Nations (UN) has said. In an update on how the international organisation is addressing Covid-19-related issues in Zimbabwe, the UN said most bridges and roads to…
Nyasha Dube STAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw FINANCE and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube has been taken to court for the second time for recently granting a tax exemption to a RussiaZimbabwe platinum mining venture, Great Dyke Investments. Centre for Natural Resources Governance (CNRG) and Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) have filed an urgent chamber application at the…
By Nyasha Dube HIGH Court judge Justice Owen Tagu has ordered First Oil Company to refund US$2,7 million to the State-owned CMED (Pvt) Limited after the company failed to supply three million litres of diesel. According to papers filed at the High Court in 2013, CMED entered into an agreement of supply and delivery of…
THREE Harare men appeared in court yesterday after two of them were found with fake travel exemption letters and misrepresented themselves as essential service workers. Christopher Chinyoka, Tonderai Samson and Lloyd Jiri were charged with forgery before Harare magistrate Judith Taruvinga. They denied the charges and were released on $2 000 bail each and ordered…
LIQUOR traders in Bulawayo have appealed to the government for exemption from paying rentals, arguing the Covid-19-induced lockdown is threatening to push them out of business. Liquor outlets throughout the country were barred from operating by the government as part of efforts to curb the spread of the deadly pandemic. In a letter to Industry…
TAMARY CHIKIWA WHILE some parents are already scrambling to secure Form 1 places, others in rural areas have not seen their children’s results as they are failing to access them online due to the digital divide. Grade 7 results were released last week Friday and learners have since started applying for Form 1 places. The…
MDC says it has started a process to stop the Nelson Chamisa-led camp from using the MDC Alliance name. This comes amid serious divisions in the MDC emanating from the nasty battle to succeed the late founding father Morgan Tsvangirai, which saw the Supreme Court stripping Chamisa of the party’s presidency and conferring it…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has sworn in four new ministers at State House. The four include a Cabinet minister, a provincial affairs minister and two deputy ministers. Chikomba Central MP Felix Mhona took the oath of office as minister of Transport. The post was left vacant following the death of national hero Joel Biggie Matiza last…
Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO PENSIONERS in Bulawayo have implored the city council to revise new council rates which they say are beyond their reach. Pensioners told the Daily News that their payouts, which range between $400 and $1 500, are not enough to cater for bills that amount to almost $5 000 per month. Henry Lunga, a…
